Martin Türkay
| Alanya, Çarşı Mh. Neslihan sok., 5. Sk No:3/a |
5 oranları
8.40/10.00 |
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+90 242 513 5666 |
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Heikki Korhonen (29.10.2017 16:47)
Great service and nice workers. If I'll need to rent a race bike next time I'll know where to go!
Great service and nice workers. If I'll need to rent a race bike next time I'll know where to go!
Konstantin Ridaya (13.07.2017 13:38)
I have to warn very loudly against using Martin Türkay. I actually rented a bicycle at his shop, because I read the reviews here on Google and TripAdvisor, which gave me the false notion, that he is a well reputed provider of rental bicycles. This actually also, in my view, puts a huge questionmark before the value of reading reviews on these sites, particularly if people is not writing truthful reviews, but just is too kind after a otherwise nice holiday experience. In reality Martin Türkay is infamous in the entire Alanya area for not even providing the by law required services in Turkey, when you rent out any vehicle, including bicycles, and I know this for a fact, because I have spoken to owners of a handful of rental shops, after having a breakdown in the middle of nowhere on my bicycle and receiving no help. By law in Turkey a provider of all kinds of rental vehicles have to service the vehicle on spot in case of any kind of breakdown or to offer the customers transportation home, and Martin Türkay just doesn't. I rented a bicycle at his shop for one week (5 Euro a day, 25 Euro a week). This of course sounds cheap, especially compared to prices in Europe, but in Alanya it is not even particular cheap. For instance I talked to Jakob Rent, who offers the same type of bicycle for 20 Euro a week, and promise to service the bike in the case of a breakdown, as required by law, and always provides bicycles, that has been serviced and has good Kevlar tires. The first bicycle from Martin Türkay I had to take back, because the gears basically were broken, and I have to say to his advantage, that he did give me a new one without BS, but why hadn't he checked the bicycle, before renting it out? The second I went on a full daytrip to Dimcay and Dim Cave, just to find out the hard way, that instead he had provided me with a bicycle with rundown and absolutely not puncture resistant tires: I had a puncture in the middle of nowhere, just before the dam in Dimcay Valley, 10 km from the coast and 15 km away from Alanya. Knowing that Martin Türkay didn't service his bicycles, I just decided to walk to the cave and look for someone to fix my bicycle along the road, and it ended up I walked 10 km to the cave and 9 km to the coast, on steep mountain roads with a heavy bicycle in my hands and in the midday heat, before someone actually could fix my bicycle. Not exactly the experience I was looking for. Keep in mind, this was in June. For anyone in a less good shape and in July or August, where the midday heat often reach 40 to 45 degrees Celsius, this seriously could be a life-threatening situation: It is for a very good reason, that Turkish law requires all providers of rental vehicles to service them on spot in case of a breakdown. I will recommend for anyone to rent a bicycle - or a moped, which is not much more expensive (7 Euro a day for electric mopeds in several shops along the main road just above Kleopatra Beach). It's actually the by far easiest way to transport yourself around in Alanya and you can actually go very far on flat roads avoiding the steep climbs, if you so which, for instance all the way to Gazipasa along the coast. Alanya also has bicycle tracks and wide sidewalks, were you can ride the bicycle, if road traffic gets too busy. Of course Alanya is surrounded by steep mountains, so you can also find some truly spectacular roads and good exercises, as I did. Just, shop around, check the vehicle thoroughly, before you rent it, and almost the most important of all, make sure, that your rental provider actually offers the service his required by law to do in Turkey. At every major road in Alanya you find atleast one rental shop, so I really don't understand, why Google and TripAdvisor almost only find the worst of the lot, Martin Türkay. Keep in mind, if the provider of a rental vehicle knows, that he will end up servicing you in the middle of nowhere in the case of a breakdown, then he is naturally inclined to service that vehicle from his shop and provide you with a vehicle, that actually works for your entire trip.
I have to warn very loudly against using Martin Türkay. I actually rented a bicycle at his shop, because I read the reviews here on Google and TripAdvisor, which gave me the false notion, that he is a well reputed provider of rental bicycles. This actually also, in my view, puts a huge questionmark before the value of reading reviews on these sites, particularly if people is not writing truthful reviews, but just is too kind after a otherwise nice holiday experience. In reality Martin Türkay is infamous in the entire Alanya area for not even providing the by law required services in Turkey, when you rent out any vehicle, including bicycles, and I know this for a fact, because I have spoken to owners of a handful of rental shops, after having a breakdown in the middle of nowhere on my bicycle and receiving no help. By law in Turkey a provider of all kinds of rental vehicles have to service the vehicle on spot in case of any kind of breakdown or to offer the customers transportation home, and Martin Türkay just doesn't. I rented a bicycle at his shop for one week (5 Euro a day, 25 Euro a week). This of course sounds cheap, especially compared to prices in Europe, but in Alanya it is not even particular cheap. For instance I talked to Jakob Rent, who offers the same type of bicycle for 20 Euro a week, and promise to service the bike in the case of a breakdown, as required by law, and always provides bicycles, that has been serviced and has good Kevlar tires. The first bicycle from Martin Türkay I had to take back, because the gears basically were broken, and I have to say to his advantage, that he did give me a new one without BS, but why hadn't he checked the bicycle, before renting it out? The second I went on a full daytrip to Dimcay and Dim Cave, just to find out the hard way, that instead he had provided me with a bicycle with rundown and absolutely not puncture resistant tires: I had a puncture in the middle of nowhere, just before the dam in Dimcay Valley, 10 km from the coast and 15 km away from Alanya. Knowing that Martin Türkay didn't service his bicycles, I just decided to walk to the cave and look for someone to fix my bicycle along the road, and it ended up I walked 10 km to the cave and 9 km to the coast, on steep mountain roads with a heavy bicycle in my hands and in the midday heat, before someone actually could fix my bicycle. Not exactly the experience I was looking for. Keep in mind, this was in June. For anyone in a less good shape and in July or August, where the midday heat often reach 40 to 45 degrees Celsius, this seriously could be a life-threatening situation: It is for a very good reason, that Turkish law requires all providers of rental vehicles to service them on spot in case of a breakdown. I will recommend for anyone to rent a bicycle - or a moped, which is not much more expensive (7 Euro a day for electric mopeds in several shops along the main road just above Kleopatra Beach). It's actually the by far easiest way to transport yourself around in Alanya and you can actually go very far on flat roads avoiding the steep climbs, if you so which, for instance all the way to Gazipasa along the coast. Alanya also has bicycle tracks and wide sidewalks, were you can ride the bicycle, if road traffic gets too busy. Of course Alanya is surrounded by steep mountains, so you can also find some truly spectacular roads and good exercises, as I did. Just, shop around, check the vehicle thoroughly, before you rent it, and almost the most important of all, make sure, that your rental provider actually offers the service his required by law to do in Turkey. At every major road in Alanya you find atleast one rental shop, so I really don't understand, why Google and TripAdvisor almost only find the worst of the lot, Martin Türkay. Keep in mind, if the provider of a rental vehicle knows, that he will end up servicing you in the middle of nowhere in the case of a breakdown, then he is naturally inclined to service that vehicle from his shop and provide you with a vehicle, that actually works for your entire trip.
Алексей Гресько (16.06.2017 22:37)
The best ( and the most professional) place to rent a bike in Alania region
The best ( and the most professional) place to rent a bike in Alania region
Alanya Dk (15.05.2016 20:57)
Alanya best bike shop
Alanya best bike shop
Bo Thygesen (30.05.2014 15:33)
Best place in Alanya for renting or buying bikes and spare parts - owner is a passionate bicycle fan himself....
Best place in Alanya for renting or buying bikes and spare parts - owner is a passionate bicycle fan himself....
