Top Bike Rental and Tours

We took this bike tour and overall I would highly recommend it!

Here's the good stuff: We rode the Appian way, visited the catacombs (no bones to see), the remnants of the Roman Aquaducts which were just awesome! 2/3 the way we stopped at a very rustic farmhouse and had wine and some cheese that the farmer made. The cheese was mild and delicious!

Ok. Here's the not so good: it's a 6 hour ride that starts at 10 am, there is no lunch. That should be made clear.
The bikes are electric assist which made riding easy. However, I was given a bike with too small a frame and even with the seat extended all the way up, my legs couldn't straighten.

Thanks to TopBike, "electric-assist bike" has risen to the top of my most favored combination of words. Their electric-assist bikes combine the task of pedaling with a drop of jet engine propulsion and the result is simply the most fun one can have on two wheels.

Barely 5 minutes into TopBike's 6+ hour, 20 mile tour of "Ancient Appian Way, Catacombs, and Aqueducts" (79Euro; about $93US) a woman behind me, older than myself, shouted "these bikes are the best things ever!" to which I could only nod my head in agreement. TopBike also offers the use of mountain bikes but go that route and you'll be missing some serious fun.

E-A bikes make a long tour feel not so long as they'll help move you quickly over small hills and uneven terrain quite easily. Ride on the 2,300 year old, cobblestoned Appian Way and, if you hadn't already, you'll quickly grow thankful for the e-a bike.

The tour itself is excellent, well-planned, and well-organized. Booking on-line via their web site was easy and getting outfitted with the proper bike and helmet was simple. Our seasoned guide, Valaria, led us safely through Rome with confidence and competence.

A person to whom I mentioned this tour remarked that 20 miles wasn't very far to go in 6+ hours. Touché, Mr. Observant. The tour lasts 6+ hours because it features numerous stops: among them, an ancient church, a guided tour of Christian Catacombs, and a final stop at a funky farm for (cheap, white) wine and fresh Pecorino cheese. The longest one ever pedals without stopping is about 35-40 minutes.

TopBike offers other tours, both shorter and longer, and some which stay entirely in the heart of Rome. Based on my experience, I'd trust them to lead a well run tour without drama, and to keep me both safe and interested.

Despite the e-a bikes, pedaling around Rome for 6 hours is a full day. Was it coincidence or good planning on their part that ensured the sky was darkening as we exited TopBike, the perfect time for a carafe of wine? It was well earned.

TopBike runs a good and satisfying tour.

There are those epic moments in life when you realize it just doesn't get any better than this. Our bike tour with Top Bike Rental and Tours was one of those moments!

It's hard to see all of the sights that Rome has to offer on foot because the sights are so spread apart. Buses and taxis are an option, but we didn't want to go through the hassle of learning the bus line and taxi rides add up quickly. For 45 Euros you can go on a four hour guided bike tour and see about 15 major sights in Rome.

Our tour guide, Francesco, was awesome! Francesco gave us the history of every monument, square, fountain and statue that we passed during our bike ride. He was so knowledgeable about the history of Rome and his stories were very informative and entertaining. During our tour Francesco would stop so we could take pictures at the major sights such as the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, and the Spanish Steps. We took a short 15 minute break at the Pantheon and grabbed the most amazing espresso at Tazza d'Oro.

The 9 mile bike ride is a pretty effortless ride since you are making multiple stops throughout the four hour tour. There were two steep hills on the bike ride, but other than that it was a very easy and leisurely ride. If you are looking for a more challenging bike ride Top Bike offers intermediate level and private bike tours: http://www.topbikerental.com/nuovosito/eng/rome-bike-tours.html

Top Bike provided us with the bikes, helmets, bike baskets, ponchos (in case it rained) and a bottle of water so the only thing you need to bring is your camera and some money for snacks. If you are visiting Rome you must book a bike tour with Top Bike Rental and Tours!!! This was the highlight of Rome for us and we will definitely book another tour on our next visit.

This place was amazing on a last minute rental that we extended. We got the e bike package with a lock, bag and charger. Bikes were simple to ride, lock and leave when we were touring around Rome.
They are a short walk from the Colosseum. Highly recommend this place and skip a car rental because you can't park one anywhere anyway. Get the e bike and you'll thank me because you did it. Streets are rough on your butt so get some padding before you saddle up

What an incredible way to see Rome! Jessie, our guide, made it even more incredible as his love for his city came through with every story. We zipped up the hills like superhero's and stopped for photo ops at all the most amazing places! Even stopped for a slice of pizza and a beer. This was our favorite day spent in Italy, which says a lot considering all the amazing tours we went on. So, so worth the money. We're getting our own e-bikes when we return to the states!

We did the six hour tour with Federico and assistant in training, Liliana. It was a small group of four. We loved the option of electric bikes but it's not really necessary as the tour is really flat. The view of farm lands was refreshing. I think we just circumnavigated the Colosseum for 18 miles. My daughter admitted it was "funnest" tour in Rome...so far!

Did the appian way bike tour I saw on Viatour. Iris (pronounced ee-ris btw) was our tour guide. As others states here, she is awesome. She really knows the historic details, and explains easily how to use the bikes and how to ride the roads that we took. Super friendly and professional as well, she even remembers peoples names!

Location is right by the colleseo, so its convenient.

The shop folks were friendly.

I got an e-bike to use and it came with a pouch in the front to hold your water and everything else you might have in your pockets. It was super easy to use and made the biking super easy. We had some older folks with us and they had the carbon bikes and they kept up with us rather well. I ended up turning off my e-bike later in the journey as I wanted a workout, haha.

We saw a popular church on the way out of town, stopped at various roman city walls, the st callistus catacombs (went on a guided tour!), biked the appian way, went to aquaduct park, made a brief visit to a cheese facility and enjoyed free wine/cheese. Ended it with a stop at the caracalla baths.

Would highly recommend this bike tour facility, the tour contents itself, and Iris, the Dutch instructor!

We are 100% sold on doing bike tours in European cities. It is a great way to check out the sights and get some brief history.

TopBikes was a great company to tour with. Our tour guide, Alessandra, was knowledgeable and accommodating to our group. It is really worth it to go with a group like this. We were scheduled for 4 hours and we went a little longer because we were allowed to spend a bit of extra time when we needed.

I would recommend this to anyone in Rome for the first time. Go on one of your first days so you know where you want to spend more time at after the tour.

Electric bike day tour of Rome!! The tour lasted from 10:00-17:00. We saw so much!
Our guide Jesse stopped us for info and pics at all the great places. Showed us some the interesting things and places that we would might have otherwise missed. Such a great city with so much history! A good way to see a lot in one day!! And the electric bikes make it almost effortless pedaling.
Another plus is the stop for lunch and gelato which is included. Fantastico!
Highly recommend!!

We did the 7-hour bike tour with Imke and she was hands down the ABSOLUTE BEST. We were lucky enough to get a private tour so it was just the three of us! It felt like we got to see everything there was in Rome and had such a blast biking around exploring :)