If you're going to be in town for the Five Boro Bike Tour, and want to rent in town, you probably need to do so ASAP because many of the bike shops have special deals for renting bikes to riders in that Sunday ride. Sorry, don't have any knowledge of bike shops that rent bikes in towns along the RR lines. Your best bet -- both for bikes and for trails/riding -- might be to take the Westchester line out of town and check the towns and trails up in Westchester county and beyond.
As for Citibike (Bike Share) definitely use it for trips in town. (I do, even when I have a bike with me.) It has spread to cover much more territory than a few years ago. The only caveat for you is that: I found a shortage of docking stations in midtown (40s and 50s). And, depending on what neighborhood you're going to, at what time, it can be difficult to find an available bike or a docking station to return a bike. I've frequently had to go to the second- or third-closest docking station when I was trying to park a bike in the West Village at night after 7 PM. On Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 9:44:41 AM UTC-4, David B wrote: > I'll be in New York for a few days at the beginning of May and will have > at least one full free day. > Looking for recommendations for bike rentals or if bike share system is > preferable. > I'll be staying in Midtown, so thinking maybe bike share would be best for > getting around the city, but in case I want to venture further, any > recommendations for taking a train out of the city and renting a bike for a > few hours? > Any Riv-ish shops worth stopping in at while I'm there? > Thanks, > David > River Grove, IL > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
