| Many companies offer leisure cycling
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| | to each cyclist?
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| tours to locations around the world. This
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| | Depending on the state or country through
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| article summarizes how you should prepare
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| | which you're riding, most of these
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| for your trip.
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| | amenities are offered, unless you're on a
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| There are many ways to enjoy travel in a
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| | budget tour. If you're going budget, it's
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| foreign country. Most people think of
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| | best to be a very experienced cyclist and
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| renting cars, or taking buses or trains
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| | already know what you're doing.
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| everywhere. But because people are
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| | Bicycling is a very popular way to see
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| following a different routine and are on
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| | Europe. There are self-guided bike tours
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| vacation - they do tend to pack on the
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| | as well as the tours offered by
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| pounds. The way to ensure that you will
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| | companies. It's important to check out
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| not need to go on a diet after you return
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| | what kind of bikes they offer to ride,
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| from your vacation is to go on a cycling
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| | however. You'll want the best quality
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| tour. You'll be able to sample the local
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| | available.
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| cuisine all you like, because you'll work
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| | Types of Tours
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| off all those calories on your bike!
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| | WomanTours is a company that focuses
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| Cycling tours are offered for every level
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| | solely on offering bike tours for women.
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| of bicyclist - from the beginner who
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| | Most of the tours offered by this company
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| might need a "pick up ride" after a
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| | take place in the United States, but at
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| while, to the experienced cyclist who can
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| | least once a year they do offer a tour
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| zoom up the hills as if they were weren't
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| | overseas. You can go on an economy cycle
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| there.
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| | tours of Hawaii, cycle through the Outer
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| Most European countries are extremely
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| | Banks of North Carolina, experience the
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| bike friendly. Bikes are expected to be
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| | majesty of Yellowstone and Grand Teton
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| on the roads, drivers are familiar with
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| | National Parks, and much more. Their
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| them and give them a wide berth. So it's
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| | website even has a tour blog so you can
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| very safe to bike in Europe. A lot of
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| | see the fun that past cyclists have had
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| places in the United States seem to
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| | on their tours.
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| resent the very existence of bicycles,
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| | Some of the major bicycle manufactures
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| which is why it's always best to go on a
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| | have a travel and adventure arm for their
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| cycling tour with like-minded people.
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| | customers. For example, Trek Bikes has
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| You'll be biking through areas that are
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| | "Trek Travel." They offer six trip types:
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| used to seeing cyclists.
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| | classic, explorer, family, family
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| Leisure cycling tours are designed for
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| | explorer, specialty and weekend tours, in
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| all different kinds of terrain - from
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| | destinations such as Asia-Pacific,
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| flat and peaceful rides through the
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| | Central America, Europe, and North
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| beauties of nature to the fitness
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| | America.
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| challenging of the steepest of mountains.
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| | The "classic" tours are designed for
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| If you'd like to go on a leisure cycling
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| | riders of all abilities. The "explorer"
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| tour, the place to do your research is on
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| | trips put less of an emphasis on luxury -
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| the web.
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| | you'll be camping out in national parks,
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| When you're looking for a particular
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| | for example. Family trips are designed to
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| tour, you'll want to compare all the
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| | have activities available for people of
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| available amenities for each tour.
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| | all ages. And Trek's specialty trips
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| 1) Accommodations. Are you going to be
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| | include being escorted by professional
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| staying in hotels, or in campgrounds?
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| | cyclists - for example "Classic Climbs of
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| 2) Are meals included? If so, which ones?
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| | France with Kevin Livingston," or "Texas
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| 3) Will there be free refreshment stops
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| | with Lance Armstrong."
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| each day?
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| | If you're planning on taking a
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| 4) If the tour passes by anything of
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| | leisure-cycling tour, you must do your
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| historical interest, are riders given an
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| | research. Find out how long the tour
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| opportunity to go look at any sites of
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| | company has been in business, and try to
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| interest?
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| | contact some people who've been on those
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| 5) Baggage transport. Who handles the
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| | tours so you can find out if anyone had
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| luggage?
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| | any bad experiences. It's always a good
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| 6) Is their a sag wagon? (This is a car
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| | idea to contact the Better Business
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| or other vehicle which will come and
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| | Bureau to see if anyone has lodged any
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| "rescue" a tired rider or one who has had
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| | complaints against them
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| an accident of any kind.)
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| | A leisure-cycling tour is one of the best
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| 7) Do riders receive daily maps and cue
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| | ways to see a particular region. The more
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| sheets that are easy to read and follow?
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| | you know and the more preparations you
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| 8) In the evenings, is there someone
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| | make, the more fun you'll have on your
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| around to clean your bikes, or is it up
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| | trip.
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