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 GREAT NEWS! Three of our Friday Friendly Tour Companies: - Aegea Adventures/Cycle Greece and were voted one of National Geographic's Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth 2009 for Bicycle Touring. You're in good hands! See entries for these and other tour companies below. More Touring on a Friday Recommended day, weekend, week and longer rides by the Fold
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 Bike Friday owners often rave about their favorite bicycle touring companies, so we've listed some on the following pages. In 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. |
 WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A FRIDAY FRIENDLY TOUR COMPANY? A Friday Friendly listing is a valuable asset to your business, given the high readership of our site, the Friday Friendly link on the Bike Friday homepage, newsletters and monthly travel story emails, and listing of qualifying events in our calendar - just for being part of the fold. While we don't bear any responsibility for the way you operate your tours, we are particular about who we list, to ensure we're all on the same page when it comes to "exceptional customer experience." If you'd like to be considered for listing, please read the following requirements. If you qualify, send the information requested to BF Customer Evangelist and Friday Friendly co-ordinator, Lynette Chiang, lynettec@bikefriday.com:
Bike Fridays are easier to manage on tour - because the bikes themselves are much easier to deal with in the following ways:
In return for listing, we ask the following:
We believe that by mentioning Bike Friday and yes, even other travel bicycle alternatives (S&S coupler bikes, other folding bikes) under the 'What bike shall I bring?' section of your website and literature, you are providing a good 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. So do everyone a favor and let people know about the alternatives. Another plus for folding bikes: 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 afford your tours. Let them know of 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 of Ciclismo Classico: "I own a Bike Friday tikit 'cos I gotta have a bike with me ALWAYS!" Read about Lauren and her tikit to the 2009 National Bike Summit