Rent a Bike for a Day in Santiago, Chile

There is nothing better after that long, overnight flight to Santiago than to explore by bicycle. In Santiago, Chile "La Bicicleta Verde" offers rates on single speed cruiser bikes,multi-speed mountain bikes and hybrid bikes. La Bicicleta Verde also offers half-day bike tours. These are a great introduction to any city! Tours cost $30 and include a green bicycle, helmet, 1 bottle of water and a local snack (and, of course, a bilingual guide.)

So if you are headed for a bicycle tour of Chile's wine country, think about exploring Santiago by bike during your layover day!

Despite the photo, helmets ARE available and recommended with tours and rentals from La Bicicleta Verde!

Italy's Cruiser Bike Tours Shows off Florence, Rome and Pisa

Italy's Cruiser Bike Tours offers half day, relaxed guided tours for 39 euros and half day self-guided bike rentals (including helmet, MP3 player with an audio guide, and a map) for 39 euros per person.

Interested in just doing your own thing? Cruiser Bike Tours will rent you a cruiser for an hour (4 euros), five hours for 10 euros, and all day for 15 euros. For more information on bicycle rentals click here.

Half-Day Bicycle Tours in Buenos Aires

So you're on your way to Antarctica, Patagonia, or just to visit Argentina. You have a layover day or four in Buenos Aires and can get away for an afternoon. We have the perfect half-day bicycle tour for you. Actually, this is perfect for most of a day because the neighborhood of San Telmo, where this bike tour company is based, is one of the most interesting quarters of Buenos Aires. So go early for your tour, explore the Plaza Dorrego, take your bike ride with La Bicicleta Naranja Tours and Rentals then come back late afternoon for drinks in Plaza Dorrego again as it fills up with both tourists and locals at that time.
For more photos of bicycling in Argentina visit our Flickr pages.

How 'Bout a Bike Tour in Boston?

Of course, you can just rent a bike and do your own exploring but the reason to take a half-day bicycle tour is . . . local knowledge. Nothing can buy you local information like taking a ride with the folks who ride there all the time.

The folks at Urban AdvenTours, in Boston, will rent you a bicycle but they will also show you the sights, and where to find the best food in Boston, like Redbones, Boston's best BBQ and the Washington Square Tavern.

So if you are short on time and short on knowledge about where to find a bike and where to ride, finding a local bike tour operator for a short half-day or full-day ride is the solution. When in Boston call Urban AdvenTours.

Bicycle Rentals in the USA

Take a half-day bike ride while touring or visiting these US cities! Some of these rental operators offer half-day or full-day tours. Most rent bikes by the week as well.

Call before you go to make sure they have just the type of bike you need and want.

If you have rented from any of these companies please tell us about your experience and your favorite ride. Or, if you know of a place not listed here please tell us about it in a comment.

Chicago: McDonald's Cycle Center at the Chicago Bike Station

Miami, FL: See Washington DC

Portland, OR: Waterfront Bicycles in one of America's most bicycle friendly cities!

San Francisco, CA: See Washington DC

Seattle, WA: The Cascade Bicycle Club, one of the nation's largest, lists bicycle rental outfits in Seattle

Washington, DC: Bike & Roll
(Bike and Roll also operates in Chicago, NY City, San Francisco, and Miami)

Many bike shops rent bikes as well. Just Google the town you are headed to and the type of bike you are looking for. Then drop us a note to let us know how it went!