Bicycle Cellar — a bike-storage facility just north of the Tempe campus — opened Monday as the newest addition to Tempe’s extensive transportation system.

At Bicycle Cellar, members can store their bikes in a secure location, said John Romero, the facility’s owner.

Membership prices for the facility start at $25 a month and $120 annually, according to the Bicycle Cellar Web site. Members do not have to be ASU students and there are still spaces available.

The facilities at Bicycle Cellar include locked bike racks, security cameras, bike repair and sales assistance.

There are also showers, lockers and changing rooms where people can get ready for the day after cycling to campus.

Romero said he and his partner Joseph Perez started out working in a bike lab, where they learned about similar bicycle storage facilities in California. Romero and Perez are both frequent bike riders and decided to take on the task of running a storage facility in Tempe.

There was competition between companies in the Tempe area to win the right to manage Bicycle Cellar, Romero said. After being chosen, Romero and Perez “redirected their energy” and began working on promoting the new business, Romero said.

Through word-of-mouth and fliers around the Tempe community, Bicycle Cellar has been able to promote itself to potential members.

Dawn Stapley, a biological sciences junior, was the first person to sign-up to be a member of the Bicycle Cellar on Monday.

“I remember seeing this when it was still being built and I was riding the light rail and I couldn’t wait for it to open,” Stapley said.

Stapley parks at her workplace and then rides her bike to the Tempe campus and uses Bicycle Cellar to get ready for the day ahead of her, she said.

“It’s really nice in there, and everyone was so helpful,” she added.

Business freshman Alex Straziuso said he thinks Bicycle Cellar is a great option for people who need to bike around campus.

“I know that I use my bike to go almost everywhere, but sometimes I get worried about if my bike is really safe while I go to class or go somewhere else,” Straziuso said.

“This way I know my bike is safe, and it is right by the light rail which works out well too.”

Reach the reporter at paige.soucie@asu.edu.