We did the monument tour, it was a fun way to go around town and see some sites while getting a…read morehistory lesson from our tour guide. We were here in the Spring of 2024, since we were 90 ish days out from the summer Olympics we didn't get to tour around the Effie Tower area due to the construction in that section. The tour time in total was around 3 hours with a lunch stop in between. Actual time moving was around 45 minutes. We covered around 4.5 miles, well under the 15 kilometers noted on the map at the meet up spot inside Le Peloton Café. Initially we wanted to do the hidden Paris tour the first day we got in town, but instead of booking on line we tried to just show up and see if we could join in person. When we showed up we found out that ride was cancelled since it didn't meet the minimum amount of reservation the day before. So if you're thinking about going in the tour go ahead and book it in advance.

I was staying in Paris for a few days, and a friend recommended Bike About Tours - in particular,…read morethe "Hidden Paris" tour. After meeting at the owner's cozy coffee shop, our fabulous guide Marley got us on some great bikes and took us around some beautiful parts of Paris with some unusual history. The day was gorgeous, the biking was very fun, the tour informative and lively, Marley an absolute joy, all-in-all probably the single best experience I had while I was there. Highly recommend!

Perfect way to see Paris!!! Nice selection of bikes and Vespa scooters. They offer a big…read morewindbreaker jacket and gloves - really handy for the windy streets of Paris in November. The owner was very nice and if I was going back to Paris this would be my first stop :)

Had a fantastic experience with Freescoot! The price was great, the Vespa worked perfectly, and…read morethe staff was friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend.

Amazing team! Really helpful, and an good selection of bikes to rent and buy. While traveling, I…read morewent in to find a used bike to buy, and I found the cycle I have been dreaming about for years. They helped me tune and fit the bike and helped me get all the bags and accessories I needed for the tour I had planned. 100% will be back when I'm back in Paris. And the team all speak excellent English, especially Alexis, who is also really cool. That said, a bit pricey, but c'est le Paris...

In spring 2016, we stayed 9 blocks from the shop and wanted road bikes for staying in shape before…read morea big "sportif." We couldn't believe we'd found a nearby shop carrying road bikes at a decent price (45E the first day and 20E after). (A specialty road-bike-rental competitor was way on the south edge of town & 60E/30E.) AlloVelo isn't really a road-bike store (all-purpose neighborhood bike store), so the selection isn't huge, but it got us through (1-2 each 49cm, 52cm, 55cm, etc.). Sadly, they didn't carry any extra stems, so there was no swap available to adjust the fit. The owner was very generous about what hours counted as a "day" (take it the night before, return it the morning after) and very flexible about duration ("keep it longer and pay me the rest when you return it"). That said...the bikes were not well-maintained. God bless the owner for keeping a bike shop in the neighborhood, but I think he has emotionally "checked out" of his business. Many aspects of the business had a low-cost, low-effort vibe. The tires on both bikes were dangerously bald and pockmarked. The tubes (conventional pump-up) had, for some reason, been glued into the tires. (To get more life instead of throwing the tube away?) We had our first explosive flat within the first 2 miles. (Pinch flat.) The glue didn't exactly make changing the tube easy. Then there were the slow leaks. More like medium leaks - "get to the Bois de Boulogne, pump up, ride, pump up, limp back into town, pump up..." But you never know when lack of maintenance on tires and tubes can develop from a nuisance into a danger, which is why they should be kept better-maintained. And the dirt on the chains ... wow. Chains should be kept silver, not black like ours. It takes a lot of work, but that's part of why rental bikes cost a lot of money. We took our bikes in mid-rental for a cleaning and were told they weren't dirty. Someone gave them a quick dash of lube and one or two rubs and insisted they were clean. So we bought oil-based lube from them and said we'd do it ourselves. We got the chains silver again but turned two hotel washcloths completely black (sorry!). You know the size dirt-clump that comes out of the treads of your shoe after you've gone hiking and let the mud dry? That's the size of black grease-debris clump falling out of the chains as we rubbed them down with a rag. As a testament to the bikes and what maintenance the shop does do, they shifted tolerably before and reasonably well after the cleaning. The brakes worked. We got through! And you probably could, too, if you don't mind doing the maintenance the shop didn't. But if this sounds like a bit much for you, sadly, as of early 2016, AlloVelo is probably not the road-bike rental store for you. (Also, funny story...as we bought the oil, we asked if they could sell us water bottles. They brought us two for free. Neat! And...asked us to return them with the bikes. At which point we realized they were "rental water bottles" and, given the state of the chain cleaning ... eww. We thanked them, took the bottles with us ... and bought some grocery-store bottled water to carry in our back pockets. All around, we got the impression that AlloVelo's idea of good customer service meant "low cost to the customer." They're nice folks ... they're just not for people who are finicky about their bike rentals.) Note: 3 reviews about the shop itself (all 1-star & in French) are marked hidden. I suspect the owner may have flagged them as "inappropriate." I read French fluently, and they're not vindictive reviews - just dissatisfied. Similarly, I'm giving honest feedback because I genuinely want the neighborhood to have a shop people can be happy with. I would have given this review 2 stars (at road speeds, particularly while group-riding, bike chains and tires are a matter of safety), but am hoping that 3 stars will give my feedback a better chance of survival. To the owner: I bear you no ill will and hope that this review will stay up and be the beginning of some changes to make customers happier. Good luck in your endeavors.

Highly Recommend! We only had a couple of days in Paris and decided to do a bike tour, and it ended…read moreup being one of the best parts of our whole trip. Renting the bikes was super quick and easy, no hassle at all. Our guide, Christian, was awesome...really friendly, knowledgeable, and he made the whole experience fun!

Great company. They gave me the best service possible. I generally use the velib service when I…read morevisit Paris but I recommend renting a bike from Paris Bike Tour as it is soo much better and soo much easier. They are quick, easy, give recommendations on where to bike and all around they provide an amazing experience. I rented a bike solo for the day and was able to see a large part of Paris. Phenomenal experience.

From the owner: Visites de Paris à vélo Location de vélo…read moreRéparation de vélo

Very un reasonable after booking upon return to hotel I…read morediscovered they charged for. 3 days! I wanted two and since you can't talk to them on the phone and they have no person on site in a garage I relied on e mails! I asked to change my check out and they refused and have refused a refund based on my rerun under 2 day limit! the bikes are ok, the garage and personal contact is sketchy!

From the owner: Votre magasin de vélo Holland Bikes saura vous écouter et vous conseiller selon vos besoins que ce…read moresoit pour des vélos de ville, des vélos électriques ou sur les équipements et accessoires vélos. Nocturne du jeudi soir : Tous les jeudis, le magasin est ouvert jusqu'à 20h30!

The town bike I got was in pretty bad shape, the rear derailleur was not properly adjusted and the…read moredrive train components badly worn (obvious on visual inspection of rear cogs). I don't mind that the bike was old, but it should be properly maintained if you are going to rent it out. It got me through a day of touring around Paris. But next time I do this I will rent from someone else. (In fact a few days later I did just that and it was a much better experience).

Cycling back through Paris this year and I checked Yelp only to find that my review of 7/13/2015 is…read more'not recommended'. Disappointing, because our experience was so positive. I'm making this update three years later in the hopes that whatever algorithm makes these choices will decide to allow this review. And I'll update again once we're back from Paris, in case the first time was a fluke. ;)

From the owner: Les magasins Ecox sont spécialisés dans la distribution de vélos électriques et de scooters…read moreélectriques. Précurseur, le premier magasin à ouvert en 2007 et depuis nous nous attelons tous les jours à trouver les meilleurs modèles de deux roues électriques parmi les meilleurs et à fournir un service de qualité à chacun de nos clients. Alors avant d'acheter un vélo électrique venez l'essayer dans l'un de nos magasins.