We’re not sure about local providers and their bikes as we just grab whatever bikes we have closest to us and pick a route on google maps a few minutes before departure. As for interesting areas, Fort/Pettah and the galle face stretch are nice for a couple hours.

I’m returning to Sri Lanka in a few weeks for a holiday. So I was looking for reliable information I think this blog is the most informative I’ve read, unless you want the grid coordinates for the last left hand turn on the route up Sri Pada. Good job.

So here’s the thing: where is the best bike shop in Colombo for hiring a bike and information on good places to ride around Colombo while the wife shops and the teenage son chats up the local teenage girls ?