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Telephone |
Hours |
Approx. Rates |
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Paris Vélo |
01-43-37-59-22 |
Mon.-Sat. 10am-7pm |
Day: 100 FF |
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Paris à Vélo, C'est Sympa |
01-48-87-60-01 |
not known |
Day: 100 FF |
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La Maison du Velo |
01-42-81-24-72 |
Tues.-Sat .10am-7pm |
Day: 150 FF |
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Cyclic |
01-43-25-63-67 |
Tues.-Sat. 10am-7pm |
Day: 100 FF |
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Albert Swissa |
01-42-77-01-19 |
not known |
from 100 FF per day |
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Métro Bike |
01-43-21-88-38 |
Mon.: 2:30-7pm |
from 85 FF per day |
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VTT Center |
01-45-65-49-89 |
not known |
from 90 FF per day |
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Cycl'art by Bicloune |
01-48-05-47-75 |
not known |
from 100 FF per day |
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Paris Cycle - En vélo à Paris |
01-42-01-81-77 |
not known |
bike delivery to hotels |
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Paris Vélo Assistance |
01-40-34-28-29 |
not known |
from 80 FF per day |
Bike terms for knowing availability
VTT (Vélo Tout Terrain): mountain bike
VTC (Vélo Tout Chemin): hybrid bike
Vélo de Course: racing style bike
Vélo de Ville/Bicyclette/Dutch: cruiser, limited speed city
bicycles
Bike Associations
Fédération Française de Cyclotourisme:
01-44-16-88-88.
Vélo de Ville: 01-44-24-99-50, they rent bicycles also, as
well as participate with RATP bicycle locations.
SNCF/RATP and bicycle Rentals
The Paris RATP transit system has placed bicycle rental locations (called Roue Libre) around the city with cruisers, hybrids, and mountain bikes available for rent. You can also rent child seats and helmets. Locations include: St.-Germain-en-Laye (RER A), Bois de Boulogne (waterfall intersection), Eiffel Tower, Châtelet, Bois de Vincennes (Porte Dorée). They are open 9:00am to 7:00pm.
Guided multilingual tours conducted by Escapade Nature are available for Right Bank Paris, Left Bank Paris, Noble District, forests/parks, Paris by Night, Early Morning Paris, etc. You can reach Escapade Nature at 3 rue Antoine Vollon, 75012 Paris; tel: 01-53-17-03-18. You can also get information at the Roue Libre locations mentioned above.
Bike rental rates vary, but start from 20 FF per hour, and guided tours are 80-200 FF. Guided tours last from 1.5 hours to 3 hours and depart from different locations. Ask for the Roue Libre brochure at the Tourist Office or the RER stations.
Traveling on Trains in France with your bike
TGV and Corail trains accept bicyles, but with restrictions. The TGV requires a bike box be used of size no greater than 1.20 m x .90 m. The bike box must fit in the luggage spaces, and a maximum of 3 boxes may be imposed. In heavy travel seasons, bike boxes could be prohibited from some TGV trains. Corail trains also require boxes, but some cargo cars can accept the bike in its assembled form. Note the bicycle symbol next to train that accept bicycles.
You are responsible for the safe and efficient removal of your bike from the trains, and SNCF assumes no responsibility for it when transported by you. You can however ship your bike with relative ease, with SERNAM, the baggage service of the SNCF. You can even have it delivered door to door.
In Paris and the suburbs, some train allow bicycle transport. Note, the Métro lines never allow bicycles. On the RER, you can transport on weekdays except rush hours (6:30-9:30 am and 4:30-7:00 pm). All day on weekends and bank holidays are free for bicycle transport. You cannot take a bike on the RER within the Paris city stops.
Purchasing Cool Bike Stuff
If you would like to get some cool Tour de France team jerseys, or other bicyle clothing and gear, most bike shops won't have it! The big sports stores such as Decathlon and Go Sport are the place to find these items at the best prices. Look for the bicycle section, and shop hard. After the disqualification of Team Festina in 1998, their jerseys were a great buy at these stores!
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