The Outer Banks of North Carolina is a good place to rent a bike to experience the beautiful ocean and captivating land. Why stay in your car to tour the Outer Banks of North Carolina, when you can rent a bike? Here are three different businesses (with one of them having four locations) where you can rent a bike in advance via phone and/or online in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Duck Village Outfitters
This Outer Banks of North Carolina bike rental shop has the following pricing, with the first price being the daily and the second price being the weekly price:
Geared Mountain Bikes: $12, $45
Beach Cruisers: $10, $35
Kids Bikes: $8, $25
All bikes have quick release seats, according to the outfitter’s online brochure. It’s best to specify in your reservation if you need training wheels. Helmets and locks are available for rent at $1 a day and $2 a week each. You can make reservations via the email address listed below or by calling. I was advised in early January 2008 about a new website update coming where you’ll be able to make online reservations.
At their site, click on their “Rentals” link for a coupon that’s 10 per cent off for a bike rental. The coupon also says that they’ll match any price as this bicycle rental place guarantees the best prices for rentals. Ask about their free delivery.
Duck Village Outfitters: 1207 Duck Rd., Duck, North Carolina 27949. Phone: 252-261-7222. Fax: 252-261-8336. Email: [email protected] Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the off season and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. in season.
Ocean Atlantic Rentals
With this company, you get to choose from four different rental shops to get your bike from. Here are the following bike rental prices, with the day rates being quoted first and then the weekly bicycle rates being quoted second:
26″ Adult Bike (men’s and women’s frame): $10, $40
24″ Small Frame Cruiser that’s unisex: $10, $40
Adult Bike with a Child Seat in lady’s frame only: $15, $50
20″ BMX for kids: $10, $25
16″ Kids that has a training wheels option: $10, $25
20″ Pull Behind that attaches to an adult model: $10, $35
Bike helmets come in the following sizes: Toddler, Youth, S/M, and M/L and rent for $2 a day or $5 a week (Ocean Atlantic’s brochure says that children under 16 must wear a bike helmet, per North Carolina law). A basket for the handlebars can be rented for the same prices as the helmets. Bike locks are available upon request (with rental).
Ocean Atlantic Rentals has four locations in the Outer Banks of North Carolina to rent from, but you need to first call the reservation department’s toll free phone number listed below or reserve at the online site linked above:
Corolla: Corolla Light Town Center; Duck: 1194 Duck Rd.; Nags Head: 2034 S. Virginia Dare Trail at Milepost 10 on the Beach Road; Avon/Hatteras Island: North Carolina Highway 12.
If you make a reservation online, this requires at least 7 days advance notice. But their home page has a link offering 10 per cent off rentals from January 1 to April 1. For a last minute reservation, you are advised to call their reservations department at 1-800-635-9559, which is open 7 days a week (9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday to Friday, and 9 a.m-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday: All times Eastern). This rental facility’s contact email is: [email protected]
Just For The Beach Rentals
This Outer Banks of North Carolina rental facility rents bicycles for the following rates, with rates being quoted in order of hour, day, and weekly:
Men’s/Women’s Adult Beach Cruiser: $5, $10, $40
7-Speed Adult Beach Cruiser: $7, $15, $50
Men’s/Women’s Adult Beach Cruiser with Baby Seat: $7, $15, $50
Child’s Bike with training wheels option: $5, $8, $25
Fun Bike that comes in 3 sizes: $10, $20, $60
Tandem: $10, $25, $75
Tag-A-Long, which attaches to Adult Model: $5, $10, $30
A bike helmet will rent for $2 a day or $5 a week.
This bicycle rental place makes free delivery for orders over $95, and charges $15 for deliveries less than $95 and $25 extra for deliveries by 1 p.m. But they will not deliver in venues north of Corolla. All web reservations have to be made at least a week in advance but you can make reservations within 7 days by calling the number listed below. Pre-payment is required for phone and web reservations but you’ll get your money back if you need to cancel, as long as it’s 48 hours prior to the date of the bike reservation. $20 is accessed for less than 48 hours notice of cancellation, and no money will be returned on or after the date of reservation (just a rental credit only), according to this bike rental facility’s website.
Just For The Beach Rentals: 118 Newbern Rd., Jarvisburg, North Carolina 27947. Phone: 866-OBX-RENT. Email: [email protected]
If you plan on coming to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, make sure you get those bike rental reservations in as soon as possible, even a couple of months in advance or more, especially if you are planning your trip during the Memorial Day to Labor Day time frame when it’s very busy!
Prices quoted and availability of bike rentals in the Outer Banks of North Carolina are subject to change.
Reference:
- Outer Banks Chamber Bicycling Link: www.outerbankschamber.com/vguide/bicycling.cfm
