Newport Beach Bike Rentals

A tiny family-run counter tucked a few steps from the Balboa Ferry that gets you on two wheels faster than you can argue about sunscreen. Walk in and Dave or Haley will size you up, hand you a beach cruiser with a wicker basket or clip a child buggy to the back, and have you rolling down the flat wood-and-concrete promenade within 15 minutes. The soundtrack is gulls, conversation and rubber on boardwalk; the air smells of salt and frying dough from the ice cream shop across the street. Rentals range from brand-new e-bikes for longer jaunts to simple cruisers for toddlers and laps along the bay. They hand over a printed route if you ask, the kind that pushes out toward Huntington for a thirty-mile out-and-back. Bring water. Leave room for that cones’ drip on your chin.