Buff Bikes

A brand new fleet of Buff Bikes has arrived this season! Sixty new Buff Bikes are ready for students, faculty and staff to rent. The bikes are single speed cruiser bikes with coaster brakes perfect for riding around campus, riding to lunch or attending an off-campus work meeting.  Buff Bikes are available for rent during regular bike station hours.

Rules of rental:
1. rental is available to faculty, staff and students with a valid university ID (users must also know university ID number–not on card)
2. rental is for one 48-hour checkout period
3. rental is free of charge
4. renewals are allowed, provided availability of a different bicycle
5. bicycle must be returned in the same condition as checkout, with lock, key (not optional) and helmet (optional)
6. user indemnifies the university and agrees to replacement costs in the case of loss
7. user agrees to use bicycle responsibly, according to all applicable laws
8. user agrees to park the bicycle at approved parking sites only (explicitly not including ADA access handrails or ramps)

Students must show valid Buff OneCard with RTD sticker. Faculty and staff must show valid Buff OneCard. Guest, temporary or other university ID cards require prior approval for eligibility. Contact bicycle@colorado.edu for more information. Rentals late after 7 days are reported to the CU Police and are subject to collection.

Feel free to contact the bicycle program for questions or comments at bicycle@colorado.edu.

Link: Buff Bikes Rental Financial Plan 2009 (Google Spreadsheet)
For sustainability and social responsibility purposes, we have elected for the domestically produced Worksman Cycles variety.

Link: Liability Waiver (PDF)
This waiver is used in conjunction with the checkout database; each user is required to sign a waiver each time he/she rents a bicycle, including renewals.

Link: Checkout Database (PDF)
We print a paper copy of this database to use at our bike station (the point where bicycles are checked out). This is collected three times per week to update an online spreadsheet containing all records.

Link: Worksman Cycles Industrial Newsboy Bicycle (website)
Worksman Cycles is a domestic producer of bicycles, in operation for over 100 years in New York and famous for their durable, industrial-design bicycles.

Link: Bicycle Manufacturer RFP
This RFP was used to select Worksman Cycles as the provider of the bicycles. It outlines the detailed specifications of the bicycles, along with priorities on environmental and social responsibility.

Link: 14-Point Inspection Checklist
This spreadsheet outlines the 14 points of inspection our mechanics complete when reviewing our bicycles. A complete (60-bike) inspection is completed at the beginning and middle of our season. Each bicycle is reviewed after each rental according to these points.