Help cycle planning: Reading to Bath & Penzance to St. Austell

Got a friend doing these rides next week but he needs to hire (x2) bikes either from a London based bike shop or a direct hire from you. It's not an off-road ride so there's no need for clunky MTB tires. If anyone knows somewhere that could supply bikes for this please chime in.

If you have a spare bike that you'd be willing to hire out then that would be much better (just in case he is 5’8”-5’10” and she is 5’4”-5’5”).

Alternatively if anyone knows shops in either areas that could supply the requiste bikes (save having to borrow/hire in London, then please get in touch.

If you've ridden either routes and have useful info like scenic/safer routes/parts of interest, please send it my way.

Other bits he'd like to hire include:

a GPS unit
(x2) helmets
(x1) rear light
(x2) front lights

Thanks in advance people!

I have two hybrids about the right size, to "hire" and can sort out lights and stuff (not helmets, not GPS)
And I am in Reading a mile from the station
I would like some kind of deposit though as I am selling them shortly, and have just done them up! pm me!