holiday ideas - where hires road bikes?

Courage Monsieur
Courage Monsieur Posts: 534
edited June 2013 in Tour & expedition
Hi All

I'm trying to pool some holiday ideas and don't want to fly with my bike.

Where can you hire a good (ie £1K+ alu or carbon) road bike by the day or the week? Mostly interested in Europe but all options considered.

I'd rather hire and self-guide than go through a cycling holiday business that wants you to use their accommodation or tours. I know some will hire only, so please chuck them in.

I'll get the ball rolling:

Ventoux area
Bourg D'Oisans
Canaries (Fuerteventura, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria)
Andalucia (Ronda, Alhama de Granada)
Alicante
Girona
Algarve

Cheers
Paul

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  • garyspain
    garyspain Posts: 105
    Hi there
    These deliver anywhere in Spain or Portugal, decent carbon bikes too and based in Portugal. Have fun!!
    http://www.cycling-rentals.com/


    Sarah
    http://www.vamoscycling.com/blog
  • durhamwasp
    durhamwasp Posts: 1,247
    Mallorca has plenty of bike hire options - Palma, Pollensa, Santa Ponsa
    also several shops at the foot of Ventoux - Bedoin, Malaucene
    Bourg d'Oisans has a couple of shops and so too does the top of Alpe d'Huez
    http://www.snookcycling.wordpress.com - Reports on Cingles du Mont Ventoux, Alpe D'Huez, Galibier, Izoard, Tourmalet, Paris-Roubaix Sportive & Tour of Flanders Sportive, Amstel Gold Xperience, Vosges, C2C, WOTR routes....
  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    durhamwasp wrote:
    Mallorca has plenty of bike hire options - Palma, Pollensa, Santa Ponsa
    also several shops at the foot of Ventoux - Bedoin, Malaucene
    Bourg d'Oisans has a couple of shops and so too does the top of Alpe d'Huez

    +1 on Mallorca, extremely popular for cycling and cycle hire.
  • t4tomo
    t4tomo Posts: 2,643
    markhewitt1978 wrote:
    durhamwasp wrote:
    Mallorca has plenty of bike hire options - Palma, Pollensa, Santa Ponsa
    also several shops at the foot of Ventoux - Bedoin, Malaucene
    Bourg d'Oisans has a couple of shops and so too does the top of Alpe d'Huez

    +1 on Mallorca, extremely popular for cycling and cycle hire.

    +2 on Mallorca, all round the Island has loads of hire places for decent bikes plus organised cycle holidays.
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  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    t4tomo wrote:
    +2 on Mallorca, all round the Island has loads of hire places for decent bikes plus organised cycle holidays.

    If I could afford it I would go to Mallorca every spring for a weeks cycling.
  • Courage Monsieur
    Courage Monsieur Posts: 534
    Ah yes, forgot Mallorca. Thanks.
    Anywhere in Italy?
  • crescent
    crescent Posts: 1,201
    I have recent experience of Bourg d'Oisans and Puerto Pollensa in Mallorca - both excellent locations and heartily recommended.
    There are numerous options for hiring quality bikes in each location. I used "PromptCC" in BdO.
    http://www.prompt.cc/
    I believe they do packages with guided rides and accommodation etc but it sounds like you do not want that. I just hired the bike and it was excellent quality, their own branded full carbon frame with Ultegra kit.

    I hired a Kuota Korsa Lite from this place in Mallorca last year
    http://www.pollensacycling.com/
    Again, good quality kit, they also offer full carbon Moser bikes which looked very nice as well.

    I enjoyed Bourg because of the access to TdF iconic climbs but I would say Mallorca is my personal favourite cycling location, easily the most enjoyable time I have spent on a bike so far.
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  • guity
    guity Posts: 113
    Any one got any recommendations for places in the ventoux area? I'm in the area next weekend and have persuaded the OH a pedal in the area might be nice!
    www.tomwardmtb.co.uk
  • Courage Monsieur
    Courage Monsieur Posts: 534
    There's a big barn like place on the edge of Bedoin on the route to Ventoux that I used.
    OK if slightly grumpy service and Trek bikes. They had a lot of stock so we just rolled up and didn't prebook.

    http://www.francebikerentals.com/Default.aspx?tabid=53

    There's also a shop around the corner in the centre of Bedoin that does Look bikes and others.
  • poweredbyidris
    poweredbyidris Posts: 848
    Ventoux Bikes in Malaucene - Pinarellos and Scotts
  • durhamwasp
    durhamwasp Posts: 1,247
    Bedoin - http://www.bedoin-location.fr/en/accuei ... b2937ad2c0
    http://www.snookcycling.wordpress.com - Reports on Cingles du Mont Ventoux, Alpe D'Huez, Galibier, Izoard, Tourmalet, Paris-Roubaix Sportive & Tour of Flanders Sportive, Amstel Gold Xperience, Vosges, C2C, WOTR routes....
  • hjghg5
    hjghg5 Posts: 97
    You've got it listed, but I'd definitely recommend gran canaria, particularly in winter. I'm out here at the moment and while the roads are still spectacular, it's a little warmer than my last two visits in january and november which makes the climbs quite challenging. I have my own bike out here (I have family on the island) but my oh has never struggled to hire a road bike when he's come out with me.
  • Ron Stuart
    Ron Stuart Posts: 1,242
    http://burgauvilla.com/activities/cycling

    Some winter pics here:- http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1 ... ed0e427dcb

    http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3 ... 08e17e5b70

    Bike Rental:- http://www.cycling-rentals.com/ (near Portimao)

    My wife went with some mates in April ( The heat was on!!!).... http://fiveladiesfivebicycles.wordpress.com/

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