We had a fantastic experience with Cycle City Vancouver's Stanley Park Bike Tour. Frank was an…read moreexcellent guide: friendly, knowledgeable, and happy to answer all of our questions. We saw so many beautiful sights in and around Stanley Park, including an eagle's nest! They even provided ponchos just in case the Vancouver weather decided not to cooperate. One thing to know: the tour moves at a pretty good pace. It didn't bother us at all, but slower riders may find themselves bringing up the rear. Great way to see Stanley Park. We'd absolutely recommend this tour!

Below is my wife review…read more For me, I was hit by a fallen bike from a fellow group member, the company should remind people to hold their bikes safely during safety briefing. Our tour guide Nick is a nice person, but he just rode so fast and he left me so far behind. The tour pace was so fast that it forced people to run traffic lights and it's very unsafe for first timers in the city. We asked for partial refund and was denied by the manager Katie who obnoxiously by email all our negative experiences. This forced me to write this review here. This bike tour was the most miserable part of our first time visit to the otherwise very beautiful city. --- The bike rented for me was difficult to ride. Somehow the pedals kept jamming a few times when I started to ride. The gear was ok and I was pretty sure I switched gears correctly when biking, but sometimes I had to paddle real hard. I do bike around home so this certainly feels very awkward today. Tour was pretty fast paced so didn't really get to enjoy the views along the route. kind of stressed too with so many opposite and rushing bikers around as well as pedestrians.

Great tour, so much good info plus amazing sites I would never have thought to have gone to…read more Definitely worth it!

Jeremy was a great guide with lots of local knowledge The…read morebikes were in great shape and they had xxl frames for long legged riders The route was east and traffic was not bad

E-Bikes were in great shape. Good instructions on how to use were given. Getting around Stanley…read morePark was a bit tricky with lack of detail on maps and trail descriptions in the park did ny always prove to be accurate (never found Squirrel Path). All in all - very nice experience !

Gayle, Erin, Jim, and I recently rented electric bikes for our "peddling" tour of Stanley Park and…read morealong the False Creek waterfront. This was our first time on an electric bike and we all enjoyed the easy-to-use assist features that supplemented our manual option. CONS - Jim's chain fell off twice, with a nice guy helping to fix it the first time. After the second time, he used the electric feature to bring the bike back to the barn. +/- - Erin scored a discount on our bikes and Jim's issue was credited. However, the credit card entries took awhile to sort themselves out. PROS - Jim's issue aside, our bikes were top quality, easy to use, and fun to ride. - Bee's Knees staff were very helpful and responsive to our beginner questions and the above bike chain issue. - Stunning scenery and well marked bike paths. - Vancouver takes their bikes very seriously including the practice that traffic laws apply to all. BOTTOM LINE - I'd happily use Bee's Knees again for a bike rental.

Would definitely recommend renting your bikes here if you're looking to ride around Stanley park!…read moreCompared to other bike shops in the area their prices are cheaper. They offer regular bikes, hybrid, e-bikes and even e-scooters. The staff was super friendly and ensured the bikes were just right before leaving. They offer complimentary helmets (they make sure it fits right, they have smaller and bigger helmets), baskets, and I believe locks (double check we did not ask for these). Their bikes are a little older and with more wear to them but a bike is a bike and for the price you can't beat it. We got 2 of the regular bikes for 1 hour and 50 minutes and only paid $24 CAD. It's conveniently located right in front of an entrance to the park.

Super friendly staff, we rented an E scooter and regular bike and were able to circle Stanley Park…read moreand do a small amount of in town riding, prices were very reasonable and staff took the time to show our son how to ride :-)

The staff here is great. Went through everything and answered every question. I've never ridden an…read moreE bike but it made the trip around Stanley Park a breeze. This is probably the closest rental to the park entrance. Will definitely rent here again.

We decided to go biking around Stanley park and visited Spokes to rent our bikes. They had multiple…read moreoptions of bikes (e-bikes, fixed-gear, city bikes and tandem bikes) The staff were friendly and helpful, recommending bikes based on your comfort. Their prices are a bit higher than others around there, but I think the quality of their bikes make up for it. The experience of renting the bike was smooth as you only need to provide a credit card on file before you rent and are only charged after you return the bikes. This removes the hassle of calculating how long you would want to rent the bikes for. They also provide helmets so you don't need to bring anything with you. I'll be sure to stop by there again before summer ends for sure :)

Super helpful and friendly staff. Did good adjustments on bike and helmet. You can get locks and…read morebaskets. Assorted types of bikes: e-bikes, cruisers, city, tandem, etc. They also sell lots of biking gear. Nice people.

I'd like to start by reccomending 3 WAY BETTER BIKE RENTAL AND REPAIR SHOPS that actually value…read moreyour money!!!: City cycle and tours -638 hornby street Stanley bike rentals - 786 Denman Ride and glide bike rentals - 1351 burrard street I've been to many bike shops, but English Bay Bike Rentals was the worst. I paid $100 to install a back brake and switch my front brake lever. They botched the lever part. When I asked them to fix it, they wanted another $25. Mario, the owner, stormed out yelling. His attitude screamed little-man syndrome. Aggressive, condescending, and unprofessional. I paid to escape the chaos. If you value respect and competence, avoid this place at all costs. I wish I could have had a good experience as the Taller gentleman truly showed real professionalism and courtesy which would have saved everything. Poor management

Had a great tour of the Granville Public Market with Michael. There was an awesome variety of food…read moretasted from a Thai Entree, to pickles, to charcuterie, and plenty of desserts. Michael was friendly and did a great job of being informative, friendly, and keeping the tour moving/not holding up traffic. I will say compared to some of the other food tours we've been on, we didn't walk away as full as anticipated. We definitely got an entree to share between our group of three afterwards, but thanks to the food tour we knew where we wanted to go fairly quickly. All in all a great trip and a super efficient way to check out the market.

I'm a firm believer that the best way to get to know a city is through its food, and the Granville…read moreIsland Market tour definitely delivered! It was super fun, and in just two hours we learned a lot and tasted even more -- time flew by. Our tour guide was knowledgeable, friendly, and made the whole experience engaging. I highly recommend it to anyone exploring the city (we even had some local Canadians on our tour, which says a lot!).

Paul & Armaan worked so hard to show us a great time, and they succeeded 100%. Great bicycles,…read moregreat rides, food and accommodations. Small group. Amazing scenery. Loved how flexible Paul was. Thank you!!

Paul and Armand could not be better guides. We spent 5 hours on a private bike tour around…read moreVancouver hitting all the hot spots and our specific destination requests. Very personable, knowledgeable and entertaining. Highly recommend if you want a personally curated experience in a breathtaking city. Plan to return to do one of their multi day tours!

My sister booked a private brewery tour for my bachelorette party and this was the perfect way to…read morecelebrate. Our guide Cam picked us up at our Airbnb in a large white van that had plenty of room for our group of 11. The plan was to go to 3 breweries with a dinner scheduled at the 2nd. During the drive Cam kept things lively with his jokes and stories. He also had us tell him about our beer preferences so he could customize the drinks throughout the night to our tastes. At our first stop (Electric Bicycle), Cam gave us a tour of the brewery before getting us set up with flights of four beer samples. He also passed around a menu for us to pre-order our dinners. Next we headed to Big Rock where we had another flight ready to go on our table. Dinner came out pretty shortly and we had plenty of time to eat everything. Our final stop of the night was Luppolo. By this point I was feeling pretty tipsy and didn't manage to finish my drinks before it was time to go (but I did sample it all and they were great!) Cam kept reminding us "Don't be a hero". The only tip I would give is that this isn't a great option for anyone gluten-free. It costs an extra $20 per person for cider and some of the breweries only had one option for them. Overall I had a great time on this tour and would highly recommend it for a special event.

SO much more fun than I had expected, and that's only because I wasn't sure what to expect from a…read morevan tour. Every other beer tour we've done (and we've done a ton) was walking, so adding a van into the mix - being trapped with a dozen other strangers for the course of three hours - was slightly daunting. We're social (I am, at least), but I never like feeling forced into it. I know that makes me sound terrible, but it's the truth. At any rate, any fears we might have shared about the van were quickly swept away by our awesome guide Dave, and the people on the tour. I won't lie and say we were swapping phone numbers and e-mail addresses by the end of the night, but I will tell you that we shared some crazy good stories and a ton of laughs along the way! The meeting point was at Waterfront Station, and it was easy enough to find Dave at the appointed time. He got us checked in right away, chatted with us a bit, then let us wander while we waited for everybody to show up. Once we were all there, he gathered us into a group and walked us up the block to get to the van. We were full up, but he managed to reign in the chatter and get us comfortable before we hit our first stop. Our tour that night consisted of Main Street Brewery, Postmark Brewery and Steel Toad Brewery. The longest tour was at the first stop, Main Street. We did the obligatory behind-the-scenes walk, where the rig is displayed and explained, the brew-making process is detailed, and containers of hops and barley are passed around for sniffing and consuming. By the time we were led back to the front of the brewery for our tasting, I was excited. I really wanted to try Vancouver beer! Dave had done such a great job talking up the craft brew scene, and here we were, about to try our first Vancouver craft beers. I was, sadly, underwhelmed. I didn't really like any of the beers in the flight (which consisted of a Pilsner, Saison, IPA and Brown), which left me feeling deflated. I was surprised that I wasn't blown away by the saison or the brown, but neither of them were my favorite. Moving along, Dave got us bundled back into the van and headed towards Postmark, which had a really fun, loud vibe to the place. We got another (shorter) tour of the workings at Postmark before heading to our table for our flight there (a winter wheat, a raspberry lambic, their stout and their IPA). The beer here was much better than at Main Street, at least. I really enjoyed the stout and the winter wheat. The lambic was actually much more tame than I expected it to be, but the IPA about took my head off. It wasn't as strong as the IPAs in San Diego, but after the others in the flight, it was too much for me. Before we knew it, Dave was giving us the 5 minute warning, and then hustling us back into the van for the trip to the final stop of the night. Had we had the time during our brief trip to Vancouver, we definitely would've gone back to Postmark on our own. Steel Toad was the only place at which we did not get a flight. I'm actually quite saddened by that, though Dave did put it up for a vote. Anybody who wanted a flight could've gotten one, but I was feeling pressured and went along with everyone else, who got a pint of one beer only. I got their Oatmeal stout, and it was very good. Dark and rich, not too overpowering or thick. It really was a good beer on which to end the night. Dave, through this all, was engaging and friendly, answering questions, providing trivia, giving his opinions on Vancouver's beer scene, and making us feel comfortable. He was great at corralling the group and keeping us on time, and providing little bits of trivia about the areas we visited and drove through (he even pointed out some landmarks from the "Deadpool" movie!) The night ended with a smaller group of us piling into the van and heading back to our meeting point (half of the group decided to stick around Steel Toad). My lasting impression of the night is that a) Dave has the patience of a saint, if he has to deal with a van full of drunkards on a nightly basis; 2) Dave could collect anecdotes from his tours and compile them into a book; and iii) I'd recommend this tour to any beer lover visiting Vancouver.