From
A Tour de Paris, With Pedals and Bell
By TARAS GRESCOE
New York Times
March 18, 2001

Bike Rentals

Roue Libre has seven outlets in Paris, including its main branch at 95bis, rue Rambuteau, 75001; (33-1) 53.46.43.77. Rates are $4.35 a day on weekdays and $11 a day on weekends, at 7.2 francs to the dollar. Paris à Vélo, C'est Sympa, at 37, boulevard Bourdon, 75004, (33-1) 48.87.60.01, rents bikes for $11.50 each day. Paris Vélo, at 2, rue du Fer-à-Moulin, 75005, (33-1) 43.37.59.22, rents for $13 a day on weekends, $10 on weekdays. Both Paris à Vélo, C'est Sympa and Roue Libre conduct organized bicycle tours of Paris neighborhoods. Roue Libre charges $12.25 for 90 minutes and $19.50 for three hours, C'est Sympa $24.50 for three hours.

Getting Around

The Mairie de Paris (City Hall), (33-1) 42.76.40.40, publishes a detailed map of bike routes, "Mini Paris Vélo," also available at Roue Libre, for $2.75.

Some public transit lines allow passengers to take bicycles aboard. Bikes are permitted in the first and last cars of all trains on the A and B lines of the suburban R.E.R. system each day (except during rush hours), as well as Métro's Line 1 (Château de Vincennes-La Défense) on Sundays until 4:30 p.m. Three of the four Batobus boats, which link Hôtel de Ville to the Eiffel Tower and make seven stops on the Seine, accept bicycles on board.

18 March 2001

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