Bikes-
Donate
Have an old bike you're not using? Consider making a tax-deductible donation to our Pirate BikeShare program! We will accept anything, we're not picky! We'll even stop by and pick it up, saving you a trip. Interested individuals, please click here: Donate a Bike!
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Contact
Parking & Transporation Services: PH: 328-6294 | 305 E. 10th Street Email: parking@ecu.edu
Adventure Program:
Campus Rec Center | PH: 328-1577 Email: adventure@ecu.edu -
Hours
Parking & Transportation Services: Monday - Friday: 7:30am - 4:30pm (cashiers) & 7:30am - 5pm (lobby)
Adventure Program:
Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs: 3pm - 9pm | Friday: 1pm - 6pm
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Register
You can register for Pirate BikeShare and your personal bike at the Parking & Transportation office on 10th Street. You can register for the Bike Rental Program at the Adventure Rental Center in the Campus Rec Center (by the Climbing Wall).
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Location
Bike Clinics are held through the months of May - November every Friday at the loading dock of the Campus Rec Center. Bike Excursions are also taken around the Greenways. Check out the Event Calendar for more information!
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Welcome Bike Lovers!
ECU Parking & Transportation and the Adventure program of Campus Recreation & Wellness have partnered to bring exciting new bike programs and events just for you!
Benefits of Biking
- Cycling minimizes the risk of coronary heart disease. It gives your heart, blood vessels and lungs a great workout.
- A few miles of biking per day assure trimmer and toned muscles. Your upper thigh muscles, calf and butt get an awesome workout!
- Pursuing biking helps a great deal in building your stamina. It enables you to carry out your day-to-day activities more effectively.
- For heavier people, it can manage weight and help get rid of an increased waistline and bulging fat.
- It helps build stronger bones and is a lot easier on your joints, which do not have to suffer constant impacts.
- The pleasure and satisfaction attained while riding aids in alleviating stress, anxiety and depression.
- Biking helps control the level of blood pressure, and improves blood chemistry - including HDL, "good cholesterol".
- Biking has been found to improve digestion and lung function.
- Biking has also been found to be effective for treating people diagnosed with diabetes and cancer.
- It gives you the opportunity to spend quality time with friends and family.
- Gives you the chance to enjoy the beauty of nature.
- It's completely environmentally friendly.
- Biking can prove to be the best mode to move around your local area and helps to reduce congestion.
