A bike for the coast and town
In Lanzarote the coast is almost flat from Puerto del Carmen through Arrecife to Costa Teguise, on bike lanes, signed cycle streets and a bike path by the sea. A city bike is the easy way to ride it: to the beach, to a café, to the next town along the coast.
Ours is the Riverside 120. The low frame means you step through instead of swinging a leg over, you sit upright, and one shifter runs all 8 gears.
It has lights and a bell, and the tyres handle a packed gravel path as well as the road. For long rides into the wind or up into the hills, take our e-bike.
Specifications
- Model
- Riverside 120 (Decathlon), step-through frame
- Sizes
- M for riders 1.66–1.77 m, L for 1.78–1.89 m
- Max load
- 100 kg
- Wheels
- 700c (28"), double-wall rims, 38 mm road and gravel tyres
- Gears
- 8 speeds, one shifter (single chainring)
- Brakes
- V-brakes front and rear
- Riding position
- Upright, with height-adjustable handlebars
- Frame
- Steel frame and fork, no suspension
- Extras
- Front and rear lights, bell, reflectors. No kickstand
The bike up close
Good for
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1. Bike hire Puerto del Carmen
The bike lane on the Avenida de las Playas, along the beaches.
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2. Bike hire Playa Blanca
Through town to Marina Rubicón, on the road, not the promenade.
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3. Bike hire Costa Teguise
The coast bike path to Arrecife, about 9 km each way.
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4. Short rides
To the beach, the shops or dinner, without a car.
City bike rides we like
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Puerto del Carmen to Arrecife
Flat seafront ride past the beaches and Playa Honda into the capital.
- Distance
- ~30 km return
- Climbing
- Almost flat
- Riding time
- ~1.5–2 h
- Level
- Easy
Best bike: City bike
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Costa Teguise to Arrecife
Flat promenade and bike path from Costa Teguise into the capital.
- Distance
- ~18 km return
- Climbing
- Almost flat
- Riding time
- ~45–60 min
- Level
- Easy
Best bike: City bike
