<p>Just wondering how useful a bicycle is at Tufts, realizing, of course, that one likely doesn't use his/her bike during rain/sleet/snow. My kid is used to biking the hills where we live, so hills are not really a concern, given that everyone at Tufts seems to comment on that (wimpy--LOL) hill. Thank you.</p>
<p>No need. Tufts this past semester started a bike sharing program:</p>
<p>[Bike?share</a> program to be unveiled this week - News - Tufts Daily - Tufts University](<a href=“http://www.tuftsdaily.com/news/bike-share-program-to-be-unveiled-this-week-1.2524814]Bike?share”>http://www.tuftsdaily.com/news/bike-share-program-to-be-unveiled-this-week-1.2524814)</p>
<p>So your daughter doesn’t need a bike.</p>
<p>The Hill. x_x</p>
<p>If your daughter doesn’t think it’s a big deal…major props to her.</p>
<p>The bikes can be taken out just from the library I think. If she ends up living in Houston or Miller, I think it might be worth getting a bike. But if she’s in Metcalf, then it would be silly.</p>
<p>If she’s planning on using her bike daily or almost daily, I’d recommend bringing her own. The bikes in the bike share program can only be rented for 8 hours at a time, so it’d be a nuisance for her to check one out all the time. Plus, from what you said, it sounds like she already has a bike that she uses. It wouldn’t be any extra cost to bring it, and it would save her a lot of time.</p>
<p>S2 seriously considered bringing a bike last year and ultimately decided not to. In May, he thought that was probably a good decision – though I could see him taking advantage of the bike share.</p>
<p>Thank you all for feedback.</p>