These are from the Cascade Bicycle Club's list of rental places and are on or near the BG Trail. We rented our first tandem from either the first or the second, in 2004--can't remember which shop--and took it right onto the trail from there.

All About Bike & Ski
3615 NE 45th St.
Seattle, WA 98105
(206) 524-2642 fax: 206-528-6189
New owner and long-time employee/shop mechanic, Robert Holmes, rents bikes and ski equipment out of this Laurelhurst shop.

Bicycle Center
4529 Sand Point Wy NE
Seattle, WA 98105
(206) 523-8300 fax: 206-267-0222


Montlake Bicycle Shop
2223 24th Ave E.
Seattle, WA 98112
(206) 329-7333
Rent full spectrum of bikes - including mountain bikes, hybrids, touring bikes, racing bikes, tandems, recumbents - plus Burley trailers and trail-a-bikes, and travel cases. Rentals by the hour, day, week or month.

Recycled Cycles
1007 NE Boat St.
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: (206) 547-4491
Located just off the Burke-Gilman Trail in the University District, Recycled Cycles rents hybrids, road bikes, Burley trailers and trail-a-bikes. Helmets are free, if you don't have your own. Call or check the web for rates.