Bike Repair Services

Service Center Hours:

Until further notice our summer hours will be:

Mon. - Thurs. 1 – 5 pm;
Fri. 10 – 3 pm

Thank you for your understanding.

Additional morning hours by appointment for dept./ faculty/ staff business for bike services
(not canoes).

Phone: 517/432-3400

We accept Spartan Cash,
Visa and MC!

Exterior photo of MSU Bikes Service Center; stairs lead up to south entrance of Bessey Hall.

... from the other side of the river with canoes (photo courtesy Steve Troost)

Below, views of the retail areas and repair shop w/ mechanic Ben Hogan.

MSU Bikes Coordinator, Tim Potter (R), with Matt Jaglowski, the Service Center's head mechanic and recent MSU alum.
(Photo by Kurt Stepnitz, University Relations, copyright 2006)

A full range of bicycle repair services, short & long-term bike rentals and accessories are available at the MSU Bikes Service Center.

Here's some of the services offered:

- Flat tire repairs
- Tune-ups (basic and advanced)
- Wheel truing (straightening bent/ wobbly wheels) & building new custom wheels
- Brake & gear adjustments
- Short-term & long-term bike rentals
- Bike storage - long and short term
- We can also special order parts and accessories from the largest distributors in the USA; just ask!

Loaner bikes are available while your bike is getting repaired (limited availability)!

The Service Center charges for its services. Fees vary depending on the difficulty and time required to do the repairs. We accept Visa/ MC, Spartan Cash, cash or checks made out to "MSU".

An example of our restoration work

Have one of these hanging in your garage? Here's a 60's Western Flyer cruiser before...

... and after we restored it recently. Click photos for more detailed shots.

The Demonstration Hall workshop is now only open to volunteers of the MSU Bike Project and members of the MSU Cycling Club. Click here for a map showing the location of the new Bikes Service Center. The Center's current public hours are posted above and our our home page. Call the shop at 432-3400 with any questions. Staff are generally in the shop during regular business hours for departmental/ MSU business.

First Ever MSU Bike Resource Map is Out!

Sept. 04, 2007 - The first ever bike resource map of the MSU campus & brochure of MSU Bikes services is out and available for your reference and viewing pleasure! Stop by the Center and get a copy. Click the following links to view the brochure & map online: cover, page 2, back/ map.

Maps & Parking

Click here for a map showing the Bikes Service Center, the closest metered parking & free (summer only) visitor parking on campus. This page gives info. on all visitor parking lots on campus including rates. This page will give you current construction/ detour information for campus this summer (2007). Another exciting official MSU mapping resource that is searchable and very interactive using Google Map technology is here; check it out! Tip: as you type in the search box you'll see a list of matches; use "bike" to locate our Center. The main detailed MSU campus map has been recently updated (Aug. 2007) and expanded to include our Center and the entire MSU campus (ALL of the MSU property). Check that out here.

Bike repair services

First Ever MSU Bike Resource Map is Out!

Maps & Parking