Why rent a bike in New Orleans?

See the spaces between the landmarks

New Orleans changes block by block. A bike is slow enough to notice cottages, live oaks, old industrial buildings, neighborhood businesses, and river traffic, yet quick enough to connect places that would be a long walk apart.

Choose a ride for the day you actually have

A hot, humid afternoon calls for shade in City Park or an e-bike. A clear, mild morning can be ideal for the exposed West Bank levee. Our route comparison explains time, shade, surfaces, ferry dependence, and worthwhile stops before you commit.

Begin with local advice

We normally ask guests what they have already seen. If they have missed the Mississippi River or City Park, one of those landscapes is usually the best first ride. The advice on this site comes from years of answering that question at the rental counter.

Ride through stories that are not on a standard map

The itineraries also include firsthand memories from the family behind RideTHISbike and BuZz NOLA. They connect the streets riders use with Louis Armstrong's early performance years, Cosimo Matassa's recording studio, WSMB radio, neighborhood jukeboxes, a working can factory, a French Quarter shotgun house, and banana trees descended from the city's maritime trade.

These perspectives are placed where the related places appear on the ride. They are identified as firsthand memory or family recollection, while the surrounding public history is supported by outside sources.