Otago Central Rail Trail Bike Hire

Since the inception of the Otago Central Rail Trail and the increase in popularity of mountain-biking, Trail Journeys have extended our fleet of rental bikes each year. We now have around 500 bikes of all sizes to cater for all possible requirements.

No matter what your age or size, if you're riding the Railtrail we have a bike for you. We hire front suspended mountain bikes, front suspended comfort bikes (setup with a more upright riding position and nice wide seats), tandem bikes, smaller 20" & 24" bikes for children from 5-11 years, half bikes (towed behind an adult bike) for children between 4-7 years and baby seats for your wee ones (two types are available, one is a top tube mount where the child sits in front of the adult and is for up to 15kg, the other fits on the back of the bike and is for up to 3 years). Added to our fleet are the childs trailers which are towed behind the adullts bikes and we have a single and double available. We also hire pannier bags to store your kit on your comfort hire bike as well as bike racks which are towbar mounted so that you can carry up to either 2 or 4 bikes on your car.

The bikes we have for rental are very suitable for all the types of tracks we have to offer. For our customers who want that little bit more comfort we have the range of hybrid (or comfort) bikes. In  " Blending all of the features of a comfort bike with the ruggedness of a mountain bike, the  hybrid bike is at home on the bike path, but equally comfortable on unsealed country roads and rail trails". These have an upright riding position, taking the pressure off your neck and wrists. Combine these features with front suspension, a velo comfort saddle with cut out and a suspension seat post and you have probably the most comfortable bike available today. These styles are the main bike that we hire out for the Otago Central Rail Trail.

Our policy of updating bikes each year has our customers riding the most up to date bikes available. When you rent a bike from Trail Journeys, you can be assured that your bike will be well maintained and of good quality. Trail Journeys are developing an new bike specifically for the trail and from our 10 years experience on the trail we have identified areas that are important to our customer and our service depart. These include puncture proof tyres, good quality bearings, comfortable riding position with high rake stems for maximum comfort, comfort saddles and many other features identified by our staff.

 

Its not just about the Rail Trail!

The local area lends itself to serious off road riding along with plenty of passive tracks suitable for families and the not so adventurous amongst us. Most of the tracks are with in 5 minutes from the centre of Alexandra or Clyde on a bike.

With an increasing number of tourists visiting our area, mountain-biking offers them a great way to see our diverse and beautiful landscape.

 

Bike Hire Terms

Please note that we require a credit card to hire a bike. Note also that for hires of 1 or 2 hours we will charge your card for one day and then refund you the balance upon your return. Please be aware that for hiring a bike by the hour the hire period begins when you take your hire bike away from our Clyde Trailhead location.

Please note that when you are hiring our bikes for one day or more that you can pick your bike up between 4pm and 5pm the day before (this time can vary during the Railtrail peak season from March 1st - April 31st. We  service all of our bikes between hires and during peak periods the servicing times can be extended).

 

Bike Hire Rates

Tandem Bikes
$80 per day
$40 per hour ($80 after 2 hours)

Rail Trail Comfort Bikes (Giant Sedonas with front suspension)
$40 per day
$20per hour ($40 after 2 hours)

Mountain Bikes (Giant Yukons & Rincons with front suspension)
$40 per day
$20 per hour ($40 after 2 hours)

24" Mountain Bikes
$30 per day
$15 per hour ($30 after 2 hours)

20" MTB Bikes
$20 per day (No half day rates)

Half Bike (these are towed behind an adult bike)
$25 per day (No half day rates)

Kiddy's Trailers (these are towed behind adults bike)
$40per day (no half day rates)

Baby Seat Hire (these attach to the back of an adult bike)
$10 per day (no half day rates)

Pannier Hire (these fit to the comfort bikes only, note these DON'T fit our mountain bikes)
$5 per day per set of 2. (Capacity 32, 38 or 40 litres in total)

2 or 4 Bike Car Towbar Rack $15 per day (no half day rates)

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