Explore Taipei like a local! The best way to get around Taipei is by bike. The following 5 well-known Taipei Bike Rentals, we most recommended!
TOP 5 Friendly Taipei Bike Rentals
What do you need to prepare for the first-time to Rent Bike?
People can find a suitable type of bike according to their height and span-length. If you are new to renting a bike for the first time, you must provide: height and date.
Take the following 5 points MathewBike Rental Process as an example, so that you can get started with the first rent bike Taipei!
1. Provide Your Height and Rental Date
Height – Height is provided to confirm proper bike size
Date – to check if there are bikes you need available for rent on that day
2. Inform the bike style and equipment you want to rent
All in our bike types, we can satisfy the guests of parent-child cycling tours, and also provide road bike riders who are challenging to climb.
According to the long-distance and short-distance routes, all the staff in our store can provide you with advice on choosing the right bicycle, so that you can even have free helmets, lights, safety locks whether you are riding long or short distances.
Let’s Check: MathewBike All Bike Types
The equipment of MathewBike can be divided into two:
- Short-tern (Hourly Rental): hard hat, head and tail lights, safety lock (free of charge)
- Long-tern Rental (Bike Touring): Touring Bike Rental, or Just rent Equipment
Our RENTAL FEATURED LIST
The following equipment is provided free of charge, please ask if you have any needs.
01 Helmet
02 Lights
03 Safety Lock
04 The secret side of Attractions
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3. Be sure to confirm the bike condition with the Taipei Bike Rental Shop.
When MathewBike receives your reservation, it will check the information and choose the right bicycle for you.
We will do a series of maintenance will be carried out, which is why it is recommended that you reserve a bicycle in advance, it is also necessary to confirm that every ride is safe and worry-free.
When we rent our bikes to you, please make sure that:
- Braking performance: Make sure that the rear brake is right-handed and the front brake is left-handed, and ride a certain road to test whether the braking force is sufficient.
- Shifting performance: Ride a road to test whether the shifting is smooth in the normal.
- Tire condition: Confirm whether the tire pressure is enough and whether the appearance of the tire is obviously cracked.
- Equipment confirmation: Make sure whether the equipment provided is functioning properly and submit it.
4. Read the rent bike terms and cancellation policy
The lessee should confirm that he has the ability to use the bicycle before renting, and can use it after has read, understood and agreed to all the terms of service in this announcement in detail before renting – MathewBike rental terms, and Precautions, Cancellation.
5. Bring id or prepare a deposit
MathewBike Taipei Bike Rental will require the lessee to provide a certificate as a mortgage (or agree to take a photo to store the certificate).
If it is inconvenient to mortgage the certificate or you forget to carry it, the amount of the same value of the bicycle will usually be used as the deposit (the value of each Taipei Bike Rental Shop is different from that of the bicycle. Follow the store’s regulations).
5 Well-known Taipei Bike Rental
Must-be Recommended!
Top 1 MathewBike
One of Taipei Bike Rental Shops definitely recommend myself!
We have been in business for several years. The number of bicycles we choose is growing up every year. The types and grades of road bikes and touring bikes we choose are getting better every year.
At MathewBike Taipei Bike Rental , you can rent bicycles that are carefully maintained in Taipei, and even have a complete rental SOP to assist you in checking your bicycles.
At MathewBike Taipei Bike Rental , you will know how to use a bicycle, know how to check a bicycle, and even learn how to repair bikes.
Best for Climbing - Flat Bar Road Bikes
Never Regret Choice - Electric Road Bikes
The froging Bike Shop near Jingmei MRT Station in Taipei Bike Rental. The owner is a bicycle travel enthusiast. He used to pedal slowly in Japan, Mongolia, and the Canadian Rocky Mountains. In the cold winter, he rode all the way north from Norway to the North Pole. With his experience and his hobby for steel-tubing bikes, he successfully won the agency rights of the Surly Bikes, that is No1. steel bike brand in US. Also created his own brand, Froging Bike, which is more suitable for cyclists. Flexible custom steel tube. Although the amount of bicycle rentals is not many, you can feel his love and paranoia about travel from him! If you like steel-tubing touring bikes, you must visit their store!
PS. Taipei Bike Rental: MathewBike can also rent Froging Bike!
The shop owner who from Hong Kong, it specializes in renting and selling “rikulau” that famous steel tube touring bike made in Taipei Bike Rental, including drop-bar road bike rentals and flat handlebar road bike rentals.
The customized service allows every customer to find the most suitable one here. The all-English website allows them to have many foreign customers, and their lovely services include customizing to their unique needs and travel style, and even providing bicycle delivery to the home.
They recently partnered with Klever Mobility to provide electric bicycle rentals, making their service even more diverse!
In the biggest Taipei Bike Rental shop on the left bank of Bali-riverside, there are nearly 100 bicycles for rent, including touring bikes, tendam bikes, ebikes and so on.
Occasionally, when the number of bicycles at MathewBike is not enough for rent, they often support us quickly.
They are very supportive and friendly to our younger generation, and the shop dog Beibei is so cute!
The popular Dalu gravel trail has recently opened, and they also have many mountain bikes available for rent! Because MathewBike does not provide mountain bikes, as long as a customer asks about the MTB rental, we will recommend the customer in Taipei Bike Rental to rent a mountain bike at “Bali Riverside Bike Rental”!
There is a bicycle shop run by Alec who is American. It has American style + the local human touch of Taiwanese. He leads foreign tourists to tour the city of Taipei by bicycles. I dare say they are the coolest and most unique in Taipei Bike Rental Shops!
Where can you go cycling in Taipei?
Big Taipei (Taipei City + New Taipei City) has well-planned riverside bicycle paths, as well as many mountain roads to practice strength. The Taipei bicycle routes composed of Taipei City + New Taipei City + Keelung + Taoyuan City have an extensive network of each other, making it an ideal destination for bicycle travel. Connect to local attractions in series, lengthen a suitable distance, ride at a slow speed, and enjoy the fun of stepping. Rent a bike or bring your own and plan a one or two day tour of The Big Taipei!
1. Taipei Riverside Bike Path
With a total length of 112 km, it connects 28 riverside parks + 3 river systems, which can be divided into 5 distinctive riverside routes. Provide the public with healthy, hydrophilic, ecological, parent-child, cultural and historical diversified leisure places.
| Bicycle Paths | Distance MathewBike Ride Time | Pearl Attractions |
|---|---|---|
| Shuangxi Bicycle Riverside | 0 min | Taipei Children's Amusement Park, Taipei Astronomical Museum, National Taiwan Science Education Center, Kuo Yuan Ye Museum of Cake and Pastry, Shilin Night Market, Chiang Kai-shek Shilin Residence, Yangmingshan |
| Tamsui Bicycle Riverside | 30 min | Guizikeng Soil and Water Conservation Education Park, Mangrove Forest, Guandu Nature Park, Bali Left Bank Park, Tamsui Old Street |
| Keelung River Bicycle Riverside | 30 min | Dajia Riverside Park, Taipei Story House, Lin An Tai Historical House & Museum |
| Xindian River Bicycle Riverside | 40 min | Dihua Street and Dadaocheng, Xiahai City God Temple, Lin Liu-Hsin Puppet Theatre Museum, Museum of Drinking Water |
| Jingmei River Bicycle Riverside | 50 min | Taipei Zoo, Maokong Gondola, Bitan, Daonan Riverside Park |
2. Top 5 best places to ride climbing in Taipei
All over Taiwan, there are mountain roads that can practice strength, with Taipei as the representative of “Yangmingshan National Park”. Before going around the island, many people will read “A must-read guide for cycling around Taiwan, and even beginners can successfully defeat the Shouka!” to exercise their physical strength.
Ride on a journey to discover the cities mountains, rivers and coasts. Here are top 10 best Taipei Bike Paths, tell me where you’ve been!
| Bicycle Paths | Total Kilometers | Pearl Attractions |
|---|---|---|
| New Taipei City: Fulong / Old Caoling Tunnel | 20km | Fulong Beach, The Caoling Historic Trail, Guishan Island |
| New Taipei City: Shuangxi District Bicycle Trail | 12.4km | Lin's House Leisure Farm, Ginger Lily Farm, Cosmos Garden、wind waterlift, Ruanqiao Park |
| New Taipei City: Sanzhi & Shimen - North Coast Shuangwan Bicycle Trail | 8km | Cianshuei Bay, Baisha Bay, Algal Reef, Ventifact |
| New Taipei City: Pinglin - Beishi River + Daiyuku River + Jingaliao River | 40km | 1. "BeiShi River Bicycle Path" is known as the most beautiful and shortest bicycle path in northern Taiwan, with a total length of about 2.3 km 2. The total length of the "Daiyuku River Bicycle Path" is about 8 km. There are not too many artificial landscaping, all are surrounded by mountains and greenery and clear streams. It is comfortable to ride and relieves pressure. It is very suitable for parent-child bicycle travel. 3. The “Jingaliao River Bicycle Path” is about 9 km in length. Due to the local people's active protection and conservation of fish, fish can be seen swimming leisurely everywhere. The lanes meander along the valley and between the mountains and forests, making people forget the tiredness under their feet. |
| New Taipei City: Dahan and Xindianxi Bicycle Trails | Taking the fashionable light sculpture bridge shape as the prototype, the bridge deck is designed for pedestrians and bicycles to use the river-crossing structure. Scenery is a popular new cycling route in Taipei. | |
| New Taipei City: Ruifang / Houtong Cat Village and Old Tunnels | 5km | Refers to three continuous tunnels, namely Yuanshan No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 tunnels, commonly known as "Sanye Pangkong" (three tunnels; Taiwanese pronunciation), there are new train tunnels now, and the old tunnel group during the Japanese occupation period is Converted to a bike lane |
| Nan Kan Riverside Bicycle Path | 22km | You can play all the way from Taoyuan Guishan to Zhuwei Fishing Port. Along the Nankan River, passing through large and small parent-child parks, it is a multi-functional recreational waterfront for parent-child and leisure riding. |
| Keelung / Waimushan Seaside Scenic Area Bicycle Path | The Waimu Mountain Coast is the longest natural coastline in Keelung. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers. It has the only beach in Keelung and unique reefs formed by sea erosion. |
4 Safety Tips & Note to the following
The rapid increase in the number of cyclists has also increased many bicycle accidents. There are many conditions for this, including unfamiliarity with bicycle performance, many road potholes, riding too fast, and no traffic signs on the road.
Cycling accidents can cause a variety of injuries, among which head trauma and limb fractures are very common, and may leave serious sequelae.
Whether you are a novice or veteran, you must pay attention to the following 4 safety tips and precautions for cycling:
1. Choose the bike that suits you
The following are things you can do to maintain control of your bicycle, even in an emergency
- Ensure your bicycle is the right size and properly adjusted to fit you.
- Provide height, span length, we can help you choose the correct size.
- A properly-fitted bicycle is more comfortable and easier to control.
- Right-hand control the rear brake and left-hand control the front brake. Brake checking needs tight or not is important.
- Right-hand control the rear shifting and left-hand control the front shifting. Shift checking needs smooth or not is important.
- Try to ride to check the weird sound happens or not.
2. Use the bike correctly
Must follow the MathewBike’s instructions and properly store your bicycle.
- Do not ride on muddy soil and cause mechanical accident.
- Do not show off your biking stunts, which causing excessive tire wear and tear.
- Do not use the gear ratio overmuch (Biggest to Biggest, Small to Small), which causing wear and tear on the chain.
- Do not overload on the bike.
- Know riding essentials, braking essentials, shifting essentials, road conditions essentials.
3. Be sure to protect yourself
Wear a helmet correctly
Right wear a helmet to reduce the impact on the head in the event of an accident. Taiwan’s traffic safety regulations do not mandate that slow bicycles must wear a helmet. The precautions for riding a bicycle include road safety. Therefore, we recommend you wear a helmet that you avoid accidents and get injured and can protect yourself. Wear your helmet according to the manufacturer’s instructions, and we can also help you right wear the helmet before riding the bike.
Warm up before exercise and stretch after exercise
Warm-up before exercise is more important than exercise itself. Many people ignore the warm-up before exercise and the relaxation after exercise, which will not only reduce exercise efficiency and performance, but also be more prone to acute injuries such as sprains and cramps. Warm-up before exercise is more important than exercise itself. Many people ignore the warm-up before exercise and the relaxation after exercise, which will not only reduce exercise efficiency and performance, but also be more prone to acute injuries such as sprains and cramps.
4. Stay alert at all times
Even if you obey all traffic laws, there is always a risk of accident.
- Keep to the right by bike, do not compete with cars, and keep a distance from motorcycles.
- Be prepared to take evasive action and knock your bell to alert relating to vehicles that have just passed you and may turn right.
- When making a turn or changing lanes, signal to the vehicle behind with a high hand gesture in advance.
- Do not rush into the car array, do not show off on the road.
- When your children are riding please keep an eye on your children to avoid the danger.
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