Zoom Leisure

We had the perfect afternoon winery tour! It was a busy day and getting checked in was a little slow, but it all worked. The bikes were comfortable, water and snacks much appreciated, and Gwen was a terrific guide. A good time was had by all!

Tips: REMEMBER… you have to make reservation online or you will have no bike or had to wait for the bikes to get returned…
Friendly owner/​manager…
They will tell you how to get to the wineries.
If you are returning the bikes to the store after they are closed, they have a easy return. You can just returned it at the bike rack from the back.

Love to ride in the NOTL area. We rented road bikes this time which for us (avid roadies) was great. Better than the hybrids and we could really put non some miles. Zooms delivered to the hotel which was awesome but we ended up at the shop because we needed some fitting and shoe clip adjustment. Glad we did that because I had a bike that wasn’t built for the type of rider I am. Got that resolved by Steve the owner. He took good care of us and we got situated on the right bikes. The ride to the falls was awesome and it was a beautiful day and also a Thursday so it wasn’t as busy as the weekend rides might be. We kept the bikes overnight and rode the next day to the canal. That was really nice, the road getting there was pretty rough and a bit busy. ThE staff at zoom helped us with routes And the service to the hotel was great.

Had a great experience with Zoom last weekend!
The bikes were in good shape and I loved that they came with bags attached so we could stash our picnic and other belongings in there. We did the self-​guided wine tour, so we were provided with a route and vouchers for wine tastings at 5 – 6 wineries as well as a brewery. There were also some fun vouchers for juice and ice cream along the way. I loved that we could do this independently and choose to do it in whatever order we wanted.
My one complaint is that it gets pretty busy at Zoom — we arrived at 10:30ish and didn’t get out on the bike until after 11 because there were so many people there. It might be better to get there right when they open!
I wrote a full recap of our experience on my blog:

We were headed down to Niagara on the Lake for the weekend and wanted to do one of the much talked about winery bike tours. We looked at reviews of a couple places in town, but based on comments and reviews we had read, ended up going with Zoom, and we definitely weren’t disappointed. We ended up choosing the Winery & Brewery Tour that consisted of a nice ride that stopped at Rancourt Winery, Caroline Cellars, Reif Estate Winery, Inniskillin and Oast Brewery with samples at all stops and a cheese plate at one of the wineries.
The staff was very accommodating and went out of their way to help with anything you could imagine. While you are on the tour if you purchase anything, someone else drive around and picks everything up for you so that you don’t have to carry it. They have a huge fleet of bikes of different kinds all seeming to be brand new.
Our guide for the day was Fish and he was very knowledgeable of the entire area. We were there on a work day, so it wasn’t busy on the day that we went and only 4 people had signed up, 2 of which were late so we ended up going out just the guide and my wife and I. It couldn’t have worked out better for us.
I’ve already recommended them to all my friends and plan on going back at least once a year to do a tour.

Last weekend, several friends and I toured around the NotL wineries on bikes rented from Zoom Leisure for someones birthday.
The service we received at Zoom was top notch. The staff are almost all cyclist and so know their stuff. The bikes are in great shape and we all got to ride the style of bike we wanted, from super comfy cruises to hybrids. We opted to do our own thing but they do offer guided tours around the wineries.
We had a great time and I highly recommend a) renting bikes and touring this amazing place and b) renting your bikes from Zoom!
P. S. Several of the winery folks also commented that Zoom is the best in town for bke rentals.
I’m hoping this trip becomes an annual thing. We had such a blast!

Wonderful location, fast and friendly service, well maintained and comfortable bikes. Will definitely go back and tell our friends to try them out too.

Renting bikes couldn’t be easier. Alex and his team were quick to respond to emails and super friendly with their advice. The bikes were great and delivery was on time to our desired location. They included a bike bag, lock and helmet if you needed it which were all handy when stopping off at the wineries.
Service was great and the bikes were an easy ride. If you plan on biking on the wine tour, why go through the trouble of bringing your bikes. Just rent them and you do not have the hassle of taking it with you around Niagara. Make sure you book online or else you risk not having a bike available to rent.

My friend and I rented bikes for the day to tour Niagara on the Lake from Zoom Leisure. We made a reservation on their website a week prior for our bikes. We opted for a self guided tour versus the many options they had available for their customers.
It is a cute little store that had many, many bikes available for rental. A full day is $ 30 till dusk. We were given a helmet and a lock. Our bikes were adjusted to our height by the Zoom Leisure folks and we were set to go.
The bikes were great, no mechanic issues.
Definitely recommend this place if you are looking bike around the Niagara area.

if you’re too lazy to haul your bike down the QEW to Niagara, Zoom Leisure is a good option for getting around the Niagara on the Lake area. The price is pretty reasonable and they offer a selection of bikes; but they try and fit you to what you are looking to do. For us they asked us, whether we want comfort or sporty level bikes.
The price includes a basket thingie to store your water, but also a map, so you don’t get lost, as well as bike lock; and a helmut, in case you forgot yours. Plus they make it pretty easy to return your rental bikes.
The pricing is super reasonable, compared to what you get, when you attempt to rent a bike on let’s say Centre Island. Plus they’ve got a pick up and drop off service (for an extra fee), in addition to multi-​day rentals.
I went with my girlfriends and they told her; she could leave her car in the back, but there is extremely limited parking behind Zoom, so you might be have to find parking elsewhere.
Staff is willing to help you plan out your route and the easiest way to get there, since you would be sharing your bike with cars, if you decide not to go along the Niagara Parkway.

With locations in Niagara Falls and NOTL, Zoom is the easiest place to get a bike for the day. When you have driven out to Niagara in a small car, bring your own helmet, rent yourself a bike and watch out for the cars. Although there is generally a good amount of space on the side of the road, once you’ve hit a few wineries, look out. Even though you aren’t ‘driving’ you still need to know your limits. But, the folks at Zoom can recommend a route to enjoy your little bit of wine country in Canada.

What can I say about Zoom that hasn’t been said already… Oh wait, I’m the first reviewer! haha. Zoom is a great little bike rental shop with an adjoining antique shop (for those antique collectors, kill two birds with one stone)! It has a very small town, family feel to it. Staff were extremely friendly (even after we lost one of the bike locks, and had to take their spare to retrieve a bike) and genuinely seemed interested to help us along in our bike tour.
We planned for a full day of riding ($ 30 full day, $ 20 half a day) around the Niagara-​on-​the-​Lake area, checking out some of the wineries. Think Sideways but on bikes. They had a pretty wide selection of bikes, and though I’m no bike expert, they seemed in pretty decent condition.
Helmets were available on site, though I recommend you bring a bandanna or some head cover if you’re going to borrow a helmet. After 8 hours of biking around, and six too many glasses of wine, I was ready to return my bike!