The Yellow Bike Club (YBC) launched a new maintenance program this year in a departure from its previous mission. Until this year, the club’s primary function had been renting bikes to students for a fee of $25 annually.

The YBC shed, located behind Helmreich House, will open for repairs for four hours each week. The student mechanics will fix any problem, provided it does not require a spare part.

Last year, the YBC offered a single week of repairs. This year’s program is designed to be more flexible and more inclusive.

“We’ve been looking for ways we could extend our resources to serve even more people, even though we’re out of bikes,” said Chris Kan ’13, president of the YBC. “If you brought your own bike, why can’t we help you too?”

Kan said his interest in environmental issues inspired him to start the repair program. For Kan, bikes are the best form of sustainable transportation in a town like Brunswick, where destinations like Cook’s Corner are difficult to reach on foot.

Kan hopes the bike maintenance program will encourage more eco-friendly behavior by getting more students to use bikes on campus.

 Andrew Pryhuber ’15, a YBC mechanic, noted that students who cannot bring their bikes to the shed during its scheduled hours can still request repairs.

“If they leave them locked up outside the shed, and they email us and tell us what’s wrong, we fix the problem and get it back to them as soon as we possibly can,” Pryhuber said.


The Yellow Bike Club (YBC) launched a new maintenance program this year in a departure from its previous mission. Until this year, the club’s primary function had been renting bikes to students for a fee of $25 annually.
The YBC shed, located behind Helmreich House, will open for repairs for four hours each week. The student mechanics will fix any problem, provided it does not require a spare part.
Last year, the YBC offered a single week of repairs. This year’s program is designed to be more flexible and more inclusive.
“We’ve been looking for ways we could extend our resources to serve even more people, even though we’re out of bikes,” said Chris Kan ’13, president of the YBC. “If you brought your own bike, why can’t we help you too?”
Kan said his interest in environmental issues inspired him to start the repair program. For Kan, bikes are the best form of sustainable transportation in a town like Brunswick, where destinations like Cook’s Corner are difficult to reach on foot.
Kan hopes the bike maintenance program will encourage more eco-friendly behavior by getting more students to use bikes on campus.
 Andrew Pryhuber ’15, a YBC mechanic, noted that students who cannot bring their bikes to the shed during its scheduled hours can still request repairs.
“If they leave them locked up outside the shed, and they email us and tell us what’s wrong, we fix the problem and get it back to them as soon as we possibly can,” Pryhuber said.