Kids Bike Rental in Chicago: Bikes, Seats, Trailers, Prices

Match the carrier to the child first, then pick the shop closest to the path.

Match the gear to the child

Bobby’s Bike Hike sorts its kid equipment by age. Child bikes are for riders under 8, junior bikes for ages 8 to 11¹. Child seats take ages 1 to 4 and tag-alongs ages 4 to 7¹. Bike and Roll rates its kids bike for ages 6 to 12, depending on height².

Carriers attach to an adult bike. At Bobby’s, tag-alongs and trailers fit only the comfort bikes¹. At Bike and Roll, the child seat attaches to an adult bike and carries up to 40 pounds⁵. Its wagon attaches to an adult bike and holds up to 2 small kids⁴. The tagalong lets everyone pedal³.

3rd Coast Cycles recommends its kids bikes for children who can ride safely on their own in a busy environment such as the bike path, and asks you to check the height recommendations⁸.

Rates at Bobby’s Bike Hike

Bobby’s online rates include a 10% discount, and every rental includes a free lock, helmet and map¹. Hourly rentals carry a 2-hour minimum¹.

Item	Hourly	Half day	Full day
Kids bike, 20-inch	$9.991	$24.991	$29.991
Junior bike, 24-inch	$9.991	$24.991	$29.991
Child seat, ages 1 to 4	$6.991	$16.991	$19.991
Tag-along, ages 4 to 7	$8.991	$24.991	$29.991
Trailer, 1 kid	$7.991	$19.991	$24.991
Trailer, 2 kids up to 110 lbs.	$8.991	$24.991	$29.991

Seats, tag-alongs and trailers must be rented with an adult comfort hybrid bike¹. Strollers rent by the full day only: $24.99 for a single and $29.99 for a double, with 2-day and 3-day rates of $44.99 and $64.99 for the single and $49.99 and $69.99 for the double¹.

Rates at Bike and Roll

Bike and Roll prices by the hour and the day². A kids bike costs $15 an hour or $35 a day². The tagalong costs $15 an hour or $35 a day³. The child seat costs $15 an hour or $35 a day⁵. The wagon costs $20 an hour or $40 a day⁴. The quadcycle seats up to 3 adults and 2 kids in the basket, or 6 and 2 kids on the large version, at $25 an hour⁶.

Helmets and locks are included with each rental⁷. Anyone under 18 must wear a helmet⁷. Babies must be at least 1 year old, able to hold their head and upper body upright, and able to wear a helmet⁷.

Who signs

Participants must read and sign a release before the rental, and a credit card and/or valid driver license or passport is required for the deposit at Bike and Roll⁷. Igor’s Bike Shack requires riders to be 18 or older and to show a valid ID⁹. In its 2004–2014 years the Millennium Park station required renters to be 18 or older, or a parent or guardian to rent for them¹¹.

Where to ride

The lakefront is the family route. Lincoln Park Zoo, Maggie Daley Park and the Chicago Children’s Museum are short rides from Bobby’s shop¹. Pick up and return happen at 540 N Lake Shore Dr¹. The Park District counts caregivers with children in strollers among trail users, on a trail split since 2018 into an 18-mile bike path and an 18.5-mile pedestrian path¹⁰.

Old prices, for scale

In its 2004–2014 years the Millennium Park station listed a kids bike at $8 an hour, $20 a half day and $25 a full day¹¹. Its child seat was $5 for a half day and $10 for a full day, the kids tagalong $10 and $15, and the kids wagon $20 and $25¹¹.

Plan the route with bike rental on the Lakefront Trail, and see more of the options on the Rentals & Divvy hub. For the cost side, see bike rental cost in Chicago.