# MacBike Hire en Amsterdam Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/companies/macbike Bike hire and guided rides in Amsterdam for more than 30 years, with five shops in the centre, one next to Central Station. ## Who they are MacBike is one of the oldest bike hire companies in Amsterdam. It was founded in 1988 by Jos Louwman and Arnold Gruppen, who opened the first shop in the former Burco bicycle factory and at first also repaired their neighbours' bikes. About two years later they opened a second shop near Leidseplein and mapped out their first cycling routes around the city. In 1993 they published a safe-cycling guide for visitors, which, according to the company, the city council later used for a leaflet on traffic rules. Today they say they have almost a hundred employees and receive about 150,000 customers a year, and they designed their own city bike with Batavus. It has five shops in the centre: next to Central Station, at Oosterdoksstraat 106; at Waterlooplein, at Amstel 140; near Leidseplein, at Kerkstraat 27H; next to the Vondelpark, at Tesselschadestraat 1E, and near Dam Square, at Nieuwe Nieuwstraat 19D. ## What it hires out and what rides it runs City bikes with and without gears, hybrid touring bikes, electric bikes, cargo bikes, parent-and-child tandems and bikes with a child seat. Children can ride in a seat up to 25 kilos; there are children's bikes for ages 5 to 7 and 7 to 11, and from there they usually move up to a small city bike. Hire starts at €5.85 and booking online gets a 10% discount. Its guided rides range from two hours along the canals and districts of the centre to half a day by e-bike through the Waterland countryside, to the north, crossing the IJ by ferry, or to the Zaanse Schans windmills. They also run private rides made to measure. The website does not publish the maximum group size, except that the city e-bike ride is in a small group, nor a minimum age for the rides. ## Equipment, deposit and insurance Each bike comes with two locks, and in the shop they show you how to use them. Helmets are not supplied as standard, but you can ask any member of staff for one. To hire, you must leave a deposit for each bike: a photocopy of a valid identity document, or €50 in cash or by card for a city bike and €150 for touring bikes, tandems and cargo bikes. They do not accept Visa Electron or foreign driving licences as documents. Without insurance you are liable for the full value of the bike, €450, if it is stolen; with the optional theft insurance you pay only €50, as long as you return the lock keys as proof that it was locked. ## Hours, bookings and languages The Central Station shop opens Monday to Thursday from 9:00 to 17:00 and Friday to Sunday until 18:00; the Vondelpark one, daily from 9:00 to 18:00, and the Leidseplein one from 10:00. Individuals book and pay online; hybrid touring bikes are best booked so that they can adjust it to your height, and a tandem will be held for an hour if you call the shop. Groups and companies can pay by invoice. The website does not publish cancellation conditions, so it is best to check them when you book. They serve in English and Dutch; they do not list guided rides in Spanish. ## What they run - [Cycling around Amsterdam and the Waterland countryside](https://www.geocalia.com/en/the-netherlands/amsterdam/things-to-do/bike-amsterdam), in Amsterdam. City bike hire, with child seat or tandem. Desde 5.85 € per bike. Five shops: Central, Waterlooplein, Leidseplein, Vondelpark and Dam; 10% off when booking online. City Amsterdam Highlights, 2-hour guided tour. Desde 27.29 € per person. 2 h. E-bike route through Waterland to Monnickendam. Desde 39.88 € per person. 5 h - [By e-bike from Amsterdam along dykes and polders](https://www.geocalia.com/en/the-netherlands/zaanse-schans/things-to-do/ebike-from-amsterdam), in Zaanse Schans. Zaanse Schans by e-bike from Amsterdam, full day. Desde 56.68 € per person. Leaves from Amsterdam, crosses the IJ by ferry and follows dykes and canals Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change. ## Practical details - Address: Oosterdoksstraat 106, 1011 DK Amsterdam - Phone: +31 20 511 0053 - Email: info@macbike.nl - Meeting point: MacBike Central Station, Oosterdoksstraat 106, 1011 DK Amsterdam - Meeting point: MacBike Vondelpark, Tesselschadestraat 1E, 1054 ET Amsterdam - Meeting point: MacBike Waterlooplein, Amstel 140, 1017 AE Amsterdam - Details checked on 12 November 2026. ## Contact - Web: https://www.macbike.nl/en/ - Coordenadas: 52.3786, 4.9064 ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Is there an online discount? Yes, 10% when booking the hire on their website. ### What deposit do they ask for? A photocopy of an identity document, or €50 per city bike and €150 per touring, tandem or cargo bike. ### Do they have bikes for children? Yes: child seats up to 25 kg, bikes for ages 5 to 11 and parent-and-child tandems.