OK for the really stupid question....

nineum
Mon, 23 Jun 2014 13:45:51 +0000

I think you are supposed to leave them either locked up outside (there are tons of bike racks all over campus) or in your room, but I’ve been in some dorms where the RAs/staff don’t seem to mind a few bikes in the common areas. I wouldn’t bet on that being the case, but it is a possibility.

Oh, another thing to consider is the on-campus bike share. http://umass-sga.com/bike-share/
Basically, any students can borrow these bikes for free for 24 hours. If repairing his current bike would be too costly but he still wants the convenience of a bike every now and then, he could sign out a bike the day before his farther classes then turn it back in afterwards. This has the added benefit of not having to keep up on maintenance on his own bike as well.