Biking in Missoula

Missoula is nationally ranked for its bike friendly streets. To accommodate the biking population the university offers maintenance classes taught by staff of the outdoor program.

Student manager and bike mechanic, Kenly Crisp, says he is happy to live in one of the top five bicycle communities in the country.

“I feel like Missoula has always been a bike friendly town, considering that Helena and great falls aren’t bike friendly in the slightest. Moving here I was excited to bike around because I feel like I won’t get hit by a car.”

Surveys found that six percent of Missoulians’ primary mode of transportation is biking, well above the other major cities in Montana.  And the university has been recognized with a gold rating for bicycle friendliness.

Written and edited by Tina Brennnan

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