Explore Austin by Bike

See the sights, sip Rainey Street cocktails or customize your own tour!

See Austin on two wheels with locally owned and operated Barton Springs Bike Rental. Austin’s original bike tour company delivers the city with specialty tours and rentals. They carry over 250 bikes in all sizes, from beach cruisers to mountain bikes and everything in between. With their wide selection of kids bikes and accessories, everyone is included!

Austin Bike Tours
Call on Barton Springs Bike Rental for quality tours from professional “Texpert” Tour Guides. Take in local lore on historical sites, monuments and just plain weird Austin stories.

Here’s a quick look at the tour menu:

Peace, Love & Zilker
This one and a half hour hybrid bike tour is a relaxing cruise around Lady Bird Lake. No traffic or hustle and bustle, just classic sites and stops like Auditorium Shores, the Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial Statue, The Old Railroad Bridge, Zilker Park, Barton Springs Pool and more. Perfect for families and children!

Austin in a Nutshell
This two-hour bike tour includes all stops from Peace, Love & Zilker tour as well as our majestic Capitol building, the newly constructed boardwalk, Sixth Street and Historic South Congress. Discover insider spots that make Austin such a varied and vibrant city.

Rainey Street Pub Crawl Experience
Get ready for three hours of fun on a hybrid bike tour of this booming Austin entertainment district. Pop in and out of historic bungalows converted into bars as you sample cocktails at Half Step, browse 100 taps at Banger's and take in live music at Blackheart on a leisurely four-mile, traffic-free loop.

Custom Tours
Have an idea for a tour or want to see something in particular? The guides at Barton Springs Bike Rental will design a tour to fit your desires.

Bike Rentals
Not in the mood for a tour? The friendly staff at Barton Springs Bike Rental will custom fit you to the bike of your choice. They provide a complementary map show you how to navigate the 10 mile hike and bike trail; located just 100 yards from the shop. Barton Springs Bike Rental offers hourly rates as low as $7.50 and daily rates as low as $22.50. Free shuttle available with all day rental. All rentals come with helmets, locks, lights, baskets, and roadside assistance.

Bike rental options include:

  • Beach Cruisers
  • Multispeed Cruisers
  • Hybrids
  • "Hipster" Hybrids
  • Mountain Bikes
  • Road Bikes
  • Tandems (Two-Person Bicycle)
  • Tag-A-Longs (Attaches to Hybrid)
  • Kids Seats (Attaches to Hybrid)
  • Trailers
  • Premium Mountain Bikes
  • Fat Tire Bikes

Other perks? Barton Springs Bike Rental is located near Austin’s 360-acre Zilker Park, popular Barton Springs Pool, and numerous beloved Austin restaurants such as The Shady Grove and Chuy’s.

Call 512-480-0200 or visit bartonspringsbikerental.com to learn more about how to get out and experience Austin like a local.