The 4 Best Bike Rentals in New Zealand

1.Wellington Electric Bike Rental

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 159 reviews · from $52Our pick

Pick up a pedal-assist e-bike from Switched on Bikes near Te Papa and explore Wellington on your own schedule. Staff provide a safety briefing, city cycle map, helmet, lock, and route advice. Ride the waterfront, Miramar, Mt Victoria, Pencarrow Lighthouse, or the Rimutaka Rail Trail, depending on your time and energy.

“Awesome way to get around Wellington, our bikes were ready when we arrived, the whole process was simple and fun”

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2.Lake Dunstan Cycleway Bike Rental With Return Luxury Shuttle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 140 reviews · from $93

Meet at The Junction Lookout in Cromwell at 9:30 am, collect your e-bike and safety gear, then ride the 42km Lake Dunstan Cycleway to Clyde at your own pace. The trail is mostly compact gravel, with grade 1 to 3 sections, cliffside views, winery and café stops, and a return executive shuttle.

“The ride was beautiful and the scenery was amazing the entire way. The trail was well set out, perfect for all levels. The bikes were super comfortable, with great space for water and gear and the e-bike assist made the hills easy. The star of Read more”

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3.Cromwell: Lake Dunstan Trail Bike Rental and Luxury Shuttle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 44 reviews · 5 hours · from $107

Ride the 42km Lake Dunstan Trail from Cromwell to Clyde with nzbiketrails. Choose a standard bike, e-bike, or gravel bike, then follow compact gravel through engineered cliff-side sections, across the 85m Hugo suspension bridge, and past Carrick Winery. Your bike, safety gear, support, and luxury shuttle back to Cromwell are included.

“The whole experience was very rewarding. Luke was very good at explaining how to operate the bike to challenge all the different parts of the track. The scenery was amazing and I found the track quite challenging at times definitely needing to be 100% focus when going up the hill on parts of the track and the winding down hill .. My Husband enjoyed the track immensely and would definitely do it again..”

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4.Electric Bike Rental

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews

Pick up a step-through electric bike from a self-service kiosk at 10 Harrow Street in central Dunedin. Use the included map to ride the city, harbor loop, Portobello route, Port Chalmers route, or Otago Peninsula. Helmets, lockers, locks, and filtered water are included. Riders must be at least 16 and 150 centimeters tall.

“The check in process was a little sketchy since there are no people involved. But the biking itself was fantastic. Take the High Ridge. Definitely the High Ridge.”

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