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What to do and see in Old Toronto, Canada: The Best Gear Rentals
We've heard Toronto described as "New York City run by the Swiss," and it's true—you can find world-class theater, shopping and restaurants here, but the sidewalks are clean and the people are friendly. The best place to start is literally at the top—the CN Tower, the tallest freestanding structure in the Western Hemisphere.
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1. Bateman's Bicycle Company
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 64 reviews
Located in the Annex neighbourhood - we are close to other Toronto gems such as Kensington Market, Little Italy, Ossington Strip, Koreatown and Yorkville. We offer all kinds of bicycles to rent for your purpose: *** Hybrids/cruisers for exploring the neighbourhoods *** High performance road bikes for fast road rides *** Cyclocross and Mountain Bikes for exploring nearby trails
Reviewed By 18EvanG - Brookline, United States
My wife and I rented two hybrids for a 4-day trip along the Lake Ontario and Erie waterfront trails. The staff was helpful ahead of time ensuring the bikes had racks for our panniers and answering other basic questions The bikes were comfortable and in very good condition and they included a flat repair kit with the rental as well as locks for each bike. At the end of the trip, the bikes were returned rapidly with no paperwork required
2. Toronto EcoAdventures
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 62 reviews
Our mission is to facilitate connections for people- we’ve designed road trips that are a convenient, fun and safe way to get to know Ontario better, meet new people and hike in the some of the most beautiful natural areas of the province- no car necessary! Our trips have a relaxed, road-trip feeling.
3. Paddle Pirates Toronto
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
We the pirates! Paddle boards and kayak rentals in the beaches neighbourhood in Toronto. We are all about fun on the water. With no physical location, we deliver anywhere from Woodbine to Neville Park. We offer lessons and straight rentals.
4. Toronto Scuba Centre
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
The Toronto Scuba Centre is the only full-service training and retail store located in downtown Toronto. TSC is a 5 Star PADI dive facility and organization dedicated to the very highest level of scuba diving instruction. Toronto Scuba Centre regularly organizes international dive trips through its sister company ScubaGetaway. ScubaGetaway is a TICO registered travel company and agency.
5. Harbourfront Canoe & Kayak Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 42 reviews
Located in Toronto on the edge of Lake Ontario for over 30 years, the Harbourfront Canoe & Kayak Centre has become one of the most popular urban paddling Centres in North America for Group Kayaking, Big Voyageur Canoe, and Standup Paddleboard (SUP). Our Lakeside Office is open daily from Victoria Day Weekend through to September. We're located directly south of the Rogers Centre and walking distance from the CN Tower, Toronto Convention Centre, Ripley's Aquarium, Admiral Radisson Hotel, Harbourfront Centre and many excellent Waterfront Restaurants. In-season, we offer: Instruction for Beginner to Intermediate in Kayak, Canoe and Paddleboard Voyageur Canoe Sunset and Weekend Tours (no experience required) Tandem Kayak Tours (no experience required) Paddleboard Intro (no experience required) Kayak and SUP Evening Social Paddles Corporate Team-Building Programs In-Pool Kayak Instruction Rental Hours beginning Victoria Day Weekend-September End (On-line Reservations recommended, some experience required) Mon-Fri from 12noon-8:00pm Sat-Sun from 10:00am-5:00pm Having the scenic 13 Toronto Islands only a 30-minute paddle away, we are your source for relaxation, to learn new skills and to increase your health and well-being.
6. Toronto Island SUP
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 78 reviews
Come Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP) on the beautiful Toronto Islands just minutes from the Toronto downtown core. Toronto Island SUP is a business dedicated to connecting people with the outdoors and the water by offering quality SUP experiences. It's easy to escape the 'hustle & bustle' of the city by taking a short ferry ride to Wards Island to enjoy the beauty it has to offer. We operate every day of the week. Book on our website and receive special instructions for meeting and what to bring.
7. Wheel Excitement Inc
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 33 reviews
Wheel Excitement Inc. is located directly south of the Rogers Centre and CN Tower, one block east of Spadina on the west side of the Radisson Admiral Hotel. We are connected to some of the most scenic bike trails in the city - the Martin Goodman Trail along the lakeshore, the Toronto Islands, Harbourfront Centre, The Beaches, the new HTO Park & much, much more.
8. Toronto Island Bicycle Rental
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By tracye314
This was by far the best experience of my Toronto trip: riding bikes around a beautiful island, accessible by ferry.
9. Set Me Free
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1 reviews
10. Bike Share Toronto
Overall Ratings
2.0 based on 182 reviews
Bike Share Toronto has grown to become one of Toronto’s integral transportation systems to help people move around the city. Using more than 627 KM of bike lanes across the city, you can see and visit from every angle and at your own pace. As of 2020, you can take advantage of more than 625 stations, 6,500 bikes and even utilize our newly introduced e-bikes that can help you move around every day! p.s - Don't forget to bring a helmet. With our popular 24-hour access pass, you’ll gain access to our system to explore as you please. Be sure to avoid our $4 per half hour overage fees by docking the bike every 30 minutes or less to reset your trip timer. *Trip under 30 minutes = No Overage fee *Trip 31-60 minutes = $4 Overage fee *See website for more* All of our passes, information and an interactive map of the system can be found on our app, PBSC or the Transit App. Both are available on the iTunes or Google Play app stores! Have any questions? Call or email us, we're open 24/7.
Reviewed By emmachka141 - Toronto, Canada
I've been using Bikeshare in Toronto for nearly 7 years now, and it has been life-changing. So I actually feel my heart break a little bit when I see all these bad reviews. I really do feel for those who did not realize that the bikes can only be out of their docks for 30 minutes at a time. To be fair, this is very clearly articulated on the website, in the description of every pricing level for each pass. But it sounds like the company needs to do a better job at clarifying this when it comes to new customers whose first experience is with the automated direct-payment kiosks at the stations. I strongly suspect that the company may not have been prepared for the huge uptick in ridership during the COVID-19 shutdown this year. As great as these bikes can be for sightseeing, Bikeshare was mainly designed as a network of commuter bikes. This is the model that many Bikeshare programs around the world (Paris, Montreal, New York, etc) already followed before we got them here in Toronto. The system is well-designed for serving travelers who are going from Point A to Point B. If you are going from one fixed place to another in the downtown core, it is rare that a trip will take you more than 30 minutes, and this way the bikes keep circulating and nobody takes them out of the network for an extended time. Again, I recognize that this was not communicated clearly enough when the system received a major influx of sightseeing or casual riders who had different needs and expectations. I really hope that will be addressed better in the future, because so long as you know the perameters, the actual experience of using these bikes to get where you're going is truly amazing. That's why I give them 5 stars in this review, based on my overall experience. The bikes are sturdy and solidly made. I have had very few mechanical problems in 7 years of regular (sometimes daily) ridership, and I have never had any safety issues while riding. I love that I don't have to pay for tune-ups or repairs, as I would if I had a regular bike of my own. Even better, in this city notorious for bike thieves, I love being able to lock the bike up when I'm done with it and let go of all responsibility for that bike after I leave. Pretty much everyone I know who bikes in the city has had their bike(s) stolen, at least once, and I am so thankful not to have to deal with that anxiety. The passes that you can buy are for an unlimited number of 30-minute trips, not unlimited minutes all at once. This concept can take some getting used to, but truly once it becomes part of your routine it becomes second nature. (And as noted before, the security of locking the bike up at one of the docking stations whenever you are not using it is probably in everyone's best interests, both customers and the company, so that there's no opportunity for someone to swipe it while you're not riding.) A yearly membership of unlimited 30-minute trips costs about $100 - less than a one month pass on the TTC. Bikeshare has given me more mobility and freedom in my life than I could have had with any other form of public transit. Do they need to make the the rules clearer for new riders? Absolutely. I hope that when they do, more people will give this program a try and experience the same level of freedom and enjoyment that I have.
