This is a small triathlon shop located at the end of Copacabana, almost at Arpoador, across the…read morestreet from Posto 6. I road bike and do triathlons, and I get all my bike maintenance done here. The services are very reasonable (e.g. 60 reais for a basic tune-up and bike wash) and they always do a great job and get it back to me quickly. Since it's so close to my house I always drop off and pick up the bike myself, but I believe they will deliver if needed. The staff is friendly and helpful, and I especially recommend talking to Homero who helped me get connected to a local biking group when I first arrived in Rio. In addition to bike maintenance, the shop sells triathlon clothing and equipment for biking, running and swimming - despite the small size it's a good assortment and they have all the basics!

Beware, a lot of the bikes don't work. Plus the plan will automatically renew for an entire month…read more Tourist beware. No refund either. I won't use again if I visit Rio.

You have probably seen various people cycling around on the orange Itaú bikes in Centro or Zona…read moreSul. So did I. As I got really curious about what one has to do to be able to use these bicycles, I took some actions to find that out. Actually, it took me only 5 minutes to discover how you rent a bike and how unbelievable cheap this is. Rio Bike is ideal for cycling around for leisure or to avoid crowded busses and heavy traffic! For only R$10 per month you can use the Rio Bikes for an unlimited number of times. The only 'but' is that you have to return your bicycle within one hour for it to be free. But this is no problem actually, because there are over a hundred stations where you can return and pick up a bicycle. After 15 minutes you are already allowed to pick-up another bicycle to continue your way. If you just want to use a Rio Bike occasionally, you pay R$ 5 per 24 hours. The use is very simple through the Bike Rio app. The app shows you where the stations are and how many bikes there are available and how many free spaces there are for returning your bike. Once you are at one of the stations, you just enter the station number and click on one of the available bikes on you smartphone. The bicycle will be unlocked automatically and you can go on your way. Returning you bicycle is even simpler. You just click your bicycle in one of the free spaces at one of the stations and your bicycle will be locked. The system automatically recognizes your bike and 'knows' that you returned your bike.