Originally Posted by pseudobrit

I'm in Los Angeles area this week and secured a rental bike for the Death Ride this coming weekend, but it's kind of a piece of crap.

Does anyone know of any shops in the SoCal, SF, Sacramento etc. area that rent out higher end bikes?

My local shop in BFE, Penna. rents out new Carbon/Steel LeMonds with 105/Ultegra. The rental I have now is a beat ass Schwinn with Sora.