Fully Supported...
What does fully supported mean? Simply this. You ride your bike, and we
take care of everything else! At Alaskabike we feel the tour activities are plenty for you to do, so we set up
roadside snacks, feed you lunches, and of course, forward your luggage to
your hotel.
What's a Day
Like?
On a typical high mileage
day, we will meet for breakfast at 8:00 AM and be ready to ride about
9:30 AM. We generally divide the riding day into four legs of 12 -
22 miles each. After the first leg, we have a snack break at the
van, where we have bananas, apples, candy bars, drinks and all kinds of
other goodies available. After the second leg we have lunch, which
may be in a lodge, or may be on the side of the road. After the third leg we have
another snack break, and then its onto our rooms and dinner. We
eat our way down the highway!
A shorter mileage day
proceeds much the same except after lunch we might hop in the van to
go to a trailhead for a hiking excursion.
Riders ride at their
own pace. At all times a guide is employed as 'sweeper' and
rides at the back of the group to catch any flat tires or other
problems. Some groups string out over quite a distance.
Others are much the same speed and stay as a pack. No matter.
You get to ride at a pace you find comfortable.
Your Guide
knows the road. He
knows the hills. After a few days they will know you too. We
are always glad to answer questions like, "Do I want to ride this next
leg?"
We know how difficult the
ride is, we know how scenic it is, and we can see how fresh you are.
We do our best to make sure that you get all you want.. but
not too much
What if I get tired?
After all you are
on vacation; there is no dishonor in taking a break.
If you ever don’t want to ride your
bike, or take part in any of the activities, we take care of that too!
You will see the van roughly every two hours You can feel
free to get in the van at any time!
Bonus Miles!
Most days will
have the opportunity for you to ride even more mileage than the tour
itinerary states. Let us know! We can usually give you
all you want!