Bike rental Rockville, MD area

[DS]

Off topic and not Riv-related, but thought I'd ask the group as there seems to be some DC area people on here. I'm traveling there in a few weeks to visit my brother. He has one bike (an '84 trek 500 I converted to 650b for him) and I'm looking for another so we can do a rambling 30-50 mile day ride. There doesn't seem to be any shops that rent bikes in that area as far as I can tell. We won't have a car really so planning to leave from the Twinbrook area (or somewhere the metro can take us from Twinbrook). 

Can anyone here on the list chime in? Or better yet, if anyone has a bike for a 5'7" 80 PBH person they'd be willing to lend out for the day, and even join us, let me know ;)

[Justin Schoop]

Try bikestoborrow.com. I believe they will deliver a bike to your location and have heard decent things about them.

[Lungimsam]

College Park Bikes?
It's in College Park, MD. Not too far from Rockville. Not the closest either. But they are a Rivish shop.

[Alan Pickett]

Not sure what your size is, but I have a spare surly Crosscheck - it's a 56 - that is completely Rivendellized, and you would be welcome to borrow it. Albatross bars with Silver BE shifters, the Sugino Triple Crank, Tektro Wide cantis, 45mm tires. It's probably a little de-tuned at the moment, but would still carry you capably through a rambling DC area ride. Feel free to contact me off the list if that sounds appealing.

Alan in Silver Spring

[Philip Kim]

Not sure where you are riding to, but Bikestation right off Union Station metro have lots of bikes for rent.

I would also offer mine, but too small.

-Phil

On Monday, August 3, 2015 at 10:28:12 PM UTC-4, DS wrote:

[Alan Pickett]

Oops, didn't notice your PBH, my surly might also be too big.

I have also noticed the bike rental place at union station, it's called Bike and Roll: http://bikeandrolldc.com.

There's also the Capitol BikeShare that has stations all over the city, and you can get a 24 hour membership for $8 plus a fee based on total time, and it looks like this could get a little steep if you have the bike for several hours, website: http://www.capitalbikeshare.com

Either way, enjoy the ride!
Alan

[islaysteve]

Some shops that come up in a search are: Revolution Cycles (Rockville or Twinbrook station, ask them), Hudson Trail Outfitters (Twinbrook or a White Flint) and Big Wheel Bicycles(bethesda station). All or on the Red Line, close to Twinbrook. Of course, call first and make sure they have what you need.
Cheers, Steve

[David Stein]

Yeah I saw a few of those. thanks everyone for the recommendation. The surly would indeed be a bit too big but I definitely appreciate the offer. I also looked into a case to bring my bike, which would come in handy for future travel, but that seems like a whole other can of worms and wad of cash i'm not willing to spend right now (with used bike boxes being the cheapest option but not for lugging it around trains back and forth to the airport, or cramming in small sedans when people pick you up and you have a big ole box with you).

On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 1:40 PM, islaysteve <alki...@verizon.net> wrote:

Some shops that come up in a search are:  Revolution Cycles (Rockville or Twinbrook station, ask them), Hudson Trail Outfitters (Twinbrook or a White Flint) and Big Wheel Bicycles(bethesda station).  All or on the Red Line, close to Twinbrook. Of course, call first and make sure they have what you need.
Cheers, Steve

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[Minh]

I'm encouraged that it only took a handful of posts for someone to offer their personal bike. Unfortunately mine are also too big. Hopefully someone can get you one. There are a lot of bike routes near DC.

[Philip Kim]

I know you can bring bikes on Amtrack, I think it might be for free too. A lot of people bring their bike on trains to Pittsburgh and ride down the c&O and Gap.

[Dan McNamara]

David - 

If you are still interested in a case, I have one sitting in the garage not being used. Let me know offline. 

Dan

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[WETH]

I have a bike you could borrow. Photo here : https://flic.kr/p/rwdcLk
I also have a 56cm Atlantis with Noodles if you think it would fit you.
I am traveling until later in August. Contact me off list and we can see what we can arrange if you're interested.
Thanks,
Erl
Kensington, MD

[David Stein]

Man, the generosity on here is amazing! 

Erl - Unfortunately I think a 56cm Atlantis is too tall from a standover perspective (maybe you can confirm, but I cap out about a 31" standover and get nervous trying to dismount anything higher in traffic or in a pinch). 

My typical frame sizes range from a 48 on the low side to 54cm on the high side, with 52 usually being the sweet spot depending on the frame.

Dan - I'll PM you.