Puncture repair kits
Tyre levers and puncture repair patches and glue can be borrowed from the Security Office (114 Ilam Road). Leave your Canterbury Card as deposit.
Showers
Some showers on campus are available for cyclists travelling a long distance. Check outUC's interactive campus mapfor an updated location of showers.
Lockers
Available on a first padlock in, first served basis.
Lockers are also available in Law and Engineering buildings.
Cycle skills
UC Sustainability offeres free workshops to help you gain confidence riding a bike.Learn more here.
Cycleways
Cyclists can use both the campus roads and pedestrian paths, but please always be considerate of other path/road users. If you are biking between the University's Ilam and Dovedale sites, the Uni-Cycle is a shared cycle/walk way that links Waimairi and Ilam Roads via Ilam Fields.
Opened in 2017, the Uni-Cycle |Puari ki Pū-taringa-motu |is a 5.6km route connecting UC to the central city via Ilam Fields, Riccarton Bush and Hagley Park. This route also connects with two other Major Cycle Routes – Te Ara O-Rakipaoa| Nor’West Arc cycleway at Ilam Road and Puari ki Pū-harakeke-nui | Northern Line Cycleway at Mona Vale.
There are over 60km of dedicated cycleways in Christchurch.to find a cycleway near you.