Our Bikes

‘At Ride and Seek we understand the importance of a good bike beneath you.’ 

We are always happy to facilitate you bringing your own bike. However, we appreciate that for convenience, this is not always possible, so we’ve endeavored to give you the option of high-end bike hire.

Our recommendation for the tours we run in Europe is titanium bikes that make up the fleet at our base in Provence, France.

Our brand of choice is Van Nicholas. We can always source other brands, but these are generally available at a premium as we need to outsource them. We have no hesitation in recommending our titanium fleet bikes as the ideal steed for our tours.

With regards to e-road bikes, which have become increasingly popular, we also have these available. Our European fleet of e-bikes is provided by Merida, and we have a selection of flat bar and road e-bikes available.

For bike rental outside of Europe, our bike rental options are a little more ad-hoc but generally correspond to the same pricing model as below. We use local suppliers in countries where we can’t deliver our fleet bikes and seek out bikes with a similar spec to what we offer in Europe.

To ensure a comfortable fit, we will ask you to confirm your height in centimetres. We’ll also ask the make, model and size of the bike you ride at home for comparison. Your local bike shop can also provide a bike fit sheet which will give us the specifications to make your rental bike feel as close to your own bike as possible.

For the specs of our rental bikes and pricing see below.

Van Nicholas – Skeiron

Frame Type: Titanium
Fork: Carbon
Wheel Size: 700c
Handlebar: Drop Bars
Drive Train:  Shimano Ultegra 2/11
Chainrings: 50 x 34 Compact
Cassette: 11-32
Pedals:  Flat Pedals standard. Bring your own pedals if you prefer and we’ll mount them.
Wheels: Mavic Ksyrium
Tires: 700×28 Continental Gator Hardshell
Brakes: Disc
Saddle: Options available (male and female specific) or bring your own
Approx. Weight: 8.2Kg

Specialized Sirrus

Titanium Hybrid

Frame Type: Titanium
Fork: Carbon
Wheel Size: 700c
Handlebar: Flat
Pedals: Flat Pedals standard. Bring your own pedals if you prefer and we’ll mount them.
Chainrings:  50-42-30
Cassette: 11-32T
Tires: 700 x 28c
Brakes: Rim brakes
Saddle: Options available (male and female specific) or bring your own
Approx. Weight: 10.5 Kg

Merida eSCULTURA 400 – Or similar

Frame Type: Aluminium
Fork: Carbon
Wheel Size: 700c
Handlebar: Drop Bars
Drive Train: Shimano 105 2/11s
Chainrings: 50 x 34
Cassette: 11-34
Pedals: Flat Pedals standard. Bring your own pedals if you prefer and we’ll mount them.
Wheels: Merida
Tires: 700×32
Brakes: Disc Brakes
Saddle: Merida or bring your own
Approx. Weight: 13Kg
Motor: Mahle Motor with 250wh internal battery + 216wh external battery

Bike Rental Pricing

Bike 1-10 days 11-20 days 21-30 days 31-40 days 40+ days
Van Nicholas Skeiron €50 per day €45 per day €40 per day €36 per day €34 per day
Titanium Hybrid €30 per day €25 per day €22 per day €19 per day €16 per day
E Road bike  €50 per day €50 per day €50 per day €50 per day €50 per day

All our bikes are in fantastic condition and they undergo a thorough service before their delivery to you. All on-tour maintenance, when required, is included. If you have measurements for your own bike or from a professional bike fit please send them to us before the tour so we can have the bike ready for you on your arrival.