# Bicycle rent and repair

**Source**: https://www.ugent.be/en/facilities/bike
**Parent**: https://www.ugent.be/en/programmes

## Bike rental

**De Fietsambassade Gent** (Bike Embassy Ghent) gives students and staff members the opportunity to rent a bike for a few months or even during one year.

- [Visit website](https://fietsambassade.gent.be/en/rent-bike)

## Company bike

(Faculty) departments can offer their staff a UGent company bike for work-related trips. For more information contact the secretariat of your department.

## Ghent University cycling shirt

Do you want to ride your bike in a Ghent University cycling shirt?

[Buy a Ghent University cycling shirt](https://ugent.unigear.eu/en/sport/wielershirt.html)

## Bike stands and sheds

Most UGent campuses offer their students and staff bike stands or even (secured) sheds. These sheds are often accessible via a special key.

## Bike repair

### Bike repair shops

Students can make use of several bike repair shops:

- [Repair shops](https://fietsambassade.gent.be/en/taxonomy/term/6)

### Mobile bike repair service (staff only)

All staff members who use a bike (their own, rented or company bike) for their daily commute to work can count on the service of a mobile bike repair service when their precious mode of transport breaks down.

- [Report your breakdown](https://fietsambassade.gent.be/en/herstel_onderhoud_personeel_ugent)

## Accidents do happen...

It is advisable to arrange an extra third party liability insurance if you often bike around Ghent.

## Anti-theft tips

- Always secure your bike (even if you leave it for just a second).
- Secure your bike to a pole, fence, bike stand etc. (never to a traffic sign).
- Use a sturdy lock.
- Make sure that removing your bike takes some time (e.g. use two locks).
- Leave your bike at a safe and visible place (preferably a bike shed or stand). Avoid dark or abandoned places.

Another way to prevent bike theft is **registering your bike**. This means a number is engraved into the frame of your bike. Registering is free at the bike repository (Kattenberg 2):

In the unlucky event your bike does get stolen, always **file a report** at the local police station. Also, take a look at the bike repository: all lost and found bikes are stored there. Bring a copy of the police report.

## City of Ghent and bikes

Ghent presents itself as a bike-friendly city, offering a multitude of (secured) bike sheds and/or stands, numerous bike rent companies and a special bike registration.

Look for a second-hand bike:

- At the special **second-hand bike market**: two Saturdays per year (Gent Zuid - Woodrow Wilson Square)
- Second-hand shops ('kringloopwinkel')

Get some air at the free Ghent **bicycle pumps**:

- Library (Gent Zuid)
- [De Fietsambassade Gent](https://fietsambassade.gent.be/en) (Voskenslaan - behind Station St Pieters)
- Belfry (Emile Braun Square)