North Van Mtn Bike Rental - offseason

Does anyone rent bikes in the offseason (i.e. now)? I have someone coming from out of town and wanted to take them for a spin. I would usually use Endless, but I think they are closed for the winter.

Thanks,
-Gord

Does anyone rent bikes in the offseason (i.e. now)? I have someone coming from out of town and wanted to take them for a spin. I would usually use Endless, but I think they are closed for the winter.

Thanks,
-Gord

Give Endless a shout!

They moved to 1467 Crown St.

P: 604 985 2219 E: [email protected]

WINTER HOURS
November 1st - March 31st
5 days a week
Wednesday - Sunday
9am - 4:30pm

Have fun!

Try www.mountainbikevancouver.com. They should have some Norco Ranges for rent.

Demo a bike from a shop.
They all vary in what they Charge.

Demo a bike from a shop.
They all vary in what they Charge.

Demo'ing bikes is to figure out what's the next purchase.

Renting a bike is to have a bike to ride.

Most shops I've talked to don't want the demo's to be used as rentals.

Party on.

Most shops I've talked to don't want the demo's to be used as rentals.

What's the difference? You are paying $X to use a bike for a specified amount of time in either scenario. I guess aside from the fact that they probably don't want "renters" hogging the bikes from potential biker purchasers… but realistically, there is no way for a bike shop to police something like this.

Demo'ing bikes is to figure out what's the next purchase.

Renting a bike is to have a bike to ride.

Most shops I've talked to don't want the demo's to be used as rentals.

Party on.

If you pay to take a bike out then it is a rental not a demo.

Don't get me wrong, I fully understand that shops can't just let anyone take a bike out for a few hours without paying for it otherwise this service will be abused. It just cracks me up when they call it a demo.

If you pay to take a bike out then it is a rental not a demo.

4 x 4 = 16

I'd say a demo bike is a bike that is meant to be in pristine condition, not used all that often and is an advertisement for that bike / brand, lent out with the hope that a bike will be bought as a result. A rental bike is something that will be shitkicked all season ("don't be gentle it's only a rental" etc…) with the aim being to make money from the rental, not from subsequent purchases. A significant difference.