Where can I rent a racing bike(s)????

entourage

Im doing a charity cycle and only have a mountain bike, its almost 100km over one day...Im training on the mountain bike at the moment but really want to use the racer for the actual event!! I notice there are alot of places renting bikes to tourists etc..but these bikes are more casual and not ideal for a long cycle with 20/30 other racing bikes...Any suggestions???

seamus

These guys seem to have a few different styles of road bike for hire, going by their gallery:
http://www.phoenixparkbikehire.com/index.html

Assuming it's a charity cycle, the pace may be quite low; you may be more comfortable on a flat-bar racer or an MTB with slicks? You're used to your own bike, so you'll be more comfortable on it. If you rent a bike and ride it over 100km you might be walking bow-legged for a number of days afterwards.

entourage

Thanks Seamus, a great range of bikes there.. It will most likely be a low pace, the bike I am using is my brothers and he is taking part too..Iv been thinking about buying my own bike actually..but to be honest I have no knowlege of bikes..I hadnt cycled a bike in anger since by teenage days (now 26) up to about 2 weeks ago..but I really enjoy the training and I think it could become a new hobby..so I wouldnt mind investing in a decent bike..by the way I havnt a clue what MTB with slicks means!!!!

petethedrummer

Slick = Smoother = not knobbly.

Example: http://www.kudubikes.co.uk/cgi-bin/trolleyed_public.cgi?action=showprod_CONTINENTALULTRAGATORSKIN

waitforme

My Big Boss is coming over from the states, sometime in the next few months, a keen cyclist, and I need to rent a decent road bike for the day/weekend as I've 'been volunteered'.

I'm not sure the Phoenix Park stuff cuts the mustard, anyone know of any other options for something more top end?

Huggles

Did anyone flick through the gallery on that site?

Um WTF?

ROK ON

@wait for me.
Find out what size he is. I am sure someone on Boards would rent you a nice bike for a 'reasonable' rent.

waitforme

He's about 5 ft 9in, and skinny as a rake. In his late 50's so takes it steady on the downhills, so he tells me.

He'd bring over his own shoes/pedals etc, so just needs the bike. Rides a Carbon Felt at the moment, not sure which.

jinka

well It sounds this might suffice

http://www.bikes2udirect.com/B0846.html

Turbulent Bill

waitforme wrote: »

He's about 5 ft 9in, and skinny as a rake. In his late 50's so takes it steady on the downhills, so he tells me.

He'd bring over his own shoes/pedals etc, so just needs the bike. Rides a Carbon Felt at the moment, not sure which.

The Phoenix Park guy has an '08 Giant SCR 3, think it's a medium so it might be his size. I don't know of anywhere else that does road bike rentals.

Lumen

waitforme wrote: »

My Big Boss is coming over from the states, sometime in the next few months, a keen cyclist, and I need to rent a decent road bike for the day/weekend as I've 'been volunteered'.

I'm not sure the Phoenix Park stuff cuts the mustard, anyone know of any other options for something more top end?

Don't you have a high-end Giant? Or have I got the names confused.

Give him yours and rent whatever you can for yourself. He's your boss, so you have to be slower than him anyway.

Caroline_ie

Cycleways rents bikes in town.

Caroline_ie

when we did the ring of kerry, there was a HUGE amount of bike rental places renting road bikes in Killarney. Depending where your sportive is, you might want to take a look at your destination.

Turbulent Bill

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Cycleways rents bikes in town.

They only do 2-ton city bikes though. Presenting on of those to the Alpha Fred might be a one-way trip to demotion!

petethedrummer

Huggles wrote: »

Did anyone flick through the gallery on that site?

Um WTF?

What ya mean? He has road bikes.

Huggles

LOL

Was talking about the naked couple on the tandem LOL

petethedrummer wrote: »

What ya mean? He has road bikes.

petethedrummer

Huggles wrote: »

LOL

Was talking about the naked couple on the tandem LOL

It sounds very sexy, I'll have a look* when I get home from work.

*insert Pedal and Crank joke.

Huggles

petethedrummer wrote: »

It sounds very sexy, I'll have a look* .

I really wouldn't

jinka

petethedrummer wrote: »

It sounds very sexy, I'll have a look* when I get home from work.

*insert Pedal and Crank joke.

Gosh look now
She looks like a slightly older pammie anderson

petethedrummer

jinka wrote: »

Gosh look now
She looks like a slightly older pammie anderson

No, i'm gonna save this for later, sounds like a keeper.

Lumen

Huggles wrote: »

I really wouldn't

Good advice. It's like lemonparty on a bike.