Montlake Bike Shop is a locally owned and operated neighborhood bike shop in the Montlake neighborhood of Seattle. This friendly shop offers a variety of bikes for rent including city, road, mountain, tandem, and electric bikes. Explore the many established bike lanes, paths and trails of the renowned Pacific Northwest outdoors. read more
Located in the heart of Salt Lake, Bingham Cyclery is an expert at Utah riding. Bingham Cyclery has been recognized nationally as one the best bicycle shops in the USA, and has served the Wasatch Front for over 50 years. They strive to bring the joy of riding into the hands of many. read more
Bingham Cyclery has been recognized nationally as one the best bicycle shops in the USA, and has served the Wasatch Front for over 50 years. They strive to bring the joy of riding into the hands of many. read more
Ottawa Bike and Trail's bike rental services are geared toward getting you on your bike and making it easy for you to access the trails, roads, and prairie scenery that Kansas is famous for. Rent current model hybrid bikes, gravel bikes and e-bikes to explore the Flint Hills and Prairie Spirit Trail State Parks. read more
Mountain Bike, Cruiser Bike, Road Bike & E-bike Rentals
Let Continental Bike Shop outfit you with the perfect bike rental to explore Duluth's many miles of bike trails, and see why this town was rated Outside Magazine's top outdoor town. Ride through lush forests, wide open Lake Superior overlooks, and rocky outcroppings just begging to be explored.read more
Road bikes are best used on well, you guessed it, the road or paved paths. They are meant to ride fast and far. Typically, road bike rentals have narrower tires, dropped handlebars, lightweight frames, and an aerodynamic design.
Here are some of the different types of road bike rentals:
Race – Racing road bike rentals are the types of bikes that you would see in the Tour de France or on a group ride in your town. Think spandex and speed.
Touring – Touring road bike rentals will typically have a slightly upright riding position, slightly less rigid frames that provide more comfort for longer rides. They also may have many areas for you to store extra water bottles or additional packs.
Fitness road bike rentals – Fitness road bikes are a relatively new category of road bikes which are essentially a racing road bike with flat handlebars. This gives you all of the speed and efficiency of a road bike but with more stability and ease of riding as not everyone is comfortable riding with drop handlebars.
Gravel / Cyclocross Road Bike Rentals – These are a great road bike option that can handle it all. They are tougher road bikes as they have thicker tires, more grip on the tires, disc brakes, upright riding position like the touring bikes but can still be ridden on the road with efficiency. Gravel bikes aren’t as fast as racing or touring road bikes but can handle gravel, dirt, sand much better than the typical road bike.
Gravel bikes are a great option if you’re planning on exploring long distances, want to go fast, and explore off the beaten path as well. They won’t be able to handle as much singletrack riding, rocks, and as much as a mountain bike can handle, however.