Renting a road bike in Italy

[Steve]

Can anyone provide a resource? I will be in Italy for a few days and
would like to do some road riding. I do not want to do a group tour,
just some solo riding for a couple days in the beginning of July.

I'll be in Rome and Naples.

Thanks for any info however sketchy.

steve

[Sergio SERVADIO]

On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, Steve wrote:
> Can anyone provide a resource? I will be in Italy for a few days and
> would like to do some road riding. I do not want to do a group tour,
> just some solo riding for a couple days in the beginning of July.
> I'll be in Rome and Naples.
> Thanks for any info however sketchy.

Not so easy to rent good bikes over here.
Except if you happen to come to the Pisa/Lucca area: then, I can spot
almost anything for you.

Sergio
Pisa

[Sergio SERVADIO]

On Fri, 11 Jun 2004, Tim Arnold wrote:
> Agreed. I went on a tour along the Adriatic ...

Myself being born 'on the other side' I am wondering where along the
Adriatic coast you did bike touring.
Most of the coastal line roads should, in my opinion, be avoided
altogether.

Sergio
Pisa

[Tim Arnold]

"Sergio SERVADIO" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, Steve wrote:
> > Can anyone provide a resource? I will be in Italy for a few days and
> > would like to do some road riding. I do not want to do a group tour,
> > just some solo riding for a couple days in the beginning of July.
> > I'll be in Rome and Naples.
> > Thanks for any info however sketchy.
>
> Not so easy to rent good bikes over here.
> Except if you happen to come to the Pisa/Lucca area: then, I can spot
> almost anything for you.
>
> Sergio
> Pisa
>

Agreed. I went on a tour along the Adriatic and asked the tour operator if
there was a road bike to rent. They could really find anything suitable, so
they rented out one their personal bikes.

[Steve]

In article >, Tim Arnold
> wrote:

> "Sergio SERVADIO" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, Steve wrote:
> > > Can anyone provide a resource? I will be in Italy for a few days and
> > > would like to do some road riding. I do not want to do a group tour,
> > > just some solo riding for a couple days in the beginning of July.
> > > I'll be in Rome and Naples.
> > > Thanks for any info however sketchy.
> >
> > Not so easy to rent good bikes over here.
> > Except if you happen to come to the Pisa/Lucca area: then, I can spot
> > almost anything for you.
> >
> > Sergio
> > Pisa
> >
>
> Agreed. I went on a tour along the Adriatic and asked the tour operator if
> there was a road bike to rent. They could really find anything suitable, so
> they rented out one their personal bikes.

Hm. Too bad. I won't be there long enough to do a side trip to Pisa.
Guess I'll have to plan ahead a bit for this next time.

steve

[Ken Roberts]

To rent a not-so-good bicycle might be easier.

(1) Train stations in Europe sometimes have a bicycle-rental service.
Sharon and I have done this twice in other countries, though not in Italy.

(2) Ask at the local tourist office -- they might know places other than the
train station.

Just don't expect to get anything like a racing or serious touring bike.

(3) if you happen to walk past a bike shop, just stop in and ask. Who
knows? they might have something better for you to rent. If not, at least
you'll have the cross-cultural experience of meeting a local bicycle person.

Ken

[steve]

In article >,
Ken Roberts > wrote:

> To rent a not-so-good bicycle might be easier.

Easier, but a lot less fun.

>
> (3) if you happen to walk past a bike shop, just stop in and ask. Who
> knows? they might have something better for you to rent. If not, at least
> you'll have the cross-cultural experience of meeting a local bicycle person.

This is a great idea. I'll wander around Rome looking for bike shops.
I'll have an adventure or two on the way, surely.

steve