Loop Rentals: Cargo Bike Rental in Copenhagen

What Loop Rentals rents, and where you collect it

Loop Rentals has no shop. The bikes sit in a fenced shelter at Sindshvilevej 4 in Frederiksberg, behind locks and cameras, and you collect them yourself between 09:00 and 19:00, every day of the year. Walk down the parking lot from the address and past the two car elevators, and the cargo bikes are in front of you. Returns go back to the same shelter, which is worth remembering when you plan a last morning on the far side of the harbour.

Book online before you turn up. Bikes are often fully booked several days ahead and weekends go first, so the booking platform is the place to check rather than the shelter. Reservations open as early as a year before your rental date.

Family E-Bike or Keewee: the number of children decides

Both family bikes are electric and both put the children in a box in front of you, where you can see them. What separates them is capacity. The Family E-Bike is the Christiania E-light: two children up to ten years old on the bench, a third on a blanket on the box floor, and an infant seat that clips in facing the driver for a baby up to 15 kg. The Keewee XL takes up to four children.

The Keewee is the one built for a longer stay, with rental periods from four hours to fourteen days. It adds turn indicators and lighting inside the cargo box, which count for more than they sound on a dark afternoon, plus seven gears. Both come with a rain cover, and both have a video manual that walks you through the controls before you set off.

The Taxi E-Bike is the one your group will fight over

The Taxi E-Bike is a Christiania Model T rickshaw, and it is the only Loop Rentals bike built to carry adults. Two medium-sized adults fit on the front bench, or one adult with two children, and everyone faces forward with an adjustable footrest to step up on. A removable cover, colour-coded keys and both a frame lock and a chain lock come with it.

That bench turns the rental into a group activity rather than a child carrier, which is why two friends or a couple will get more out of it than a solo rider. If you would rather ride alongside than carry anyone, the Regular E-Bike is the solo option, a Danish-built city bike with a midmotor and hydraulic brakes.

What a cargo bike costs elsewhere in Copenhagen

Non-electric is where the prices start. Baisikeli.dk, in Vesterbro next to Dybbølsbro station, charges DKK 400 for six hours on a Christiania Bike Model Light without assist, DKK 500 for a full day, and DKK 1,500 for a week, the lowest weeklong family rate in the city without a motor. KGS Have Cykler, beside Kongens Have, asks DKK 400 for six hours and DKK 450 for a day on the same model, and Rosenborg Cykler by Nørreport station sits just above at DKK 450 and DKK 550.

Electric assist moves the number up. At KGS Have Cykler the assisted version of the same bike is DKK 550 for six hours and DKK 650 for a day. Copenhagen E-bike Tours, near the Little Mermaid statue at Langelinie, charges DKK 975 for a day, with helmets and locks included. becopenhagen.dk, by Gammel Strand metro, stretches a one-day rental to a full 24 hours for DKK 600, and FamilyBike.dk, by appointment near Nyhavn, is the only place in the city renting the bigger Family E-bike, at DKK 750 for eight hours on a Family e-bike or DKK 1,360 on a Taxi e-bike.

The trade is straightforward: a non-electric bike costs less and you do the pedalling, an electric one costs more and the motor takes the weight. With two children in the box that is money well spent; for two adults on a sunny afternoon, it is not.

Where a cargo bike earns its keep, and where it doesn't

Copenhagen is flat and the bike lanes are separated from the traffic, which is the reason to do this at all. They are busy enough that you keep to your right and signal with your hand before you turn, and riding on a pedestrian lane is not allowed; where there is no bike lane, you use the driveway. July and August average around 20 degrees and the summer is generally sunny, while winter is cold and the wind runs through much of the rest of the year.

The bike is a city tool, not a touring one. Helsingør and Kronborg Castle are an easy train ride from Copenhagen, and so are the Maritime Transport Museum and the Øresund Aquarium, both of which suit children. Møns Klint, Stevns Klint, the Forest Tower and the island of Sejerø are the other way round: awkward without a car. Keep the cargo bike for the streets between Frederiksberg, the harbour and Langelinie, and take the train when you leave the city.

Frequently asked questions

What can you do with a Loop Rentals cargo bike in Copenhagen?

Carry children, shopping and a picnic in one trip, which is what a box bike is for in a city this flat. The harbourfront and Langelinie make the easiest ride out, and the family bikes come with a rain cover, so a wet afternoon costs you comfort rather than the day.

Is Loop Rentals Copenhagen worth it?

It is if you want electric assist and a self-service pick-up rather than a shop counter. If nobody in your group needs the motor, Baisikeli.dk rents a non-electric Christiania for DKK 400 for six hours, and you do the pedalling.

How long can you rent a cargo bike from Loop Rentals?

The Keewee XL Family E-Bike rents from 4 hours up to 14 days, and multi-day bookings come with a charger. Shorter slots are bookable on the same platform if you only want an afternoon.

Does Loop Rentals have electric cargo bikes in Copenhagen?

Yes, every bike it rents is electric. The Family E-Bike and the Keewee XL are the cargo options, the Taxi E-Bike is the electric rickshaw, and the Regular E-Bike is a solo city bike with a midmotor and hydraulic brakes. The Family E-Bike runs on pedal assist with a throttle capped at 5 km/h.

Can I rent a cargo bike in Copenhagen for one day?

Yes. becopenhagen.dk, next to Gammel Strand metro, gives you the longest single-day window at DKK 600 for a full 24 hours on a non-electric family bike, and KGS Have Cykler charges DKK 450 for a day without assist or DKK 650 with it. Copenhagen E-bike Tours charges DKK 975 for a day, with helmets and locks included.

Is Loop Rentals Copenhagen good for families with children?

Yes. The Family E-Bike carries two children up to 10 years old on the bench, with room for a third on a blanket on the box floor and an infant seat that faces the driver for a baby up to 15 kg. The Keewee XL takes up to four children and adds turn indicators, lighting inside the cargo box and seven gears.

What is included when you rent from Loop Rentals Copenhagen?

The Keewee XL comes with helmets in all sizes at no charge, plus a frame lock, wheel lock and chain lock. The Family E-Bike adds a door, rain cover, lights and a charger for multi-day bookings, and the Taxi E-Bike has a removable cover and colour-coded keys.

How do you pick up a Loop Rentals bike in Copenhagen?

Go to Sindshvilevej 4 in Frederiksberg, walk down the parking lot past the two car elevators, and the bikes are in a fenced shelter with locks and cameras. There is no shop, so book online first: bikes are often fully booked several days ahead and weekends go first.