Students will have the opportunity to purchase unclaimed bikes as well as get bike repairs Thursday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Tower Drive in front of the Student Union during the annual bike auction.
Student Government along with the Office of Parking and Transportation Services will be auctioning close to 500 bikes for $5 to $10, some for more depending on condition.
All auctioned bikes have been deemed abandoned by the LSU Police Department or were parked illegally. SG Director of Transportation Brendan Copley said LSUPD spent the summer tagging abandoned bikes and any bike unclaimed by the start of the fall semester would be in the   auction.
In addition to the bike auction, representatives from the UREC and the LSU Cycling Club will be giving information about bike safety while Massey’s will be repairing bikes for free and filling tires at the auction.
Copley said SG and Parking and Transportation Services decided to make the bike auction one large event instead of spreading events over the course of a week so students will have easier access to all the services provided.   
All the proceeds from the auction will be used toward bike facilities such as improving bike pumps stationed around campus, Copley said. Currently there are pumps installed at the UREC, Middleton Library, the Pentagon and the Public Safety Building. 
The remaining bikes will be donated to Front Yard Bikes, a local organization that teaches youth about bike safety and assists them in building bikes from scratch.
LSUPD will have a booth set up so students can register their bikes with the parish, which is required by the state.