Bike hire in Lanzarote

garstmax

Hi I'm gong to Porto del Carmen in Jan has anyone hired any bikes out there.

Best places to go to hire a bike? routes?

TheBlaaMan

Dunno about bike hire - though I seem to recall a thread about this some time back - use the search facility here.
As for routes, www.strava.com is your man. There's certainly not going to be any shortage of climbs..:D Here's a sample....

http://gyazo.com/28f8b5c20ee23ee8a42ed1b1c7cac611

kemow

Been there a couple of times and hired bikes at renner bikes I think is the name of shop. Its on the main sea front road above a couple of pubs heading back towards airport from mulligans pub about fifteen minute walk.Good selection of alu and carbon bikes around 80 euro to 100 a week depending on choice of bike.German owner will advise on routes etc and supply map.

cycletheroad

Theirs a bike hire shop on the way up to the Los Hibiscus Hotel .you turn up off the main promenade and its a stone throw then, 50 yards id say. They are two spar shops above it for a marker.I did nt hire a bike there but from what i could see from passing they had good few specialized on the racks, and were plenty people coming and going from it,when i was there in August, if thats any help.

kemow

Been there a couple of times and hired bikes of renner bikes I think is the name of the shop.Its on the main seafront road above a couple of pubs heading back towards airport if your at mulligans pub its about a 20 minute walk.There's a good selection of alu and carbon around 80 to 100 euro a week depending on choice of bike.German owner will tell you about routes and supply map.We had shoes peddles helmets and bottles with us when we were there.

DULLAHAN2

Renners bikes

They have routes as well

Raymzor

I used Renner last February. Excellent bikes, excellent service. bring you own shoes. they have good helemts. the best climb on the island is Femes coming from the Playa Blanca side. I think its a category 1 climb. there is also a beautiful cycle along the coast near el golfo in the same area. bring your climbing legs to lanzarote and expect the challenge of the wind. it is a great place to train.

Slideshowbob

Rented off renner before

Sound chap

macadam

+1 on renner bikes very decent and nice selection of bikes i normally get a full carbon bring my own pedals just make sure to email and book before you go as its very busy this time of the year[EMAIL=""][/EMAIL][mailto:info@mountainbike-lanzarote.com].
Im heading over on 6 February, any other boardsies going in Feb.

garstmax

Thanks folks,
Dropped Renner a mail and they've come back so all sorted.
Thanks for the help:)

butrasgali

Will be available that week- 6th of feb for a couple of spins/ must book my bike now- are any of to doing the ironman in may
Regards bs

harringtonp

Over there last year, did a blog

http://dolmencyclingclub.wordpress.com/2012/02/28/cycling-in-lanzarote/

macadam

Only back done two days on the bike heat was unreal at 10am saturday and sunday it was hitting 40 deg and rising, there are now 3 bike hire shops in pto del Carmen each one hiring top end bikes Aluminium and Carbon Framed road bikes and mountain bikes.
Two are just beside each other renner bikes and Fliston's are on Avinda de playa the other is BH its just as you before you enter Matagorda on the left.

triggermortis

Sweet. I'm heading there on Wednesday for 2 weeks!

andy69

yeah, nice one...thanks for the info. Heading there myself in a couple of weeks. hope that lovely hot weather holds up!!!

macadam

Weather hit 47degrees last Saturday and Sunday, cooled down to mid 30s during the week, enjoy..
Fliston's bike hire has some lovely new Bottecchia, you can contact him on 0034 651 354 531 or on flistonbike@yahoo.it
www.flistonbike.com

velomelo

Ive been in gran canaria few years ago and was looking to rent a bike there. They don't offer any insurance so if you crash the bike and damage the frame the bill can be quite hefty. Not sure if its still the same today or on any other island.

Irishtrier

Hi all, actually there is a 4th shop. I hired a carbon Tarmac and my friend hired an aluminium bike from Revolution Bikes up the road past the big Chinese on the way to the Hibiscos Hotel. We found them on tripadvisor and I can´t speak highly enough of the English people that run the place, they were friendly, gave excellent service and bikes and routes marked on maps.

trailrunner

Dragging up an old one here but is it worth the hassle of bringing my own bike out with me (10 days) or should I just hire ?? Heading out in April for some warm miles !

Leroy42

For 10 days I would bring my own.

macadam

trailrunner wrote: »

Dragging up an old one here but is it worth the hassle of bringing my own bike out with me (10 days) or should I just hire ?? Heading out in April for some warm miles !

Less hassle when hiring and cost just the same, if you break it down. Also the hire company will have a replacement within a few hours except on Sundays if anything was to break or go wrong.. I have dealt with the one guy over the years and he is great just pre book and send him details of your set up, bike was always 100% for me down the years.
I always deal with Peter from Renner Bikes, a decent guy will give you a discount or throw in free bottles.

Eamonnator

trailrunner wrote: »

Dragging up an old one here but is it worth the hassle of bringing my own bike out with me (10 days) or should I just hire ?? Heading out in April for some warm miles !

If you're travelling with Ryanair,it will cost you €120 to take your bike. It will probably cost you a few extra quid for taxi hire.
Bike hire for 10 days will be about €140 or so.
So, in monetary terms, not a lot in it.
So, you'll have to weigh up the benefit of having your own bike, against the hassle of packing and unpacking your bike and hawking it to and from airport.
10 days, in my opinion, is about the break even point. Anything shorter, rent. Anything longer, bring your own.
I'll be there in April, going for a bit longer, bringing my own bike.

trailrunner

Eamonnator wrote: »

If you're travelling with Ryanair,it will cost you €120 to take your bike. It will probably cost you a few extra quid for taxi hire.
Bike hire for 10 days will be about €140 or so.
So, in monetary terms, not a lot in it.
So, you'll have to weigh up the benefit of having your own bike, against the hassle of packing and unpacking your bike and hawking it to and from airport.
10 days, in my opinion, is about the break even point. Anything shorter, rent. Anything longer, bring your own.
I'll be there in April, going for a bit longer, bringing my own bike.

Thanks all for the advice , think I'll just hire. Eamonnator when are you traveling over .?? I'm going first 10 days . I'm Looking for a bit of company for a few long rides, 90-120km . Based in Puerto Del Carmen

Eamonnator

PM sent.

Doc07

I rented on two occasions from Papagayo bikes. They also organise guided cycles as well. Good prices and good service. They have a shop in Playa Blanca and Costa Teguise but they also drop off and collect from hotels.

Sinbad_NI

In del Carmen there's hire places everywhere. I used sensation bikes. Great service and nice bike.

Enjoy the wind.

Donie75

I used Revolution Bikes when I was out at Christmas and found them great. Was there for 11 nights but with Christmas and family stuff I only rented for two days. They have decent Specialized Tarmac Sports.
I rented off Flinstons once but the bikes are very racy geometry Bottechnias.
Did two great days cycling with another boardsie. Up through Timanfaya National Park the first day and over to El Golfo and down the North coast the second.
Definitely book in advance.

Sinbad_NI

Donie75 wrote:

I used Revolution Bikes when I was out at Christmas and found them great. Was there for 11 nights but with Christmas and family stuff I only rented for two days. They have decent Specialized Tarmac Sports. I rented off Flinstons once but the bikes are very racy geometry Bottechnias. Did two great days cycling with another boardsie. Up through Timanfaya National Park the first day and over to El Golfo and down the North coast the second. Definitely book in advance.

The volcanic ash to the south of El Golfo is worth a visit. Never seen anything like it before.

Don17

Irish guy out there has set up his own company Mick is his name.

Bueno bike lanzarote
Both mtb and road bikes.
Brilliant spins on bike. Can't recommend him enough.
Links to good bike shops on his website

I used him a few times last year

https://buenobike.wordpress.com/bike-tour-partners/

macadam

Don17 wrote: »

Irish guy out there has set up his own company Mick is his name.

Bueno bike lanzarote
Both mtb and road bikes.
Brilliant spins on bike. Can't recommend him enough.
Links to good bike shops on his website

I used him a few times last year

https://buenobike.wordpress.com/bike-tour-partners/

Mick is a gent and does some great trips.

trailrunner

Don17 wrote: »

Irish guy out there has set up his own company Mick is his name.

Bueno bike lanzarote
Both mtb and road bikes.
Brilliant spins on bike. Can't recommend him enough.
Links to good bike shops on his website

I used him a few times last year

https://buenobike.wordpress.com/bike-tour-partners/

Thanks Don , just looked him up, exactly what I was looking for . 👍