Bike Hire Westport

ba

Hi guys. Myself and the GF are headed to Westport for the long weekend. Am hoping to rent or borrow a road/mtb bike for a day? Any experience/ideas? Cheers

EB_2013

I used Clew Bay Bike Hire for a couple of days last year and found their service very good. They use decent Giant hybrid bikes which are easy and comfortable to use around the town and on the Greenway route. They've electric bikes too.

They also provide a shuttle service if you want to start of in Newport or Achill and cycle back towards Westport.

tacklemore

We used Clew Bay bike hire ourselves. They have 4 outlets along the green way route so if you have a problem or just want to go home, the options are there for you.
Also, one of the fella who runs it does Ironman races.

Maidhci

Clew Bay Bike Hire are excellent, great service, very accommodating and extremely competitive. They use qood quality Giant hybrid bikes. Also, another bike hire shop has opened up in the town centre, near Clew Bay Hotel - it also appears impressive, good quality bikes etc.

ba

Thanks guys.
A lot of the bike rental companies only offer hybrids, not my cup of tea for an 84km round trip on the Greenway. But will head across to Westport and hopefully get something nicer. Clew Bay bike Hire were very nice and have me provisionally booked for an adults hybrid which will have to do.

the.red.baron

Ho much is the bike? According to the booking website it's 40 large for one bike.

Is this correct?

EB_2013

ba wrote: »

Thanks guys.
A lot of the bike rental companies only offer hybrids, not my cup of tea for an 84km round trip on the Greenway. But will head across to Westport and hopefully get something nicer. Clew Bay bike Hire were very nice and have me provisionally booked for an adults hybrid which will have to do.

Just watch out if get a road bike as some of the Greenway has a loose surface in parts. I cycle a MTB all the time and found the hybrid bike okay for a few hours in the saddle. Not the lightest of bikes but comfortable enough with a large saddle and suspension in the seat post.

Westernyelp

the.red.baron wrote: »

Ho much is the bike? According to the booking website it's 40 large for one bike.

Is this correct?

40 is for the electric bikes. thats what it is in the 'Westport bike shop' anyway about 15 for a normal peddler

No Pants

I used Clew Bay myself a couple of years ago and if I remember correctly, it was €15 for the bike and €5 if you wanted to get picked up from Achill.

ba

Yeah I was quoted €30 for Saturday and Sunday. And saw another shop price €15 for one day.
Arrived down here just now. Won't be renting a bike after all. Squeezed my road bike in the back of my girlfriends mini...and smashed the flat screen telly she was transporting down! Sh1te.

Maidhci

As an earlier contributor has posted, the Greenway surface is not really suitable for a roadbike. I cycle both hybrid and road bike and would not consider the Greenway surface at all suitable to cycle on a roadbike.

ba

Great. Will report tomorrow on how a road bike performs on the Greenway.

Trojan

It's ok on 25s but 23s would be difficult in places.

ba

Just back after doing the Greenway on 700x23s. No punctures. No hastle. The paths are predominantly tarmac and fine-gravel that's very well compacted. There's a few spots of potholes, deep gravel and worn gravel, but v few.

Next time though I'd brings my cyclocross bike for taking short cuts etc. Or fit 25s or 27s just for that bit more comfort. But if you're stuck with 23s it's grand.