Where's the cheapest place to rent a bicycle for the day in NYC (Manhattan)?

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Answer
Depends on where you live and how many hours you want to bike. Here is a list of bike rental place and prices:


A Bicycle Shop
212-691-6149
abikshp@aol.com
349 West 14th St
between 8th and 9th Ave
Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30 AM - 7 PM;
Sat 9:30 AM â 6 PM;
Sun 12 PM - 5 PM
Price: $30/day (8 hrs), $5/hr; Does not rent helmets


ANewGen Bicycles
212-757-2418 angr1112@hotmail.com
832 9th Ave
between 54th and 55th St
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 AM â 8 PM;
Sat & Sun 10 AM â 6 PM
Price: $40/day (24 hrs); $6/hour; Helmet: Free


Bicycle Habitat
212-431-3315
cmcbike@bicyclehabitat.com
244 Lafayette
between Prince and Spring St
Hours: Mon-Thur 10 AM - 7 PM;
Fri 10 AM â 6:30 PM,
Sun 10 AM - 6 PM
Price: $30/day, Special Rates for 2+ days; Helmet: $10


Bike Heaven
212-230-1919
mybikeheaven@yahoo.com
348 E 62nd St (betw. 1 & 2 Ave)
Hours: Mon-Fri 10 AM - 7 PM;
Sat & Sun 10 AM - 5 PM
Price: $30/day (24 hrs); $5/hour; Helmet: $5


Chelsea Bicycles
212-727-7278
info@chelseabicycles.com
156 West 26th St
between 6th and 7th Ave
Hours: Mon-Sat 10 AM â 7 PM,
Sun 11 AM - 6 PM
Price: $35/day, $6/hr; Helmet $5


City Bicycles & Hobbies Inc.
212-563-3373
bikehobbies@aol.com
315 W 38th St
between 8th and 9th Ave
Hours: Mon - Fri 9 AM â 6:30 PM,
Sat & Sun 10 AM - 5 PM,
Price: $25/day, $5/hr; No Helmets


Eddie's Bicycles Shop
212-580-2011
490 Amsterdam Ave
between 83rd and 84th St
Hours: Sun - Fri 9 AM - 7 PM,
Sat - closed
Price: $35/day, $7/hr, Helmet $5

Enochâs Bike Shop
212-582-0620
756 10th Ave.
(betw. 51 & 52 St)
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 AM â 7 PM;
Sat 10 AM â 6 PM;
Sun 12 - 6 PM
Price: $25/day (24 hrs), New Bikes $60/day, Helmet: $4


Gotham Bike Shop
212-732-2453
gotbik@aol.com
116 W Broadway
between Duane and Reade St
Hours: Mon-Sat 10 AM - 6:30 PM;
Sun 10:30 AM â 5:00 PM
Price: $30/day, Helmet: $5

Hub Station/Pony Pedicab
212-965-9334
517 Broome St @ Thompson St
Hours: Tue-Sun 11 AM - 7 PM
Type of Bicycles for Rent & Price:
Mountain & Cruisers $25/day, $5/hr;
Tandems $40/day, $10/hr. Helmet: Free; Lock: $3/day

Larry & Jeffs 2nd Ave.-Bicycles Plus
212-722-2201
1690 2nd Ave
between 87th and 88th St
Hours: Mon-Sun 10 AM - 8 PM
Price: $30/day (9 hrs); $8/hour; Helmet: Free


Manhattan Bicycles
212-262-0111
manhattancycles@aol.com
791 9th Ave
between 52nd and 53rd St
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 AM - 7 PM,
Sat 11 AM - 6 PM,
Sun 11 AM - 5 PM
Price: $25/day; $4/hour; Helmet: Free


METRO Bicycles ride@metrobicycles.com
- Canal St. Bicycles 212-334-8000
417 Canal St at Varick St
- Midtown Bicycles 212-581-4500
360 West 47th St between 8th and 9th Ave
- Eastside Bicycles 212-427-4450
1311 Lexington Ave, corner of 88 St
- 14th St. Bicycles 212-228-4344
332 East 14th St between 1st and 2nd Ave
- Westside Bicycles 212-663-7531
231 West 96 St between Broadway and Amsterdam
- 6th Ave. Bicycles 212-255-5100
546 6th Ave between 14th and 15th St
Hours: Call the bike shop for hours
Price: $35/day ; $7/hour. Helmets: $2.50


Pedal Pusher Bike Shop
212-288-5592
rbbicycle@aol.com
1306 2nd Ave. (betw. 68 & 69 St)
Hours: Fri - Mon, 10 AM - 6 PM;
Wed 10 â 7 PM,
Thur 10 â 8 PM
Price: $19.97/day; $5.75/hr
Helmet: & Bicycle Lock: $2.76 each


Toga Bike Shop
212-799-9625
gotbik@aol.com
110 West End Ave
between 64th and 65th St
Hours: Mon-Wed & Fri 11 AM - 7 PM;
Thur 11 AM - 8 PM;
Sat 10 AM - 6 PM; Sun 11 AM - 6 PM
Type of Bicycles for Rent & Price:
Hybrid & Mountain $30/day,
Road $50/day,
Demo (Merlin & Lightspeed - subject to availability);$75/day.
Helmet: $5

What would be a good bike for me?

Goattt

I'm looking to get educated/expert advice before I go out looking for the right bike for me. What I'm looking for is a bike I can use to mainly: get around my school's campus, use to occasionally go on short workout rides, go on leisure rides around town. I'm not looking for some tour de france quality stuff by any means and don't want to pay a fortune so I don't mind buying used. Any other information you need to know I can provide but hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks!
Well looking at what you said I'd probably be best suited with a road bike, nearly no rough terrain around where I live haha

Answer
There are 3 types of bikes to look at, the obvious mountain bike, hybrid and road bike. The road bike is a very thin wheeled bike, perfect for on road cycling, the hybrid is in the middle of the two. The decision heavily relies on the terrain you are planning to ride on, if the campus is very flat and for your 'workout' rides you plan on doing some road cycling then go for a road bike. If the terrain can be rough but you don't want a bulky mountain bike then the hybrid is the best choice as it allows you to ride both on road and partially off road on rough terrain. Most people think that the road bikes are all tour de France quality and carry that price tag, however they don't! I recently bough a spexialized Allez 2011 model for £350, try looking for the previous years models and asking what deals they can offer.. Cash is also a good payment method in order to knock a bit off the price. High street shops are usually better than online as you can haggle and get better deals if you were to buy a helmet etc from them.

Just think about what you want and what's best for you and go for the bike that suites you. Hope this helps :)

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