Where to rent Mountain Bikes in Chicago

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Permalink Reply by pjarchrn on April 6, 2012 at 3:15pm

Another good place to ask is over at cambr.org. Search the forum first, the answer may already be there.

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on April 6, 2012 at 3:33pm

Hi Avi!

Pretty sure I have at least one bike that would hold up off road for one of your kids.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on April 6, 2012 at 3:46pm

Try Kettle Moraine State Park in Wisconsin. It's a fantastic park within driving distance. There's a shop that rents mountain bike right near the trailhead of the southern unit

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on May 10, 2012 at 2:33pm

Greenline Wheels in Oak Park rents bikes and trailers by the hour. 

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Permalink Reply by SmilingBob on May 10, 2012 at 3:24pm

 

Ray’s I believe is closed for the season, if you do decide to go that route check it out first.

 

The South unit of the Kettle Moraine is a great option but it would be a bit of a drive from the city up to there. The tore that rents the bikes up there is Backyard Bikes in LaGrange and you can make reservations on their website.

 

This question has been asked on the CAMBr forums before, there are some stores near Palos that rent the bikes and it is a fun set of trails and closer then Kettle.

 

Where ever you end up on deciding to go just make sure the trails are open first. Lots of the single track trails close with rains. The CAMBr site lists some trail statuses right on their front page. Kettle Moraine has a hot-line to call ((262) 594-6202) to check its status.

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