Bike rental for business trip

[Mr. Bloom]

Anyone had any luck with getting their company to cover bike rental as a business-travel expense, or is this considered pure selfish entertainment?

Seems to me it might be a good place to start by talking with the person who signs off on the expense report and making sure they're OK with it based on your reasonable rationale...plus:

• car rental
• fuel surcharge
• airport pickup surcharge
• hotel parking
• the car will cost as much as the hotel!

I know that in 25 years, the expense reports I've done were all labeled "Transportation", not "Car Rental". But then, there's also company policy

One word of caution: Last year we vacationed in Maine and rented some bikes...we were very disappointed. I suspect that your experience might be better since you have several proximate rental options, but I caution against raising your expectations too high.