forceLAB

München, Germany

forceLAB is a bike rental spot in the middle of Munich, right at Gärtnerplatz. Not a big showroom, more like a focused place for people who actually ride. They rent out current Focus carbon road and gravel bikes, sizes XXS to L, with electronic shifting on the road model and mechanical GRX on the gravel one. You book online, pick it up in person, and you're off. The gravel side gets a bit more interesting. They've got the Fjällräven Hoja bikepacking line available as a set, either added to your rental or standalone if you already have your own bike. So if the idea of leaving the city for a few days sounds better than another lap around the Englischer Garten, that's an option. Same building houses speedLAB, a workshop that does maintenance, tuning, and custom builds for road and gravel bikes. No generic service packages, just precise work. And the space itself opens up for selected sports and cycling events on request, though you'd have to ask about specifics. It's a small, specialized…