My wife & I are flying to Davis CA to ride in the Foxy's Fall Century October 20th, but for a variety of reasons we cannot bring our own bikes. We're looking for a place within a 20-30 minute drive that rents decent road bikes. Already tried The Bike Barn, B&L Bikes, Freewheelers, and Ken's Bike & Ski (Ken's came close with their fleet of Raleigh Cadent 1.0's & 2.0's, but we were hoping for something just a bit more upscale if possible). Is there a shop near Davis that rents name-brand, lightweight, drop bar & brifter-equipped road bikes by the day?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Davis Wheelworks? It's a small town so it seems the shops would know best who rents the type of bikes you are looking for.

My wife & I are flying to Davis CA to ride in the Foxy's Fall Century October 20th, but for a variety of reasons we cannot bring our own bikes. We're looking for a place within a 20-30 minute drive that rents decent road bikes. Already tried The Bike Barn, B&L Bikes, Freewheelers, and Ken's Bike & Ski (Ken's came close with their fleet of Raleigh Cadent 1.0's & 2.0's, but we were hoping for something just a bit more upscale if possible). Is there a shop near Davis that rents name-brand, lightweight, drop bar & brifter-equipped road bikes by the day?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Try emailing the Davis Bike Club listserv for either advice or loaner bikes.

http://www.davisbikeclub.org/sign-on.htm

Sacramento is close enough to Davis that anyone in Sac with rentals would work. Try City Bicycle Works for starters.

http://citybicycleworks.com/index.cfm

Or Vacaville. Ray's (no website) 707-448-1911.

Or I have an 03 53cm Specialized Allez Elite that I won't be riding.