L'Altra Babele

Name: L'Altra Babele
Brand: Lokki
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.3 (52 reviews)

4.3 (52 reviews)

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L'Altra Babele

4.3 (52 reviews)

Products

Bike Rental

Starting from

€10.00

Cargo-bike (long container)

Starting from

€40.00

Helmet

Starting from

€5.00

Bike bags

Starting from

€10.00

Bike trailer 65L

Starting from

€10.00

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Location

L'Altra Babele

Via Antonio di Vincenzo, 14, Bologna, BO, Italia Via Antonio di Vincenzo, 14, Bologna, BO, Italia

4.3 (52 reviews)

Partner since 2025

Know more

L’Altra Babele has been engaging in offering opportunities to socialize and to be educated on bike mobility in Bologna for more than 10 years.

🚲 Our activities are linked to the bike universe: we promote workshops and cultural activities, organize events in the city, and deal with logistics. Our bikes are entirely pre-loved, reconditioned and ready to hit the streets again. We believe in a sustainable and carbon-neutral mobility to move within urban areas.

💥 Our bike rental service is accessible to everyone. Discover our range of bikes ready to guide you during your stay in Bologna!

1️⃣ - Select your rental dates & times 🗓

2️⃣ - Choose your desired products 🚲

3️⃣ - Enter your details 🧑‍💻

4️⃣ - Validate and proceed to the payment and security deposit 💳

L’Altra Babele has been engaging in offering opportunities to socialize and to be educated on bike mobility in Bologna for more than 10 years.

💥 Our bike rental service is accessible to everyone. Discover our range of bikes ready to guide you during your stay in Bologna!

1️⃣ - Select your rental dates & times 🗓

2️⃣ - Choose your desired products 🚲

3️⃣ - Enter your details 🧑‍💻

4️⃣ - Validate and proceed to the payment and security deposit 💳

Opening hours

Monday

11:00 - 21:00

Tuesday

11:00 - 21:00

Wednesday

11:00 - 21:00

Thursday

11:00 - 21:00

Friday

11:00 - 21:00

Saturday

09:00 - 13:00

Sunday

Closed

Customer reviews

4.3 (52 reviews)

Frederick Piggeldy

Very good communication and super helpful.

Sebastien

This morning, I had a problem with my bike (the tire was destroyed). The team was very friendly and fixed it in no time. The price was good. Fully recommended!!

Frederick Piggeldy

Very good communication and super helpful.

Sebastien

This morning, I had a problem with my bike (the tire was destroyed). The team was very friendly and fixed it in no time. The price was good. Fully recommended!!

Luca Savoldelli

Well, I don't usually leave negative reviews because I try to be understanding towards all dealers (as I am), but this time I have to tell you what happened. First of all, the guys are kind and helpful, which I really appreciate. Despite this, the experience was terrible because I had my derailleur replaced in mid-February, a repair that they said would cost between €50 and €60. A few days later, I went back to pick up the bike and the price I had to pay was €87 because they said it took two hours of labor (two hours of labor to change a derailleur? What are we at an Alfa Romeo dealership?). Among other things, I asked the mechanic if he could tighten the brake, and he mumbled something about having to replace the entire cable or something like that. Obviously, as soon as I got home with an Allen wrench, I tightened it myself, and it works perfectly. Well, in any case, the bike has a hard time shifting right away, the gears don't shift properly, sometimes it shifts automatically while I'm pedaling. I probably should have let them know right away; that's my fault. But about 40 days after the repair, while I'm pedaling, the gears get stuck between two gears, and while pedaling, I tear the derailleur again, which breaks. I go back to the shop, explain the situation, and after talking to the mechanic, they tell me the most they can give me is a €10 discount on the new job, charging me the catalog price for the new part, instead of the retail price. Truly generous, I must say, a €10 discount on an €87 job done 40 days earlier that they failed to finish. Now I've gone to another shop, and they told me the new derailleur and labor cost a fixed total of €39 (less than half of what I paid). By the way, at the new shop, they explained the chain, gears, and everything else to me in a very professional manner, and they had a much better grasp of the subject. They probably have a much deeper and more detailed knowledge of bike mechanics. Guys, I'm sorry, but it was a bad experience, and your attitude was incorrect. Good luck and keep up the good work, I hope you can learn from this story too.

Sara Aretino

Lack of transparency on prices. They gave me a quote of €40-50 for bike repairs, but between the membership fee (€30) and other repairs added at the last minute, they charged me €113.

Raffaele Scarpellini

I went to them to fix two crashed bicycles. After almost a month (!!!) of waiting with virtually no news, I received quotes for €180 and €130 each. As the injured party in the accident, I accepted them, as I was assured they would reimburse me for the cost. The quote also included items for repairs not performed. A week later, I was told that another €80 in repairs were needed on one of the bikes. Total cost: over €300 to repair two bicycles. Obviously, the accident adjuster assessed the cost beyond the market value of two perfectly normal bicycles and will not reimburse them. I'm very disappointed because I don't usually write negative reviews, but this time I felt truly cheated. Zero communication, zero understanding, and a lot of arrogance.