From Five Bikes in a Garage to Tulum's Best-Rated Rental Service
It started the way most good things do — with a problem nobody else was solving. In 2017, our founders Carlos and Sofía were living in La Veleta and watching visitors struggle. The bikes in Centro were overpriced and in poor condition. Nobody delivered. Nobody spoke French. And every guest they met was asking the same thing: "Where can I get a good bike?"
They bought five cruisers with personal savings, loaded them into a borrowed pickup truck, and started delivering to Airbnbs in Aldea Zama. Word spread fast. Within three months, they had 20 bikes and a waiting list. By the end of the first high season, they had 40.
Today, Aldea Bikes has a fleet of 70 well-maintained bikes, a dedicated delivery van, and a small team of people who genuinely love what they do. Our head mechanic, Luis, personally inspects every bike before it leaves. Our customer contact, Marie, handles all English and French communications. Carlos still does a large portion of the deliveries himself — he likes meeting guests.
We've never raised our delivery fee above zero. We've never turned away a guest because their address was hard to find. And we've never stopped believing that the best way to see Tulum is from the saddle of a well-maintained beach cruiser, delivered right to your door.
Three Things We Never Compromise On
The People Behind Your Rental
Small team, big commitment. Everybody here is from, or deeply rooted in, Tulum.
Born in Quintana Roo, moved to La Veleta in 2014. Carlos knows every unmarked road in Tulum. Still does deliveries because he enjoys meeting guests.
The person who keeps everything running. Sofía handles bookings, scheduling, and the WhatsApp line with a calm that impresses everyone who works with her.
Luis inspects every single bike before it leaves the workshop. Former bicycle shop technician from Mérida, he joined in 2019 and immediately raised our maintenance standards.
French-Canadian, settled in Tulum in 2020. Marie is the voice behind most of our English and French communications. Cyclists know her well — she's the one who picks up the WhatsApp.
How We Got Here
Come and Ride with Us
Hemos estado poniendo a visitantes en bici en Tulum desde 2017. Nos encantaría hacer lo mismo por ti. Reserva en línea en minutos, o salúdanos primero por WhatsApp — we're always happy to chat.