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Greg LeMond Opens ULSU Bike Shop
The University of Limerick Students’ Union (ULSU) officially opened its new bicycle shop on 1 July.
Located in the Student Centre at the University of Limerick, the shop was opened officially by three-time winner of the Tour De France, Greg LeMond. For more information on this cycling legend, see http://greglemond.com/.
The shop is called ‘Unicycle’. ULSU Campaigns and Services Officer, Vivion Grisewood expects Unicycle to provide “everything a student might need to be a cyclist on the UL campus. From children’s seats to a selection of bicycles to suit a range of budgets.”
Students will see a 15% discount on bikes and a 10% discount on all other products at the shop.
The idea for the shop arose from a project called “The UL Bike Scheme”. The scheme ran for the first time in 2006 under the management of the University of Limerick Environmental Society and International Society. It began as a not-for-profit response to the needs of Erasmus Students, who wished to sell the bicycles that they had bought for their Semester in UL.
Following the scheme’s success, the ULSU made a contribution of €4,000 to seed the scheme with new bicycles. In 2 hours, all 40 new bicycles were sold in UL’s student courtyard, with a waiting list of 25 for a second sale.
In 2007, the idea of expanding the scheme to include new bicycles arose.
In 2009, courtyard sales were abandoned in favour of using a vacant premises. This is now a fully operational shop.
The services offered by the shop include new and second-hand bicycle sales, a full repair service, a guaranteed buy-back scheme and accessories. The shop employs two workers currently; one is full time.
Mark Quin, is manager of the shop. “We’ve been stocking up over the last few weeks,” he said. “Sales have been very good over the last two weeks and we’ve only just opened.”
The University of Limerick Erasmus Office has subsidised the bicycle shop by €10 per bicycle per Erasmus Student for the first hundred Erasmus Students.
ULSU President, Ruan Dillon-McLoughlin said “it’s great for the UL Students’ Union to be able to expand its services to students. Unicycle will provide a vital service for all students, in particular, Erasmus Students, who’ll be here for just one semester and who want a handy, quick-fix solution to green transport.”
The shop and its services will be open to members of the public as well as students.
