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Renting a bike is a great way to explore the bike paths along most of the 80 miles of Los Angeles and Orange County beaches. Bike rental locations are available at most Southern California beaches and this guide will tell you exactly where to find them in each beach city.
The standard for biking the beach path is the beach cruiser, a heavy, single-gear bike, which is the most economical to rent. Some rental locations offer more bike options, including tandem bikes, pedal karts, and bike surreys with seats for two to eight people.
A few rental companies only rent by the day, but most have hourly rental options. Most bike rental locations, especially those directly on the bike path, only accept cash.
If you want to pay with a credit card, look for a location that also has bike sales or uses the automated Bikeshare bikes now available in Santa Monica, Venice Beach, and Long Beach. You can also link your Metro TAP card to the Bikeshare systems through the Social Bicycles app to pay via TAP card.
Los Angeles and Orange County Bike Rentals
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Sea Mist Rentals
1619 Ocean Front Walk, at the foot of the Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Neighborhood: Santa Monica
Perry's Cafe and Rentals
2400 Ocean Front Walk (and 6 other locations from Palisades to Venice)
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Bicycle Ambulance
2212 Lincoln Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Note: This isn't actually on the beach, but a lot of locals prefer it over the beach bike rental places, even though you have to take city streets for a mile to get to the beach.
Santa Monica Bike Center
1555 2nd St (at Santa Monica Place Mall) Unit A
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Note: 2-hour minimum, a little higher rates than some beach locations, but some better quality bikes, and they accept credit cards, unlike most beach rental locations.
Pedal or Not - Santa Monica Electric Bicycles
1515 7th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Note: Pedal or Not provides electric bike tours of Santa Monica
Spokes N' Stuff
1700 Ocean Ave (Behind Loews Santa Monica Hotel)
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Note: One Day Rental at Spokes N'Stuff is included in the Go Los Angeles Card
Blazing Saddles
320 Santa Monica Pier (on the pier)
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Helen's Cycles
2501 Broadway
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Venice Beach
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Bike Curious Rentals
34 Windward Ave
Venice, CA 90291
Izip Store
609 Lincoln Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90291
Note: Electric bike rental a mile from the beach
Venice Bike & Skates
25 Washington Blvd
Venice, CA 90391
Jay's Rentals
1501 Ocean Front Walk
Venice, CA 90291
Boardwalk Skate & Surf
201-1/2 Ocean Front Walk
Venice, CA 90291
Helen's Cycles
2472 Lincoln Blvd
Venice, CA 90291
Marina Del Rey
Daniel's Bicycle Rentals & Sales
Fisherman's Village
13737 Fiji Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
South Bay
Marina Bike Rentals
505 N Harbor Dr
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Hermosa Cyclery
20 13th St
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Funbunns
1116 Manhattan Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Long Beach
Bikestation Long Beach
1st Street Transit Mall at Promenade Park
223 East 1st Street
Long Beach, CA 90802
Wheel Fun Rental
423 Shoreline Village Dr
Long Beach, CA 90802
Note: bikes, surreys and pedal karts
Alfredo's Beach Club: Alamitos Beach Location
700 E Shoreline Dr
Long Beach, CA 90802
Alfredo's Beach Club: Cherry Beach Location
[1-99] Junipero Ave
Note: Alfredo's has multiple locations. Only the two above offer bike and surrey rentals, and they have limited off-season hours.
404 Bike Sales & Rentals
3329 E 4th Street
Long Beach, CA 90814
Note: Just under a mile from the beach, a very friendly family business.
Huntington Beach
Out-Spoke-n
16400 Pacific Coast Hwy
Ste 100-101
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Jack's Beach Concession
21291 Pacific Coast Hwy
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Zack's Pier Plaza
405 Pacific Coast Hwy
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Note: Bikes and surreys available as well as surf gear.
Dwight's Beach Concession
201 Pacific Coast Hwy
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Pedego Electric Bikes
301 5th Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Note: Electric bike sales, rentals, parts & service a couple blocks from the beach. Pedal bikes also available.
Bargain Bike Rentals
410 Main St
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Note: A few blocks from the beach, but lower rental rates
Newport Beach
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Newport Beach has some of the best bike rental rates in Southern California with lower hourly and daily rates than most LA County locations, but once you leave the Huntington Beach Bike Trail there's no beach bike path, so you have to bike on streets or along Pacific Coast Highway.
Newport Cruisers
2233 W Balboa Blvd (On the Peninsula)
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Easyride's Back Alley Bicycles
204 Washington St (On the Peninsula)
Newport Beach, CA 92661
Balboa Bikes N Beach Stuff
601 E Balboa Blvd (On the Peninsula)
Newport Beach, CA 92661
Balboa Beach Rentals
207 Palm Street (On the Peninsula)
Newport Beach, CA 92661
Boardwalk Sports
100 McFadden Pl
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Seaside Bicycle Company
105 Main St
Newport Beach, CA 92661
Note: Surreys also available
Newport Fun Tours
2122 Newport Blvd
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Note: Surreys also available
Newport Bike & Beach Rental
106 22nd Street
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Note: About half a mile from the beach. Low rates on beach cruises, also rent mountain bikes
Let It Roll Bike Shop
3130 W Balboa Boulevard
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Note: In the same parking lot as Albertson's