Bike Rentals Vancouver – Where to Rent Bikes in Vancouver • Average Joe Cyclist

This post is all about finding bike rentals in Vancouver, BC, Canada! Vancouver is rapidly becoming a destination vacation city for people who like to ride bikes. Check out our map showing you where to rent bikes in Vancouver, and the contact details for the rental stores. This post also has a video about the joys of cycling in Vancouver, and a video showing you how to use Vancouver’s Mobi Bike Share bikes. To start with, here is a video showing you some of the awesome cycling you can look forward to in Vancouver.

If you want to enjoy downtown Vancouver, join the throngs of cyclists on the separated bike lanes, including Hornby Street and Dunsmuir Street. I took the photo below during a quiet time of the day – at rush hour, there are a LOT of cyclists on the Dunsmuir Street separated bike route.

This is how all streets should look – safe space for pedestrians, #cyclists and motorists in downtown #Vancouver! pic.twitter.com/SDr4CZY91L

— Average Joe Cyclist (@AvrgeJoeCyclist) June 19, 2016

You can also cycle the awesome Stanley Park Seawall Trail; or enjoy any one of the many wonderful bike trails. Here’s an entire post about some of the awesome bike trails in and around Vancouver. And here is a post with tips for planning a cycling vacation in Vancouver. You can also take a look at a blog called Let’s Go Biking, which features bike rides in and around Metro Vancouver.

Join the thousands of bike commuters on Dunsmuir Street - as long as you are comfortable cycling in packs! — Join the thousands of bike commuters on Dunsmuir Street – as long as you are comfortable cycling in packs!

Note that In Vancouver you can load your bikes onto most buses - as long as there is space. You can also take them on sky trains, but not at peak times — Note that In Vancouver you can load your bikes onto most buses – as long as there is space. You can also take them on sky trains, but not at peak times.

The Hornby Street separated bike lane offers easy access to the Vancouver Art Gallery, which is a central point in Vancouver for both art and public outdoor gatherings. Here a banner for a Picasso exhibition hangs above the remnants of a memorial for the 49 people murdered in Orlando. — The Hornby Street separated bike lane offers easy access to the Vancouver Art Gallery, which is a central point in Vancouver for both art and public outdoor gatherings. Here a banner for a Picasso exhibition hangs above the remnants of a memorial for the 49 people murdered in Orlando

Mobi Bike Share in Vancouver

There are many bike rental shops in Vancouver. You can choose a short-term rental on a Mobi bike share bike. With this system, you pay a daily rate of less than $10, and then you can do unlimited short rides of up to 30 minutes for free. This is ideal for getting from tourist spot to tourist spot, or from a restaurant to your hotel. This video shows you how that works.

Renting a Bike from a Bike Rentals Shop in Vancouver

If you want to do some serious cycling, you can rent a bike from a rentals shop, where you can often also sign up for a guided bike tour. Either way, you are set to have a great bike ride. Bear in mind that BC laws require wearing bike helmets at all times. All Vancouver bike rentals shops will supply bike helmets; most will also supply locks. Most have a variety of family-friendly options as well, including kids’ bikes, trail-a-bike, bike trailers, and baby seats.

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This is a list of Vancouver bike rentals shops, including locations and contact details. Many of these bike rentals shops are located right on off-road trails, or very close by, making it safe and easy to rent a bike and have some healthy outdoor fun in Vancouver. The map shows where these Vancouver bike rentals stops are, while the exact address is given in the listings.

Vancouver Bike Rentals Map — Map showing locations of Vancouver bike rentals shops

1 – Reckless the Bike Store

110 Davie St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2V4

(604) 648-2600

Location: right on the off-road Seaside Bike Route

Types of bikes: High quality road, tandems, electric bikes, baby seats

Go on – spoil yourself – you’re on vacation! At Reckless the Bike Store you can rent a LaPierre Sensium 200 CP – a full Carbon bike with Shimano 105 components

Spokes Rentals in Vancouver, near Stanley Park, does a roaring trade in bike rentals in the summer - grab a bike and set off for an adventure! — Spokes Bicycle Rentals in Vancouver, near Stanley Park, does a roaring trade in bike rentals in the summer – grab a bike and set off for an adventure!

2 – Spokes Bicycle Rentals

1798 Georgia St W, Vancouver, BC V6G 2V7

(604) 688-5141

Location: at the entrance to Stanley Park

Types of bikes: road, hybrid, tandem, mountain, cruiser, elliptigo, trailers and trail-a-bike for kids

Spokes also sells bikes, and has been in business since 1938

Give your relationship a test - see if it can survive a ride on a bicycle made for two - personally I am never going to risk it, but many people do! Here's a couple on the Seaside Bike Route, with the iconic globe of Science World in the background — Give your relationship a test – see if it can survive a ride on a bicycle made for two – personally I am never going to risk it, but many people do! Here’s a couple on the Seaside Bike Route, with the iconic globe of Science World in the background

3 – Bayshore Bicycle Rentals

745 Denman St, Vancouver, BC V6G 2L6

(604) 688-2453

Location: at the entrance to Stanley Park

Types of bikes: mountain, cruiser, comfort, hybrids and tandems. Also in-line skates

4 – Stanley Park Cycle

768 Denman St, Vancouver, BC V6G 2L5

(604) 688-0087

Location: downtown Vancouver, west side; few blocks from Stanley Park

Bicycle rentals and roller blade rentals

You can also rent roller blades at some Vancouver bike rentals shops. Here's someone roller blading in Vancouver's beautiful Stanley Park — You can also rent roller blades at some Vancouver bike rentals shops. Here’s someone roller blading in Vancouver’s beautiful Stanley Park

5 – EzeeRiders Robson Bike Rentals

1823 Robson St, Vancouver, BC V6G 1E4

(604) 331-1789

Location: Downtown Vancouver, a couple of blocks from Stanley Park

6 – Bicycle Sports Pacific

999 Pacific Street, Vancouver

604-682-4537

Brands: Cannnondale, Trek and Schwinn.

Location: southern edge of downtown, at the nexus of Vancouver’s separated bicycle lane network. Minutes from the much less busy entrance to Stanley Park (and the awesome bike route, the Stanley Park Seawall Bike Trail)

The Stanley Park Seawall Bike Trail is one of the greatest bike trails in the world

7 – EzeeRiders Seawall Bike Rentals

Unit 28 – 1055 Canada Place (Vancouver Convention Center)

(604) 331-1789

Location: right on the Seawall, so you are already on the Seaside Bike Route

8 – Bikes on Robson

1531 Robson St, Vancouver, BC V6G 1C3

(778) 371-7316

Location: downtown Vancouver, west side. A few blocks from Stanley Park and the Stanley Park bike trail

Types of bikes: high quality city, tandem

9 – English Bay Bike Rentals

1754 Davie St, Vancouver, BC V6G 1W2

(604) 568-8490

Types of bikes: Quality bikes, including junior mountain bikes, kid’s bikes, trailers and trail-a-bikes

Offers Guided Bike Tours, working with Vancouver Bike Tours

Location: Very close to English Bay and the Seaside Bike Route

The Seaside Bike Route offers awesome views and endless activities all the way

10 – Club16 Seawall Bike Rentals (Trevor Linden Fitness Club16)

Vancouver Convention Centre, 1055 Canada Place #50, Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3

604-647-7543

Location: Right on the Seaside Bike Route

Types of bikes: Cruisers, tandems, kid’s bikes, trail-a-bike

11 – Simon’s Bike Shop

608 Robson St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2B9

(604) 602-1181

Location: downtown Vancouver

12 – JV Bike

929 Expo Blvd, Vancouver, BC V6Z 3G8

(604) 630-3798

Location: downtown Vancouver

Types of bikes: high quality bikes, including electric bikes and adult tricycles; child seats, trailers

City Cycle bike rental sign on Hornby Street

13 – Cycle City Tours

648 Hornby St., Vancouver

604 618 8626

Location: downtown Vancouver

Rentals always available

Tours offered

“Our philosophy is to take our new friends to experience the sights, sounds, and smells of the city, with tours led by story-teller guides to increase opportunity for learning and local insight. New for 2015 – we’ve opened a rental shop in downtown Vancouver featuring stylish city bikes, kids bikes and accessories, and off the beaten track self-guided maps and insider tips.”

City Cycle bikes for rent on Hornby Street - right on the separated bike route! — City Cycle bikes for rent on Hornby Street – right on the separated bike route!

On a personal note, I have to add that I got a great photo of a family (brother, sister, dad) cycling on the Hornby Street separated bike lane in downtown Vancouver – and later realized from the color of the bikes that they were City Cycle rental bikes. I had a moment of great happiness, thinking that I live in a city where people can rent bikes and then immediately be on family-friendly, separated bike routes – even though they are in the heart of the downtown city! Awesome! Here is the photo:

Family cycling on Hornby Street separated bike lane on rented bikes

Here's a family from Brazil, on rented bikes. I met them as they set out on Vancouver's separated bike lane on Hornby Street — Here’s a family from Brazil, on rented bikes. I met them as they set out on Vancouver’s separated bike lane on Hornby Street

I hope that you and your family will also have a great time renting bikes and cycling in Vancouver!

GREAT BIKE TRAILS IN AND AROUND VANCOUVER
Tips for Planning a Great Cycling Vacation in Vancouver
Great Bike Rides in and Around Vancouver	The Whistler Valley Trail	Central Valley Greenway	Stanley Park Seawall, Vancouver
Seaside Bike Route, Vancouver	Galloping Goose Trail, Vancouver Island	Lochside Trail, Vancouver Island	Pacific Spirit Regional Park
West Dyke Trail, Richmond	Deer Lake Park Bike Trails, Burnaby	Traboulay PoCo Trail, Port Coquitlam	Barnet Highway, Burnaby
Shoreline Trail, Port Moody	Springboard Trail, Belcarra Park, Port Moody	Lower Seymour Trails, North Vancouver	Osprey Loop, Pitt Meadows
Bike Rentals Vancouver	Second Beach Pool to Prospect Point, Stanley Park	Convention Center to Science World	Whistler village to Green Lake

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