Bike Rentals and Demos
For those of you who would like to ride with the club but do not have a mountain bike or are thinking about buying a bike but do not know which one to get - this is for you. Here is a list of bike shops around the city which offer bike rentals and demos at various prices. Take a look!
AGOURA HILLS: Demo bikes: Sundance Cycles, 5019 Kanan Rd., Agoura Hills (818) 991-9103. Ellsworth bikes only. $50 per day. Demo fee may applied to purchase.
ALTADENA: Rental bikes, Steve's Bike Shop, 2387 N. Lake, Altadena, (626) 798-8703. Steve's rents Marin full suspension bikes for $25 per day.
HERMOSA BEACH: Rental bikes. Hermosa Cyclery, 20-13th Street, Hermosa Beach(310) 374-7816. They only have 4 mtn. bikes to rent! They rent for $12 per hour or $36 per day. They have a KHS Descent full suspension, a Mountain Sport with front fork, a Scorpio full suspension and a KHS with Marzzocchi front fork.
NEWBURY PARK: Rental bikes: Newbury Park Bicycle Shop, 1560 Newbury Rd., Newbury Park, (805) 498-7714. They have both full suspension and hard tails that rent for $40 per day. Full Suspension: Cannondale Super V, GT-RTS. Front Suspension: Griffin, Cannondale F900, Diamondback Access, Klein Pulse, Klein Parcel.
VENTURA: Demo bikes: Cycle Scene:, 2893 Johnson Drive, Ventura, (805) 650-9338, Demo bikes are $75 per day which applies to the purchase price. They have Cannondale, Gary Fisher, Trek, Kona - mostly full suspension.
VAN NUYS: Europa Bicycle Center 6217 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys, CA 91401-2710, 818-989-2453.
HOLLYWOOD: Hollywood Pro Bicycles, 6731 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028. (323)466-5890 & (888)775-BIKE, www.hollywoodprobicycles.com.
Disclaimer and request for updates. Most of this information was obtained by phoning the stores with the potential for unclear information, and then there are the usual typos. So if you plan to rent, don't wait until the last minute, check out the available bikes or call beforehand. The bikes may be all rented, the store may be closed, etc. If you have comments, updates, or other rental locations, please let us know, editor@sbmbc.com. If you found something other that what you read here, help the next person using this information by supplying updated information. Thanks and have a good ride. Prepared Sept. 2003. Added bottom two stores Oct. 2006
