What makes us unique
These aren’t your typical bike tours…. here is why…
Self-carry tours
Do you love being adventurous? ‘Self-carry’ means you carry your belongings with you in panniers for the entire journey. These is no support vehicle… it’s you and your bike along with our experienced team leading the tours and keeping you safe. Our European tours come with a hybrid or mountain bike with two panniers as standard and on our UK tours our hire bikes come with panniers also. Riding with two full panniers sounds like a difficult task, but with an effective packing strategy for your panniers, along the right bike and the right mindset, it’s lot easier than it sounds. We think riding this way allows for the best adventure you can have on a bike and you’ll come away with a great sense of achievement. Don’t forget, the comfort of your next hotel is never too far away.
Having no support vehicle does concern some people who are used to having one, however our experienced team have been running tours like this for years. What actually tends to happen is we all bind together as a team and help each other during the tougher sections and our team are always there to support you to get through. It also makes our tours more environmentally friendly which is something that is really important to us. Still unsure about carrying all your stuff in a pannier? Check out our how to pack a pannier video.
Traffic Free Routes
Breathe easy and experience amazing hybrid cycling on some of the best cycle routes you will ever encounter. Our tours are designed to avoid traffic as much as possible with an average daily cycle distance of 40 to 60km. Traffic-free routes is what we specialise in and it’s what we are all about. Cars and bikes in all honesty don’t really mix. If it’s means venturing down walking trail, over a field to avoid a busy road then providing it’s safe and achievable then we will be taking that route, and how fun it is! We find the best trails in the world and Europe has no shortage of those. The routes we will take you on will be the easiest path to the best views and most epic cultural experiences. Whether you are cruising high up in the mountains along a flat rail trail or a quiet allyway through quaint cobblestone streets; traffic-free gives you the best adventures. Because these route are both on and off-road, a hybrid or mountain bike is what we ride for the most enjoyable experience you can have.
What we are not…
Our tours are not tailored towards road cycling euthiastist and we only use hybrid and mountain bikes. Our aim is not to just get from A to B as quickly as possible. We will take in the sights and smells along the way. Above all, without a sense of adventure and a give it a go attitude you won’t get the most enjoyment out your tour.
Our objective is to provide the best bike experiences full of cultural wonderment, culunary delights and self-discovery. There will be times where everyone will have to step outside their comfort zone… rainy days, steep hills, speaking a different language and challenges we give you… it’s all part of the experience and those who get the most out of their tour embrace all of this.