River Riders

Bikes were delivered to head (Forestville end) of the West County Regional Trail (paved bike/​walking trail) with all the equipment one would need, including a great map. Brian was very helpful in planning our trip. Great, friendly service.

Brian was very helpful and even got my mom to ride a bike! The forestville trail was beautiful and offered a unique view of the vineyards. He had all the supplies and was timely and kind.

«WOW!»… Is all we can say about River Riders and the amazing owner Jennifer! We took a trip to the Russian River from Los Angeles and we wanted to rent some bikes. We stopped in at the tourism office in the town of Guerneville and the woman handed us a brochure for River Riders. She told us that the bikes come to us and the bikes get picked up when we are finished with them. We usually rent bikes from a shop and have to go there to pick the bikes up and again to drop them off, but not in this town! Jennifer brought 4 bikes to our cottage, came out to Healdsburg (25 minutes driving distance from our cottage) to change a flat tire (oops, we rode over some gravel…) and also came to our cottages an additional time to switch out one of the bikes for us! She was one of the nicest people we’ve ever met and she made our trip so much more fun! We rode through Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve to the camp site and pond at the top of the mountain (beautiful!). We also rode to along river road and visited some wineries on our way to dinner in Healdsburg. We go to smell, see and taste along our journey and its all THANKS to Jennifer!

Usually try to find a bike to rent for about a week of a 2-​week annual stay in Guerneville. River RIders made this much easier by delivering the bike to our vacation rental – making sure brakes and gears were running smoothly following the trip out in the van. (they don’t have a store-​front – so you either have to meet up or have them deliver)
I contacted them about a 2 – 3 weeks in advance via email to confirm rates, check dates and size of bikes available, then called and reserved the bike & paid by credit card over the phone about 2 weeks in advance. Got an e-​receipt right away (via Pay Pal) – and on the day arranged, Jennifer came by w/​the bike. For return, she called before our pick-​up time just to be sure I was ready (there’s a little flex in there if you need another hour or so on a week’s rental).
Helpful (maps, helmet, lock included), on-​time service, bike ran well (I’m a casual rider – Marin Hybrid was a good bike for me – stable on gravel & smooth-​running), & I adapted to the click rather than grip-​shift just fine. I’ll use them again.

Jennifer and river riders is amazing! Four of us wanted bikes for a couple days, and she was so accommodating and kind. She brought them to us, came out to change a flat tire on a whim, gave us so much information, is always available, and was so helpful, informative, thorough and hard working. Her rates are SO affordable and the service is 5 star. Biking is the best way to get around the river valley. Call Jennifer!

These guys were great. We reserved 10 bikes for a birthday weekend up in Guerneville. They dropped the bikes at our rental in the morning and picked them up in the afternoon down by the beach. Very flexible and accommodating. The bikes themselves were very nice and they came with helmets, a basket and a bike lock. Highly recommend!

A group of 4 of us used River Riders 2 weekends ago for a day biking in the Sebastopol area. Jennifer, the owner was awesome — delivered the bikes to the place of our choosing on time and picked them up when we were done. Super convenient. Bikes, helmets, locks all in great shape. She was really helpful and friendly and I would highly recommend her to anyone.

Awesome, awesome! I wish we had River Riders in Philly!
Called to see if there were any bikes available at 2:30pm Thursday afternoon, I was riding a bike by 3pm. 4 hours is usually $ 25, she only charged me $ 20 till close at 7. Quick, convenient, friendly. Come to philly!

I hate leaving one or 2 star reviews, but I found this place through fellow Unilocalers and want potential customers to know that this business is sadly unreliable — from the initial reservation, to dropping off the bike, to giving directions, to charging you for the bike.
First, this business was completely unreachable. I must have tried calling their number about 20 times over a 2-​day period at various hours and no answer despite the 7 days/​week 7am to 7pm stated hours. I left messages too (voicemail and through Unilocal). It wasn’t until 4:45 PM the second day of calling that they finally called me back. At that time, the told me they were out of bikes until the next morning.
Nevertheless, I thought I would try to fit it in a very short ride very early the next morning before my family left (lemons into lemonade, right?). Sort of. I stressed that I had until 8:20 the next morning to bike and was staying on a house on top of a very steep hill. No problem, said the owner, be there 7am the next morning.
The next morning, I was again left waiting.
By 7:15am, no one showed up. I finally got a hold of the company, and she said she had tried to call me, but was unable to get up the hill. I had no missed calls!!! When I asked her what number she called, she gave me some totally different number. I explained that was not my number — she tried to claim I had given her a second number, then eventually just said «whups». Again, really disappointing. Nevertheless, having woken up at 6:30 am to bike, I was determined to make the trip.
After driving to town to meet her, I had only 40 minutes left. She told me a non-​traffic path was only a «few minutes away,» which turned out to be completely not true. I ended up spending most of the trip on a traffic paved road (still pretty though, hard to really go wrong in this setting!).
After all that, I was charged $ 20 (i.e. no real discount of any kind) for a ride that lasted 40 minutes.
Before coming to Sonoma, I had hoped that biking through the region would be one of the highlights of my trip. Unfortunately, due to this company, it just didn’t happen as planned.

I rented bikes from Jennifer, the owner of River Rider Rentals just last weekend. She offered a great price, delivery to the vineyard of my choice. She recommended where to start my biking and wine tasting journey. She gave great tips on safety, rules for biking and drinking and mapping out the bike path. She also offered to collect the bikes from any location as long as we locked them up and gave her notice. This was the perfect option for biking through the vineyards. She was friendly, punctual and i will definitely recommend her to all of my friends and family. Please rent from River Rider Rentals, this will be an adventure you’ll never forget. I recommend you call at least a week in advance to make sure the bikes are not all rented out.

My friends and I used River Riders for an afternoon of bike-​powered wine touring — or wine-​powered biking, depending on whom you ask — this past Labor Day weekend. Jennifer was *exceptionally* accommodating and competent. Everything went smoothly and the bikes themselves were well-​maintained and a joy to ride. One member of our party mistakenly took a bike lock with him when we left, and Jennifer offered to pick it up on our front porch (several miles away) without complaints or additional charges. I would highly recommend River Riders to anyone looking for bike rentals in the Russian River area.

Highly recommend. Jennifer met my friends and I at Moshin vineyards (also recommended) with bikes and came and picked them up when we were done. We had so much fun, the bikes were great and it was an excellent and easy arrangement.

I can only echo the sentiments expressed here: wonderful service, terrific bikes, an all-​around great day. Please use this service if you want to enjoy the day on two wheels in Guerneville!

I came to Guernerville for Memorial Day weekend. Didn’t plan on renting a bike until almost 4pm in Sunday. Called River Riders, they were completely out of bikes at that moment. and were busying collecting returned bikes. They are so nice that they offered to deliver a just collected bike to me within 30 minutes.
I had a short but good bike ride to Armstrong Redwood and it’s all because of the great service of River Riders. Really appreciate it!

Absolutely wonderful business. Friendly, personable delivery of well maintained bicycles, extremely flexible. Delivered bikes right to our door and had a number of flexible options for return-​including leaving them locked up at a vineyard if we got too tipsy! Would definitely rent from Jenn again.

This is the place to get bike rentals if you’re near the Russian river! Jennifer is very nice, accommodating and reasonable. We had some schedule changes come up but she accommodated them with smiley faces. The bikes are great. Really comfortable high end Marin touring bikes. They were sleek gray, well maintained and without gaudy advertising that makes you look like a tourist in town, though everyone will still know. The bike seats are really comfortable. She delivered and picked the bikes up from where we were saying in Forestville! She also has vouchers for wine tastings and knows the small spots you should check out on the bikes.
Highly recommend!

I brought my bike up to Guernville to do some wine tasting and accidentally left my helmet at home. River Riders was a lifesaver — they cheerfully brought a helmet to my hotel (for free!) and let me use it for the whole weekend. Super kind, thoughtful, helpful business — next time I’ll leave my bike at home and rent theirs instead!

We rented a bunch of bikes from River Riders and they were awesome! Great equipment and super friendly people. We ordered 8 for delivery then an hour later realized we needed one more. They were more then happy to get us another bike and got it over really fast.
Oh yea they have delivery, thats awesome!

Rented bikes for 4 hours to tour Russian River wine tastings. Jennifer, from River Riders met us at our first stop with our bikes, helmets, locks, baskets, and maps! All in great shape! She even picked everything up when we were done. She was extremely helpful, friendly, and resourceful! We had a blast!

I spent the 4^th of July in Monte Rio with some friends and we decided to rent three bikes. They were DELIVERED to our house and were in excellent condition. The owner personally delivered the bikes and shared tips on where to go for wine tasting (including discounts). The helmets were included in the price and they too were in great condition. If you are headed up to Russian River, this is the place to rent bikes!