Health & Wellness

Wildcat Wheels Bike Library

Cleaner.  Healthier.  Cheaper.  Faster!

Spring 2010 Bike Shop Hours*

Wildcat Wheels will open for the Spring semester beginning Friday January 22. Our next day for checkouts will be Monday, January 25, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. There are a limited amount left. First come, first serve. Below are our new hours.

Regular Hours will be:

  • Monday 5-8pm
  • Tuesday 12-3pm
  • Thursday 5-8pm
  • Friday 12-5pm

*Closed on official UK holidays during the semester.

Wildcat Wheels Bicycle Library and Repair Shop is an educational resource that provides FREE bicycle use and repair assistance to UK students, faculty and staff.

Bikes are available in a variety of sizes. All bikes are equipped with a bike lock and some have baskets. Bicycle helmets are not provided but are recommended. Bikers must follow all local, state, and national bike laws.  Click here for campus rules of the road.

There is also a repair and maintenance shop run by our WCW staff and student volunteers for assistance in anything from flat tires to building bicycles.

Any questions or comments? Please e-mail Program Coordinators Drew Combs or Scott Beckmeyer at wildcatwheels@gmail.com.

Bicycle Library Checkout

The second day for checkouts is Monday January 25 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. There are a limited amount left. All checkouts are first-come, first-serve and are due back at the end of the semester. Reservations are not accepted. Please bring a student/staff ID.

Departmental Blue Bike

Departmental Blue Bikes offer faculty and staff an opportunity to increase physical activity during regular working hours, reduce traffic on and around campus, and set a positive social example to students and community concerning environmental responsibility.

Thanks to a very generous donation from TIAA-Cref, we were able to dramatically expand our Blue Bike fleet in the fall of 2007, when we added 25 brand new bicycles to our fleet.

Departmental Blue Bikes are available to any UK department to use for up to one semester. Each bike is equipped with a rack, basket, and lock. Each Departmental Blue Bike will receive regular maintenance from the Wildcat Wheels Bike Library staff mechanics. To reserve a Blue Bike for your department, please e-mail wildcatwheels@gmail.com. Please bring a completed Authorization Form (PDF) when you come to pick up the bicycle.

Campus Bike Shop

The Campus Bike Shop is available FREE of charge for all UK students, faculty, and staff if they would like to find assistance with maintenance, work on personal bikes, or volunteer and work on "Yellow Bikes" for the program. We are always seeking volunteers. No experience is necessary. Come and learn how the wonderful bike works. If you're interested, please e-mail wildcatwheels@gmail.com

Spring 2010 Bike Shop Hours*

Wildcat Wheels will open for the Spring semester beginning Friday, January 22. Our next day for checkouts will be Monday, January 25, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. There are a limited amount left. First come, first serve. Below are our new hours.

Regular Hours will be:

  • Monday 5-8pm
  • Tuesday 12-3pm
  • Thursday 5-8pm
  • Friday 12-5pm

*Closed on official UK holidays during the semester.

Location: Basement of Blazer Residence Hall (corner of MLK Blvd. and Euclid Ave.)

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air

There are two free bicycle air stations on campus. One at the Campus Bike Shop and one at the Johnson Center. Please call 257-0014 if there is a problem with either station.

Donate A Bike

Donate A Bike

We welcome your bike donations! To donate a bike, contact Scott Beckmeyer at (314) 805-6222 or wildcatwheels@gmail.com and schedulea drop-off time, or simply bring the bike to the Campus Bike Shop during open hours.

Other Activities

Lexington is full of bicycle loving events.  Make sure to enquire in the shop about the latest activity around town.

Thanks to UK Student Government, TIAA-CREF, UK Resident Student Association, Tracy Farmer Center for the Environment, UK Health & Wellness Program and The National Wildlife Federation's Campus Ecology Program for funding support. Additional support provided by UK Cat's Den Staff, UK Parking and Transportation, UK Surplus Property, Pedal Power Bike Shop, Scheller's Cyclery and Fitness, and all Wildcat Wheels Volunteers.

Any questions or comments? Please e-mail Program Coordinators Scott Beckmeyer or Drew Combs at wildcatwheels@gmail.com.

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