Originally Posted by
fietsbob
$400 will get you a decent road bike at many professional bike shops.
I don't understand a 2K$ bike, as a rental, a posh neighborhood?
they use beach cruisers around here..
Most of the rentals I see here are hybrid or comfort bikes but the rental places usually have a few specialty bikes. One of the places here has $4000 Kestrel and $2000-3000 full suspension Marins for example. Beach cruisers I see occasionally, but the San Francisco terrain also means they're not all that useful.
Check out the fleet of one of the shops:
http://www.blazingsaddles.com/san-fr...and-rates.aspx