BART Bike Station

FINA-FREAKIN-LY!! Not only is this a safe place to store your bike that has after-hours access, but they have a pump if you just need some air and they are in the process of expanding their repair capabilities. I get flats every other week and can now just pop over to the Embarcadero from work rather than bussing the bike home to fix it. There is nothing else within a 5-mile radius, so Bikestation is a lifesaver!!

Note: Shop closed from 12-3 every day, but open til 7 pm.

The Bikestation has been a godsend for those rare occasions that I choose to bike to work. Thieves run rampant in this town, and having already had a car stolen months within months of moving here, I'd hate to have to feel that type of violation all over again.

Though I get into work before they're even open, I wheel the bike over once they are so I can be assured that it stays safe during the day; it's less stress on me, and I don't have to constantly check up on it to make sure it's still there. The station is manned weekdays during rush hour--7:30-9:30 in the morning, 3-7 in the evening--and is completely free. Give the friendly staffer your name, lock up your bike, and you're good to go.

Bikestations are located in Seattle and four other CA cities: Berkeley, Long Beach, Palo Alto, and Santa Barbara. Except for the latter two, obtaining a paid membership is optional, with different plans allowing free overnight parking and access during weekend/non-staffed hours. Unfortnately, due to a mechanical problem, the after-hours access system to this station is currently down.

With gas prices continually rising, cycling is becoming a more viable transportation option to those used to relying on other methods. Knowing there's a safe place to park your two-wheeler, there's even less excuse to not ride.

Aww, come on now...how can you have a bike shop, and not do any repairs on bikes, like flats, etc ? ...if all that is being done here is parking bikes, then lets call it a bike garage, not shop pleezzzzz !!!!!!!...

As if that is not enough, when your address says 298 Market, then it should be pretty easy to find on the corner of Market and whatever...but nooooo, not so !...nobody knows where this shop is, and you can walk blocks and blocks b4 u can hope to find it...

The place to leave your bike when you're downtown and don't want to worry about it.

I've been using it since they first opened, and it's a great resource, especially if you join as a member, so you can use it on the weekends (for trips to the farmer's market, meeting out-of-town visitors, etc).