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What a great experience! Basically Free Bike Rentals is the way to go if you want to experience a bike ride across the Golden Gate. Our guided bike tours are led by experienced local guides who love bikes almost as much as they love San Francisco. We'll take you over Golden Gate Bridge along the very best route, then you enjoy your bike rental for the rest of the day!

Your route to the Golden Gate Bridge will take you right past Sports Basement, where you can grab drinks, snacks, apparel, gear and more, using store credit in the amount of your bike rental! Sports Basement is San Francisco's #1 sporting goods store, and is the perfect place to take a break before tackling the Golden Gate Bridge.
Reviews (9)
Ismayil Ahmet
Ismayil Ahmet
Feb 03, 2020
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Read the other reviews and was also wondering how this company works but fair play to them for providing this service. Will definitely be recommending this bike rental shop to others visiting. Great experience and great day for a bike ride 👌🏽
Bruno Andrade
Bruno Andrade
Dec 04, 2019
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This is simple the best place to rent a bike in San Francisco! You can convert the money spent in the bike rental in the Sports Basement. The bikes was really good, I did 28 miles in a bike without any mechanical issues. Just check the reviews and go to rent your bike!
Yzzi Schneider
Yzzi Schneider
Nov 20, 2019
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What an awesome concept! We got the 65USD electric bikes - which I can't recommend enough (seriously) - and went over the bridge as well as up to the highest peaks to see the view.
It was an amazing day, I suggest you do what we did and aim to get the bikes around midday, then you can beat the rush of groups coming in, head to Palace of Fine arts, then something to eat (there's some starbucks or other shops near by) then you can head to the bridge and stop at the shop on your way back and collect your 65$ worth of clothes and BASICALLY get one day free bike and in my case a new Levis jacket :
Jessica Myers
Jessica Myers
Nov 18, 2019
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Pretty hard to fault this place at all - great service, friendly staff, inexpensive rentals and you then get to spend credit in a sports warehouse - to the value of however much you spent on your bike. You’d be a fool not to go here for a bike rental!
Justin Kelley
Justin Kelley
Oct 13, 2019
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WOW! What a great experience! Basically Free Bike Rentals is the way to go if you want to experience a bike ride across the Golden Gate. As they state, not only do you rent the bikes, but you also receive a credit in the amount you paid to rent the bikes to spend at the Sports Basement! (Sports Basement store is located on the bike trail to the Golden Gate Bridge.) We were also surprised how nice and well maintained the bikes were! I would highly recommend Basically Free Bike Rentals to anyone wanting to do this tour.
Siamak Ash Ashrafi
Siamak Ash Ashrafi
Jun 26, 2019
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Amazing experience. No catch. Use the store credit to buy my brother a hiking staff (perfect gift for him). The bikes are very nice and the staff is amazing. Do not go anywhere else, this is the best place to rent a bike. It is basically free !!!!
Stefano Rapisarda
Stefano Rapisarda
Nov 14, 2018
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Extremely friendly and helpful staff. High quality bikes. Great deal for the price, and if you stop at their store you get your money back in store credit. BTW, the store it is a really nice one, great sport equipment.
Snow Wolf Lake
Snow Wolf Lake
Dec 23, 2017
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Free bike rental is really free if you can buy any sports stuff Sports Basement in about 20 minutes away bike's travel time. It's really their innovative marketing method to attract more customers to visit Sports Basement.
Stefan Bruggemann
Stefan Bruggemann
Sep 26, 2017
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Great value for the money. You get a voucher for the bike-rate amount to spend in their sportsstore (everyone will find something).
Bikes are lightweight which is important to climb most of thr hills in SF. Bikes are state of the art. Check brakes and gears before you go. helmet, lock and a small front-bag is included. Friendly staff. Thanks