The Dishonesty at mabs continues
Is Anybody else tired of the bill padding and crappy service at Mabs? The last time I was there, I swore to myself that I'd avoid giving anymore of my hard earned to this place in the future. My solution: instead of buying drinks at mabs, I walk next door to angel's bar. There I'm greeted by the beautiful, honest and friendly Angelina and I pay a fraction of the price for my drinks. From there I stroll back down to Mabs and appreciate the eye candy. It's nice not having to keep track of what I have already drunk and how much money I owe the bar. If you buy your drinks at angel's bar, you don't have to keep tabs on your bill. Her and her staff are as honest as they come.
Itau Card, OLX, Electric Biking Option and "cheap"?
[QUOTE=Vagabundo1;2619294]How did you get the bike itau card? Did you have to show a cpf since itau is a bank? I've been thinking of getting a bike itau membership (biking is good for sex health for obvious reasons). [/QUOTE] At the time we happen to use, the Itaú card from a friend of mine that lives in Rio, for the bike rentals.
[QUOTE=Vagabundo1;2619294]Also related where is the cheapest place to get a quality used road bike for triathlon training?
Decathlon charges 7000 r. Rio is a awesome bike city!
Great topic.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Sperto;2619388] ... Having a bike in Rio is fantastic. Not only for exercise but also for exploring the city. I've explored many bairros in Rio which I never would have visited if I didn't have a bike. You just have to be careful when riding on busy streets.
There are good cycle paths all the way from Santos Dumont to Grumari (last part without cycle paths but with hilly roads with little traffic) ... [/QUOTE]
Yep, as I've also stated and do concur with this sentiment, w/r to biking in Rio.
Also, with the [b]Tembici/Itaú shared electric bike program launch of 500 electrical bikes [/b]in Rio de Janeiro, at the end of October, 2020, biking in Rio is now even more fun (albeit with less physical effort need).
W/R to finding, "quality road bikes", along with Sperto's info, may I suggest searching [url]https://rj.olx.com.br[/url], as a possible alternative for finding a "used/previously owned" bike. Also check around there maybe other such local "buy-n-sell" websites/communities that may sell used bikes.
Also, its important to note, that there was (or still is) a world wide shortage of bike parts (and like used cars), used bikes (in some places) have increased in price and are very much the "hot" commodity in some parts of the world. So "cheap" may not be on the table for type of bike your looking for?
Home Away from Home for Harry
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Harry -- many places on this site should fit within your budget.
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