About Forrest MTB Hire

We are located in the front building of 16 Grant Street, Forrest. It is also where the Forrest Guesthouse is located.

You can't currently book a guided ride online but you can request a guided ride session by contacting Michelle on 0407318507.

If a guide is an essential part of your hire booking, please contact Michelle for availability before you book your bikes.

There is limited availability for guided rides especially on Saturdays so please plan ahead.

Adult XXS - 2

Adult XS - 2

Adult S - 3

Adult M - 4

Adult L - 3

Adult XL 3

Kids 20in - 2

Kids 24in - 4

If you need more bikes than we have available, it's possible we can arrange to get more from another company we have an arrangement with. Talk to us about what you need, and we'll see what we can do.

Check out our Recommended Rides.

We provide an Australian Standards helmet, mini pump, spare tube and tyre levers on all adult bikes. All adult bikes have a drink bottle holder. Kids bikes do not come with spares and a pump, and not all have drink bottle holders due to the small frame sizes.  Parents may need to carry water for their kids and have them wear a hydration pack. There is a drink tap at the Southern Trail head.

At handover we will check the bike is a suitable size for you, explain the operations of the bike and talk to you about suitable trails.

We suggest you download the Trailforks app on your mobile. This is the best way for you to navigate our trail network as it shows you where you are on the trail in real time. The app is free to download and the free version shows you the trails within your current 5km so once you are in Forrest, you will be able to view the Forrest trails for free. Our Recommended Rides are all on Trailforks.

If you want to plan your ride ahead, you can always view the trails on the desktop version of trailforks for free any time, anywhere.

You can also view the various maps here.

Essential

• Your Australian drivers licence or passport.
• The physical credit card used to pay for the booking to verify your ID.
• Fully enclosed shoes that are attached to your feet with laces or Velcro. Crocs, plastic shoes, slip on shoes and sandals are not suitable and you may be denied hire without refund.  We won't hire bikes unless appropriate footwear is worn and this is your responsibility to ensure you arrive ready to ride.
• You MUST Bring Valid Australian Photo ID or Passport upon pick-up along with a physical credit card for ID purposes.

Optional

• A standard 650ml drink bottle or hydration pack
• Sunscreen
• Snacks
• Gloves
• Any body armour you want such as knee or elbow pads

Yes! We have 2 small, 2 medium and 2 large Trek Marlin 8+ e-bikes for hire.

All bikes being hired for use by persons under 18yo must be booked by an adult who will be bound by the Waiver and Terms and Conditions that are applicable. The booking adult must be present at the time of the bike being collected. Bikes will not be handed to a child without the booking adult being present.

Yes!

Ideally not. Because of the small fleet, we might not be able to help at short notice. I also might be out working as an instructor, or just out on a ride. You can always try giving us a call and try your luck!

Shoot me a text with your name, email, and required bikes, plus when you want to hire, and I'll get back to you.

We offer 3 hour hires in the morning or afternoon, a full day, or multi day hires.

3 hour hires: 9am - 12pm or 2pm - 5pm.

Full day hire runs from 9am - 5pm Monday -Saturday.

Discounts available for multi-day hires.

No bike hire collection is available on Sundays but you can hire it for a Sunday if you can pick it up Saturday evening. Bikes can be returned on a Sunday by selecting the 4:45pm- 5pm timeslot on Sunday. This is drop off only, no staff will attend at the drop off time.

No, we operate Monday - Saturday with bookings required. Multi day hires can include a Sunday as long as the pick up date is Monday - Saturday.

If you want a Sunday hire and are staying in town, it's often possible to collect the bike at 5pm Saturday ahead of the Sunday. This needs to be arranged with us directly.

A Shotgun or Do Little seat is an attachment to a hire bike that allows a child to seat between the rider and the handlebars.

The Shotgun is for the analog bikes while the Do Little seat fits the larger width of an e-bike.

The Shotgun also includes a small set of handlebars for the child that are attached to the bike handlebars.

Toddler seats are an awesome way for you to enjoy a bike ride with your young child.

The ability to fit your child and yourself on a hire bike is not as simple as size and weight of the child meeting the criteria. For example, children with longer limbs will find it harder to fit the seat even if they are within the age/weight range. The adult also has to be able to reach around the child and deal with the extra weight on the bike. Large children and small adults are a tricky combination for example. We cannot guarantee that the toddler seat will work for you and your child but for each hire, but we will set the seat up customised for the two of you to the best of our abilities. It may not work, in which case we will refund the hire of the toddler seat. The adult bike hire will not be refunded. We can offer a replacement scooter, or a tow rope to use instead. The tow rope requires that the child can balance while rolling and also use their brakes.