Wildfinder | Pencarrow

bike shop — Eastbourne · Lower Hutt

About Wildfinder | Pencarrow

Wildfinder runs guided and self-guided bike and eBike trips around Wellington, with hire at several points. Its main bases are at Kaitoke for the Remutaka Rail Trail, Days Bay for the Pencarrow Lighthouse and harbour trails, Featherston for bike hire and shuttles, and Wellington city for eBike hire. The website says the business works from the East by West Ferries office at Queens Wharf. Packages include a harbour eBike ride from Days Bay with the afternoon ferry back, and a mountain bike ride on the same route. There is also a Remutaka Rail Trail highlights tour, with a 9am shuttle from Featherston to Kaitoke. Bikes come with gel seats, repair kits and carrier racks with trunk bags, and kids' seats can be added. The website says it is open 10am to 5pm, weather permitting, with bookings highly recommended. The phone number is +64 4 562 7760.

Customers say the scenery is spectacular, and the eBikes and trails make the day memorable. Staff are described as welcoming, easy-going and clear with instructions, and the bikes are well maintained. One reviewer praised a team member on a working visit for service that was next level. Electric bikes come up most often in reviews, along with riding to the lighthouse and the track. Riders say the ride is a good way to see the harbour and the rail trail. The business sits on the Eastbourne side of Wellington harbour, close to the ferry routes it uses.