| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3214 |
| Total number of notes: | 31946 |
I am going to Biaritz in France in August for holiday, unfortunately I
can't take my own bike. Does anyone know if there are likely to be any
shops where I can hire a bicycle? When I say bicycle I mean a decent
10 - 14 speed racer and not the usual heavy frame 3-speeds that are for
hire at touristy places.
Peter
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| 1626.1 | SNCF | TALLIS::JBELL | Zeno was almost here | Fri Jul 06 1990 14:31 | 13 |
We rented a bike from the train station and were
reasonably impressed.
It was a 10 speed with fenders, headlight, and luggage rack, and
water bottle cage. The seat was a bit tough, and the bike had
definitely seen some milage, but it was quite servicable.
Of course, you're luck might be different.
I'm told that rentals from bike shops in larger cities are
even better.
-Jeff Bell
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| 1626.2 | Have a good time , Peter | SIOG::OSULLIVAN | John O'Sullivan | Fri Jul 06 1990 16:18 | 9 |
Hi Peter,
I was in Bordeaux area last year. The only bikes I saw for hire
were the "heavy" types, but I didn't go out of my way looking.
Have a good time. Will you get to see any of the Tour stages down
there.
John
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| 1626.3 | Long gone ... | BELFST::MCCLINTOCK | Peter | Fri Jul 06 1990 16:43 | 6 |
> Have a good time. Will you get to see any of the Tour stages down
> there.
Unfortunately not ... I'm going in August.
Peter
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| 1626.4 | MARVIN::COCKBURN | Craig Cockburn | Fri Jul 06 1990 16:48 | 10 | |
I used a similar thing to .1 when I was in France last year (Annecy). It's a scheme called train + velo operated by the French railways (SNCF). I got a 10 speed racer with a chain that kept coming off, but I did go quite late in the day and it was the last one there. I think it's quite good, and reasonably cheap. Go early and get a decent bike, and remember to take your passport - they need to write down your passport number when you hire the bike. Craig. | |||||
| 1626.5 | train + velo question | SLSTRN::BROWN | Mike Brown DTN 276-8893 | Thu Mar 21 1991 06:58 | 4 |
| 1626.6 | DANGER::JBELL | Zeno was almost here | Thu Mar 21 1991 11:45 | 8 | |
> Do you know if you can rent the bike one place, and return it
> to different station?
Yes, but with some restrictions.
I think that there are only certain stations that do it.
-Jeff
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