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Permalink Reply by millenial removing Bernie tattoo on May 19, 2011 at 6:59am

Its all depends what you want to do and how much money you are willing or able to spend.  At one extreme you can go fully self-supported w/ camping.  At the other end you can get an everything-included guided bike tour.  There are all kind of resources on the net for how do to self-supported tours like http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/ but you need to invest in a lot of gear if you don't have it and I wouldn't recommend your first tour be in a foreign country.  As far as tour packages, there are guided tours and self-guided tours where they take your baggage from Hotel A and Hotel B and you ride on your own time between them.  I'm going to be doing a self-guided tour in Germany later this year (first one I'll have done so I'll see how it goes) and I am willing to spend some $$$ for a lazy lazy vacation where all I have to plan is which breweries to visit on the way.

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Permalink Reply by dan brown on May 19, 2011 at 7:27am

good info alex (aka evane x)

 

As long as we're on the subject : I'd like to find a few folks to do a semi-supported ride later this summer

to either PEI (prince edward island) or Nova Scotia (cape breton to be exact). this organization does

all the logistics (B&B reservations, transport bags from town to town, provide maps, etc.) for several

destinations (they will do it for a group as small as 2 people)

 

www.easyridertours.com

 

Also - I am considering www.carolinatailwinds.com  for SC or Virginia options as well (cheaper than canada)

 

Dan

envane x said:

Its all depends what you want to do and how much money you are willing or able to spend.  At one extreme you can go fully self-supported w/ camping.  At the other end you can get an everything-included guided bike tour.  There are all kind of resources on the net for how do to self-supported tours like http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/ but you need to invest in a lot of gear if you don't have it and I wouldn't recommend your first tour be in a foreign country.  As far as tour packages, there are guided tours and self-guided tours where they take your baggage from Hotel A and Hotel B and you ride on your own time between them.  I'm going to be doing a self-guided tour in Germany later this year (first one I'll have done so I'll see how it goes) and I am willing to spend some $$$ for a lazy lazy vacation where all I have to plan is which breweries to visit on the way.

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Permalink Reply by Theresa d on May 19, 2011 at 2:59pm

Hi Gayle,

 

I just got back from Italy.  What part of Italy will you be visiting?  You can rent bikes right at the Florence main train station and other areas in the city. There are lots of options for bike tours as well.  Also for Milan, there's lots of locations to rent bikes in that city as well, check out www.bikemi.com.  Hope this helps. 

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