OIST Bike Share

The OIST Bike Share aims to provide its members with the usage of bicycles.

How to become a member:

To become a member, please email one of the officers of the OIST Bike Share:

Aditya Singh (ADITYA.SINGH@OIST.JP) --> primary for sign-ups
Julian Katzke (JULIAN.KATZKE@OIST.JP) --> secondary for sign-ups
Tunggul Bhirawa (tunggul.bhirawa@oist.jp) --> primary for bike things
Saffira Yan Tjon (saffira.tjon@oist.jp) --> primary for finances and deposits

Anyone within the OIST community (with an oist.jp account) and over 18 years old may become a member. Membership will be granted for the number of days according to the amount paid as a membership fee, which must be paid in cash to one of the officers. New members must meet with an officer to learn the bike-share by-laws before using the bicycles. All members should join our Teams workspace to easily communicate with other bike-share members and report issues with the bicycles.

Membership fee:

1 month : ¥ 1500	2 months : ¥ 3000	3 months : ¥ 3500
4 months : ¥ 4000	5 months : ¥ 4500	6 months: ¥ 4500
7 months : ¥ 5000	8 months : ¥ 5500	9 months: ¥ 6000
10 months : ¥ 6500	11 months : ¥ 7000	12 months : ¥ 7000

A deposit of ¥10,000 must also be paid.

Borrowing a bicycle:

Members may request to borrow one bicycle for up to seven days using the Outlook calendars (listed in the table below). During their reservation period, keys and a battery can be collected from the Recreation Services office in OIST village center (email: recreation-services@oist.jp). Please, make sure to contact Recreation Services before picking up keys, batteries, helmets, etc.

Recreation Services opening hours:

Monday	9AM - 12PM	1PM - 5PM
Tuesday	9AM - 12PM	1PM - 5PM
Wednesday	9AM - 12PM	1PM - 5PM
Thursday	9AM - 12PM	1PM - 5PM
Friday	9AM - 12PM	1PM - 5PM
Saturday	CLOSED	CLOSED
Sunday	CLOSED	CLOSED

The bicycle can then be collected from the parking structure near the OIST auditorium. On the penultimate day of the reservation, the borrower may request to extend their reservation by up to five days (if no one reserved the bike in the calendar until that day). No booking can end more than 14 days after the time of reservation. All reservations must start and end on a working day, so recreation services are able to handle the keys. The bike-share officers may cancel the reservation if it does not meet the bike-share by-laws. New members must meet with an officer to learn the bike-share by-laws before using the bicycles.