Six dollars a minute. That's what one foreshore stand near the city was charging last time I checked, and it adds up fast if you're doing anything longer than a coffee loop. E-bike hire Perth wide has gotten crowded with operators in the last couple of years, and not all of them are worth your money. Some are genuinely well set up for a half-day out. Others are banking on tourists not doing the maths.
I've hired from most of the main outfits over the last twelve months, partly for work and partly because I'm nosy about gear. Here's where the money actually goes further, and where it doesn't.
The short version
If you want the quick answer: the hills-based operators working near the Perth Hills trail network are flat out the pick if you're after a proper ride rather than a novelty loop. The CBD foreshore stands are fine for a twenty-minute punt along flat concrete but they're priced like you're renting a car, not a bike with a motor bolted to it. Reckon most people hiring there don't realise how much cheaper a half-day rate is elsewhere for basically the same battery range.
That's the blunt version. The longer version depends on what you're actually trying to do — commute, sightsee, or get out to proper single track — because the