Our Mission
Since 2019, Outdoor Pursuits and the Office of Sustainability have partnered to bring the ReCycle Bike Share Program to the Wake Forest community.
ReCycle provides WFU students, faculty, and staff with access to affordable, healthy, and sustainable transportation—by bike!
Participants can rent a bike for a semester or full academic year. Bike stations around campus provide tools and pumps for basic maintenance, while Outdoor Pursuits offers support for more significant repairs. If your bike needs to stay in the shop, we can even provide a loaner bike when available.
Because the number of bikes is limited, participants must apply at the beginning of the fall semester. Priority is given to community members who live off campus or demonstrate financial need.
Ready to ride? Join ReCycle and help make sustainable transportation part of everyday life at Wake Forest.
The Bike Share Process:
- Now accepting applications for Fall 2026..
- Once your applications has been reviewed, our team we will notify you regarding payment and bike pick up
- Purchase a bike lock and helmet. All participants must bring a working bike lock and helmet to bike pick-up in order to receive their bike. The bike lock must be one of these approved locks or a U Lock.
- Bike pick-up will begin in early September. We will email you to coordinate a time for you to pick up your bike.
- We will contact you at the end of the year/semester to let you know when to return the bike.
- Additional fees may be charged for lost, stolen, or damaged bikes as well as for any bikes returned late. Fees range from $50 – $575
Things You Should Know
Bring it by Outdoor Pursuits and we will do our best to help you. If you need a new bike part we may charge you for the part, although we will not charge you for the cost of labor to fix it so long as we are able to take care of it “in-house”. If your bike is beyond our scope of repair we will bring it to the local Ken’s Bike Shop, and you will be responsible for the cost of repair.
If your bike is lost or stolen, you should first report it to campus police. If it is not found your student account will be charged for a bike replacement.
You are responsible for your own bike lock and helmet. When you pick up your bike you must show that you have a bike lock. If you do not, you will not be given a bike.