Staying a while? Buying a bike can beat hiring one.
If you're in Broome for two weeks or more, the maths often flips. Buy a bike outright, ride it your whole trip, then resell it before you leave and you may spend less than a long hire.
The numbers, side by side
Based on our current in-store bike prices and our standard hire rates. "Resell" assumes you sell privately at roughly half what you paid which, for a reasonable-condition bike in Broome, is a realistic and common outcome (more on that below).
| If you BUY & resell | If you HIRE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bike | Buy price | Resell ≈50% | Net cost to own | Hire 14 days | Hire 28 days | Best value for a long stay |
| 6725 Ridgeline MTB | $650 | $325 | $325 | $315 | $595 | Buy from ~2 weeks |
| Ladies Cruiser | $450 | $225 | $225 | #315 | $595 | Buy — saves from day 10 |
| Commuter | $550 | $275 | $275 | $315 | $595 | Buy — cheaper at 14 days |
| E-Series Fat Bike | $499 | $250 | $250 | $1170 | $1,870 | Buy — no contest |
Pedal bikes: break-even is ~2 weeks
For the Ridgeline, Cruiser and Commuter, once you're hiring past about 10–14 days, owning and reselling usually costs the same or less and you've got a bike to use anytime, no return deadline.
E-fat-bike: buy beyond a few days
Our e-fat-bikes are perfect for a 2–3 day Cable Beach blast. Need one for longer? Buying outright is dramatically cheaper than an extended hire so that's what we'll point you toward.
You own it: ride on your terms
No hire clock, no daily rate, no drop-off rush. Ride as much or as little as you like for your whole stay, then sell it on when you're done.
About reselling your bike in Broome
We don't buy bikes back but you very likely won't need us to. Demand for decent secondhand bikes in Broome is steady and reliable: backpackers, seasonal workers, new arrivals and locals are always looking.
A reasonable-condition bike, listed on Facebook Marketplace or local community boards, typically resells for around half what you paid sometimes more if it's clean and well looked after. Pop it up a few days before you leave and it usually moves quickly.
That's the figure we've used in the table above. It's an estimate from what we see happen around town not a promise but the secondhand market here is genuinely strong.
Not sure which way to go?
Tell us how long you're in town and what kind of riding you're planning, and we'll give you the honest answer hire or buy, whichever genuinely works out better for you.