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Hire Bikes Loire Valley - Cycling Holidays in France from Loire Life Cycling

Hire Bikes

Loire Valley Bike Hire – Hybrid, Electric & Road Bikes

Hybrid bikes are included on our tours with upgrades available

Hire bikes to suit everyone

The cost of hire bikes is included in our Loire Valley Discovery Tour and Loire short cycling breaks. We’re also happy for you to bring your own bike and we’ll apply a discount to the price. You can also upgrade your hire bike to a road bike or electric bike.

The Hire Bikes

For some, cycling holidays in France are about relaxing and soaking up the scenery without too much effort.  For others, it’s about recreating that ‘Tour de France’ feeling!  We have bikes that can satisfy both aims.

Hybrid Touring Bikes

Our standard touring hybrids have either 21 or 24 gears, fixed front forks to keep the weight down and plenty of headset adjustment so we can make you comfortable.

Hybrid Bike Equipment

Our hybrid bikes come with the following equipment:

  • Handlebar Bag or Panier
  • Rear bike rack
  • Bottle holder & Water Bottle
  • Access to voice navigation system
  • Bike Lock
  • Helmet
  • Hi-viz Vest
  • Puncture repair equipment

Electric Bikes

Our electric bikes are Gitane’s  Organe’e with an uprated battery, giving a range of around 65 kms, which is plenty for our routes and terrain.  The e-bikes come with the same equipment as the hybrid bikes.

E-Bikes can be hired for an additional charge, please ask us for details. We have limited availability, so book early if you want an e-bike. See more here.

Road Bikes

We use Orbea and Cannondale road bikes, all with carbon forks and have a mix of flat and drop handle bars.  As standard they are fitted with flat pedals but we’re happy to fit your pedals if you bring them with you.  Being road bikes, they don’t come with racks or panniers, but a bottle holder, locks and puncture repair kit is provided.

Road bikes can be hired for an additional charge, please ask us for details. As for the E-Bikes, there is limited availability, so please book early! See more here.

Support and Extra Help

If you have hired your bike on our Discovery Tour or one of our short cycling breaks, then all through the week we ensure that it is in full working order and comfortable.

We are also happy to fit your own saddle, pedals or your GPS to our bikes for the duration of your cycling holiday – just let us know when you book so that we can have the bike ready to recieve your equipment when you arrive!

When you are out on the road we will assist you in the event of major technical failure,  but it really helps us if you are able to mend punctures with the equipment we provide.  If you can’t we will get out to you as soon as possible to change the tyre for you – but bear in mind you may be over 35kms away.

If you have brought your own bike, then you are more than welcome to use the bike stands and tools that we have available.