Cycling Rentals is doing everything to ensure your experience is not only fun and unforgettable, but also clean and safe from Corona-virus. Specifically we are following the Clean & Safe protocol established by the Tourism Institute of Portugal:

Staff Training

Ou staff have received specific information and / or training on:

• Internal Protocol related to the COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak.
• Compliance measures for basic infection prevention and control:
  • Hand Hygiene: Frequent and careful hand washing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use a hand sanitizer that has at least 70% alcohol, covering all surfaces of the hands and rubbing them until they are dry.
  • Respiratory Etiquette: cough and sneeze into the flexed forearm or use a tissue; always wash your hands after coughing or sneezing and after blowing; Avoid touching the eye, nose, and mouth with your hands.
  • Social Conduct: Change the frequency and form of contact between workers and between them and customers, avoiding (when possible) close contact handshakes, kisses, shared jobs, face-to-face meetings and food sharing, utensils, glasses, and towels.
• Compliance with daily self-monitoring of symptoms, such as recording body temperature twice a day, checking for cough or difficulty breathing.
• Compliance with the official Portuguese national health guidelines for cleaning surfaces, materials and clothing in establishments.

 
General Information

• Compliance measures with basic infection prevention and control precautions in connection with the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
• Internal protocol for the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

Provisions

• Sufficient individual personal protective equipment for workers involved in all operations.
• Individual and personal protective equipment is available to customers (maximum capacity of groups).
• Stock of single-use cleaning materials such as single-use cleaning wipes moistened with alcohol content above 70º.
• Dispensers of or alcohol-based sanitizer solution near the entry and exit points, or whenever applicable.
• Waste container with non-manual opening and plastic bag.
• Equipment for hand washing with liquid soap and paper towels in sanitary facilities.

Hygiene Commitments

• Washing and disinfection of the surfaces where employees and customers interact, ensuring the control and prevention of infections.
• Cleaning of common use surfaces and objects such as counters, light switches, door handles, cabinet handles, several times a day.
• Preference will be given to wet cleaning, over dry cleaning and the use of vacuum cleaner only.
• Frequent renewal of air in closed spaces by keeping doors open regularly.
• Supply of alcohol-based hand sanitizers, whenever justified.

 
Management Commitments

• Observing maximum occupancy of closed facilities, in accordance with the recommendations of the official Portuguese national health guidelines.
• The maintenance of the social safety distance between customers within the premises, in accordance with the recommendations of the official Portuguese national health guidelines.
• Preference of distribution of travel and navigation information in digital format, over printed material.
• Compliance with internal hygiene and safety protocols by the partners involved in the programs sold by the Travel Agency.
• Availability of trained staff to accompany any symptomatic person to a designated isolation space, providing any required assistance, and contacting the national health service.

At Cycling Rentals we wash, lube and tune a great many bikes throughout the year and that means a lot of bike washing, and a lot of oil residue running down the drain (although we actually use a decantation separator in our bike wash unit).

Right from the start we knew this was a serious concern for us and opted for a totally biodegradable chain lube that guarantees top performance on the the bike and low or no harmful impact on the environment.