We were from Toronto, Canada with about 5 hours to kill before our flight. We wanted to see Alaska's beauty and after talking to Pete the owner we had to give it a try. The shop takes you to the base of FlatTop mountain with bikes. You can take a 1 hr hike (slightly strenuous) to the top of the mountain with a great view of Anchorage and the ...
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What a great way to spend an afternoon!!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 05/14/09
Friendly staff provided a choice of bikes, routes with maps, helmet, and lock--even provided directions how to put them on the bus. Very casual place--bikes not new (at least mine wasn't). Also runs a bike/hike combination trip to Flattop, but I didn't have time when it was scheduled. Remember, everything is expensive in AK.
I rented the bikes twice when i was in AK, Pete was very helpful I didnt have the right kind of shoes for mountain biking so he even lend me his!! also I joined the hiking tour to the flattop I recommend everyone to try at least once, it worths it
here is the greatest part, I biked down from flattop bak to anchorage Pete lent me a full body armor and a helmet plus bear spray
with this price and this kind of services u cant beat that
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Great Tough Bikes
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 08/27/08
I've rented mountain bikes for two consecutive years now and have been very pleased. We let the owner know what we intended to do, and he fitted the best bikes he had to our needs. We loaded those bikes down and did some very serious trail riding. We had the bikes for 2 days on our overnight ride and they performed extremely well. We carried ...
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Pleasantly Surprised.
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 08/20/08
After hiking the Chilkoot Trail, my wife and I had an extra day in Anchorage and decided to rent bikes and ride the Coastal Trail. We were pleasantly surprised by our experience with Downtown Bicycle Rental. The witty owner provided a quick yet thorough briefing complete with maps, written directions, and even photographs. The hybrid bikes were ...
I had super, friendly service at Pete's shop! Got a great map and suggestions and was on my way in no time. I left my camera by accident in the pouch and Pete personally drove it over to my hotel that night. He's thorough and sensitive to guests. I'm in the hospitality business and he is what we call a "rock star" !! Go pedal with Pete!!
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We can`t wait to go back!:)
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 05/04/08
That was a great bike-journey i`ve ever had!! we were 2 students from Russia, who had only 7 days to meet Anchorage and Alaska.Pete,the Owner, helped us with everything,(even to rent a car:)Service was Great!!all this maps,His stories, and advices,Things To Do and Places To See..our equipment-i felt like i`m princess)) the Result is-Our Great ...
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Rented bike for three hours to ride the trail
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 11/09/07
What a pleasant surprise, I finished the first half of my working day at 2:00 and I needed to be back to work at 6:00 PM. I saw an ad for the shop in a local paper and I walked towards the shop hoping to find a chance to get out instead of returning to my hotel room. I walked into the shop, was greeted by Pete. All I can say is that I had a ...
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Thanks for being there!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 07/03/07
Pete provided great hybrid bikes for me and my hubby to ride around Anchorage for 2 consecutive days. He even gently hinted to hubby that cycling in long pants really isn't a good idea. Pete provided everything we needed to enjoy our time there. He's great at what he does. DBR is conveniently located and ask and you shall receive. We'll be back.
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Best bike rental shop I've ever used, bar none!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 06/29/07
Pete offers an unbeatable deal. I'm an airline pilot so I've seen a lot of bike rental shops. Good selection of bikes (cruisers to mountain bikes to nice road bikes) and virtually all the accessories you could possibly need; shoes for clipping in, gloves, helmet, repair kit, bungee cords, bottled water, a great map with suggested routes and ...