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*** FRIDAY FRIENDLY TOUR COMPANIES ***

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Small Wheels, Big Adventures with fellow Friday folk
Wherever your Friday takes you-- by Lynette Chiang, Bike Friday Customer Evangelist

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PACTOUR offer a unique cross-country tour of the Mother Road, plus an annual Bike Friday Week and mor
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SOME OF OUR 16,000+ Bike Friday owners have raved about their favorite bicycle touring companies. Some are listed on the following pages. In almost all cases, the principals of these companies own and ride Bike Fridays, and lead their tours on them - a real testament to the functionality and ease of the world's leading performance travel bicycle. Some provide regular bikes, but all will let you bring your Friday - and why not, with the escalating costs of taking a bike with you. Look for the Friday Friendly logo on their sites, or a mention of how Bike Friday makes touring life easier for them and their customers. Why not plan your next tour with one of them - check their departures now. Note: Many of these tours are low-cost or non-profit oriented, and have firm cancellation policies. Travel and trip delay insurance is a must.

Also see ...
Bike Friday Event Calendar for upcoming tours and rides from these and other organizations.
Great Rides recommended day, weekend and weeklong rides by the Fold

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WHAT DO YOU DO TO BECOME A FRIDAY FRIENDLY TOUR COMPANY?

If you'd like to be considered for listing, please send the following to Lynette Chiang, lynettec@bikefriday.com:

  • A succinct paragraph detailing who you are, what you offer, the Bike Friday(s) you own, how you use it on your tours, your experience. In short, a concise bio of yourself, your relation to Bike Friday, and what you offer. See the entries on the following pages as a guide.
  • A picture of yourself or your clients on a Bike Friday, ideally on tour.
  • A link to a story from someone (yourself, client, or BF staff member) who has taken one of your tours on a Bike Friday. Here is an example. Here's another. Proof that you really are a Friday friendly tour company is important here.

In return for listing, we ask the following:

  • Please include the above Friday Friendly graphic on your site
  • Link it to http://www.bikefriday.com
  • Include us in your 'What Bike Shall I Bring'? section, if you have one. Here's an example.

We believe that by mentioning Bike Friday and other alternatives (S&S coupler bikes, other folding bikes) under the 'What bike shall I bring?' of your website and literature, you are providing a service to your customers. Countless people have been turned off bicycle touring for life after one experience of exorbitant airline charges, dealing with bike boxing, or ill-fitting rental bikes.

Another point. As cyclists age, regular bikes become harder to ride. The average age of a Bike Friday owner is 55 and above, some well into their 80s. These cyclists have the time and resources to go on your tours. Let the cycling public know their options, no matter what bike they ultimately choose - they'll appreciate it.

DISCLAIMER

Bike Friday make no guarantees as to the quality of these tours, but we understand that the mere act of listing them on our site implies our recommendation. In order to be listed, a tour company must convince us that Bike Friday owners will be treated with the same care that we offer. Here's what we mean.

Lauren Hefferon Ciclismo Classico
Lauren Hefferon of Italy specialist, Ciclismo Classico: "I own a Bike Friday 'cos I gotta have a bike with me ALWAYS!"