Bicycle Information
Bikes operated or possessed on campus must have a valid permit affixed and must be parked at a bike rack, locked, and in operable condition.
To register your bicycle, you must have the serial number from the bike. This may be found in several different places on bikes depending on the make and model. The most common location for bike serial numbers is just under the seat and underneath the bike below the pedals. Be sure to know the make of the bike, the color of the bike, and whether the style is male or female.
There is no cost for a bike permit. Bike permits must be obtained online. All permits must be properly affixed to your bike before they are considered valid.
MSU Bikes
MSU Bikes is a service of of the MSU Transportation Services division of the MSU Physical Plant. Dedicated to promoting bicycling as a safe, fun, economical, efficient, environmentally friendly and healthy transportation alternative for the MSU campus community, MSU Bikes operates the MSU Bikes Service Center, a full-service bike repair and rental facility. The MSU Bikes Service Center is located under the Bessey Hall auditorium right on the river trail just 300 ft. northwest of the Farm Lane bridge.
Impounded Bicycles
Due to the large number of bicycles used by members of the MSU community, local ordinances have been enacted to control their safe use and convenient storage. The following information is a convenient summary of the rules governing the registration and impoundment of bicycles.
Any bike possessed or operated on campus must have a valid permit affixed and must be parked at a bike rack, locked, and in operable condition. Otherwise, it may be impounded and fees assessed to retrieve and register it. MSU, East Lansing, Lansing and Meridian Township registrations are acceptable. Bike permits can be obtained at no cost online. A current and valid permit must be affixed to the bike.
Bikes may be impounded upon complaint throughout the year for lack of registration, no current permit affixed, or improper storage. Bicycles must be parked and locked at bike racks. Bicycles attached to meters, signs, trees, posts or any area other than a bike rack will be impounded and fees assessed. Bicycles left on University property in an inoperable condition for a period longer than 48 hours may be impounded. Locks cut or damaged during impoundment will not be replaced.
At the end of Spring Semester a University wide bicycle "cleanup" is done. Bicycles that are illegally parked, unregistered, or inoperable are impounded. Bicycle racks need to be cleared to do routine maintenance to the bicycle racks and surrounding areas. In order to accommodate the maintenance of the bike rack areas, bicycles may not be stored on the campus during the summer. If you are not going to be on campus using your bicycle during the summer, please remove it.
Bicycle claims are made at the Parking Office.
Important Information
Bicycles not picked up from the impound lot within thirty (30) days of impoundment will be forwarded to the MSU Surplus Store and sold. Junk bikes will be destroyed.
Related Links
Online Bicycle Permit Registration