One of the most rewarding parts of our job is hearing how visitors’ perceptions of Paris change after discovering the city by bike.
Recently, travel blogger Hans On The Bike published an article titled “Cycling in Paris Made the City a Lot Smaller“, reflecting on his experience exploring the French capital on two wheels.
Like many travellers arriving in Paris for the first time, he wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. Paris has long carried a reputation for busy traffic and hectic streets. Yet after spending time cycling through the city, his conclusion was simple:
“We have no fear for cycling in Paris anymore.”
For us, that sentence perfectly captures what Paris has become.
Over the last decade, Paris has undergone one of the most impressive cycling transformations in Europe. Hundreds of kilometers of bike infrastructure have been added, major routes have been redesigned for cyclists, and many central areas have become significantly more pleasant to navigate without a car. Today, cycling is often the fastest, most enjoyable and most authentic way to experience the city.
What Hanson’s article highlights particularly well is something our customers tell us every day: Paris suddenly feels smaller when explored by bike.
The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Seine, the Latin Quarter, Le Marais, Montmartre and countless hidden neighbourhoods become effortlessly connected. Instead of spending time underground in the metro, visitors experience the city street by street, café by café and monument by monument.
At Rentabike Paris, our mission has always been simple: help visitors discover a side of Paris they might otherwise miss. This is also why we love our job and bring people discovering a different Paris on our bikes tours.
We’re grateful to Hanson On The Bike for sharing his experience and for helping more travellers realise that cycling in Paris isn’t something to fear-it’s something to look forward to.
If Paris still feels intimidating from afar, maybe it’s time to see it from the saddle.
Read Hanson On The Bike’s full article: