By bike

Around Palo Alto
A map of Palo Alto's bike routes is available at most libraries and at City Hall. The best-known of Palo Alto's routes is the Bryant Street Bike Boulevard, which runs from East Meadow Drive through downtown, where it connects with a bike bridge to Menlo Park. Occasional roadblocks discourage auto traffic on Bryant, which requires few stops for bicyclists.

Around Palo Alto
Palo Alto is known in cycling circles as a bicycle friendly community, so whether you are heading for the store or heading for the coast there are numerous established routes available for bikers in and around the city.

Bike Connection, The
2011 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Rentals, road bikes, mountain bikes and hybrids are $35/day, $100/week, $200/month, $300/two months. Tune-ups $80. Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Call 650-853-3000.
E-mail: bikeconnection@sbcglobal.net .

Bike rentals
Mountain and hybrid bikes available for daily, weekly and monthly rates, ranging from $35 a day to $250 or more a month.

Bikestation Palo Alto
95 University Ave. at the University Avenue Caltrain station, Palo Alto. Paid memberships offer secure bicycle parking for 150 bicycles at the Caltrain Depot. 24-hour access. Daily ($10 for 10 days), monthly ($12) and annual memberships ($96) available, plus $20 annual administrative fee. Call 650-327-9636; fax 650-328-0323.
E-mail: info@bikestation.com.

Campus Bike Shop
459 Lagunita Drive, #12, Stanford University. Rents comfort bikes, commuter bikes and high-end road bikes. Available from 24 hours to 1 year. Includes helmet/lock. Call Reserve online or call 650-723-9300.
E-mail: info@campusbikeshop.com.

Licensing
Bicycles may be registered on a national registry for $10 for 10 years for one bike; $25 for 30 years (transferable) or $25 for up to five bikes at the same address, for 10 years' coverage. Call 800-848-BIKE .

Licensing
Bicycle licenses can be obtained at any fire station in Mountain View, every day between 4 and 5 p.m. Cost is $1. Call 650-903-6365.

Licensing and more
It is required by law to register bicycles in Palo Alto. Bicycle owners can obtain a free license at any Palo Alto fire station from 4-5 p.m. any day of the week. Call 650-329-2520 (City of Palo Alto Transportation Division) for information about bicycle routes, lockers or racks; 650-329-2406 (Police Department) to report a stolen bike..

Menlo Velo Bicycles
433 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thu 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Summer hours: Sun noon-5 p.m. (11 a.m.-4 p.m. April-Sept). Mountain and road bikes with helmet. Rentals are $15/hour, $35/day, $125/week or $250/month. Call 650-327-5137.
E-mail: menlovelo@aol.com.