Bicycle Hire

[ShaunEdwards9]

Hi guys,

Looking for a bit of information please....

I am thinking of using a bicycle instead of a motorbike/scooter......

Could you tell me how much on average a decent bicycle is to rent? for say 6 months?

and does anyone know the best place to do this?

Cheers guys,

Eddie

[daveAustin]

If it's a decent one, probably not that much less than a plastic pig. Cheapest mountain bike would likely be 50 baht a day (10k six months). I'd be inclined to buy a basic Giant, Merida or, if on the cheap, an LA (local brand). Latter can be had for 6-8k. You can then easily sell any of these in Classifieds or at your condo or whatever.

[WorkingTourist]

Definitely second the advice of buying your own bicycle.

The bicycles you can rent for 50 baht/day are crap. I haven’t done any research myself, but a tourist told me that he had been looking for a bicycle similar to what I bought for 14k, and such thing was 400 baht/day.

My bicycle is a mountain bike with front suspension that can be locked (disabled), so works great both in town and terrain.

I also bought a bicycle for my girlfriend in BigC for 4k, but if you’re here for 6 months, 14k is only 76 baht/day, and if you can sell it for half when you leave, we’re talking about less than 40 baht/day — doubtful anyone would rent you anything good for that price.

[Happyman108]

Better to buy and use it for 6 months, after that can post on facebook group to sell it with 30-40% discount