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This discussion of renting has reminded me that a friend of mine, his wife and I think two or three other couples went to Europe for a week or two (I do not remember how long) and rented bikes. The rear axle broke on one of the bikes. They were fortunate that there was a bike shop nearby that knew how to fix it. Otherwise, if it would have been a costly repair the rental company might not have shown much interest in getting things fixed in a timely manner since middle of the trip, they were not physically close to the rental company.