Campus Bike Week Events 2026

Welcome to our eighth annual Campus Bike Week! Want to start riding around town but not sure how? Want to make your commute easier and more fun? Looking to meet other bike-friendly people? Get set with everything you need during Campus Bike Week from Monday, September 14 through Saturday, September 19.

Questions? Email Karen Brooks at kbr00ks@andrew.cmu.edu

Schedule

Tartan Bike Project Open House

September 14, 3pm-7pm

Tartan Bike Project, first floor of the Gates Garage

Come check out the Tartan Bike Project! We will have a slew of used bikes available for sale during this week, as well as an all-new fleet of rentals. Learn how to fix your bike, get advice on route finding, or ask us any of your bike-related questions. Most of all, meet people and have fun!

Open to CMU Students, Faculty, and Staff

Carnegie Mellon Bike Fair

Tuesday, September 15, 12-4pm

The Cut - Outside the Cohon University Center

Join us for a Bike Fair! Get lots of help biking around town with: free BikePGH Bike Maps and Biking 101 guides, how-to on POGOH bikeshare, Tartan Bike Project help with bike checks and advice, PRT bus bike rack demo, anti-theft bike registration, ways to advocate for safer streets around town, and more.

Open to CMU Students, Faculty, and Staff

Confident City Cycling Class

Tuesday, September 15, 4-7pm

The Pitt Bike Cave, outside Hillman Library, Pitt Campus

BikePGH’s Confident City Cycling class will get you safely out on the streets. Learn from certified instructors how to get ready to ride, basic bike handling skills, and safer, legal ways to navigate city streets. This three-hour on-bike class will start with drills on sheltered pavement and move to learning as a group on local streets. All participants must wear a helmet and know how to ride a bicycle.

Registration required: register here 

Open to All

Operation Illumination

Tuesday, September 15, 5-7pm

Sidewalk at Forbes and Morewood

BikePGH’s Operation Illumination program distributes free front and rear bike lights and helmets to those riding without them—while supplies last! All you need to do is stop by with your UNLIT bicycle to receive your own set of lights (or unprotected head, for a helmet).      

Open to CMU Students, Faculty, and Staff

Campus Bike Tour

Wednesday, September 16, 5-6pm

Meet at the Walking to the Sky Statue

Join us for a campus tour of all things related to biking! Find out about the best routes from campus to nearby points (including a couple secret shortcuts), the somewhat hidden location of the Tartan Bike Project bike shop, and more. Starts at 5pm at the Walking to the Sky statue. Bike and helmet required.

If you’d like to join but need a bike and/or a helmet, email Karen Brooks at kbr00ks@andrew.cmu.edu

Open to CMU Students, Faculty, and Staff

Friday Fun Ride

Friday, September 12, 4pm

The Pitt Bike Cave, outside Hillman Library, Pitt Campus

Gather at 3:30 p.m., roll at 4:00 p.m. from the Pitt Bike Cave

Wrap up Campus Bike Week with a leisurely social ride led by Pitt Bike Cave student mechanics. Bring your own bike or check out a POGOH bike to join. The group ride will depart from the Pitt Bike Cave’s Posvar Passage location at 4:30pm. 

Open to CMU, Pitt, Chatham, and Duquesne