What’s Included in Our Bicycle Tours
niche market [noun] Definition: A small area of trade within the economy, often involving specialized (=unusual and made for a few people) products.
Our niche is custom bike trips in California and Oregon. We’re not for everyone but, if you like flexibility, options, independence and personalized service, we’ll likely suit you. The table below helps explain the difference between our trips and those of more traditional bike tour companies
Bike Trip Design
| -- LifeCycle Adventures -- | Other Bike Tour Companies | |||
| Feature | Self-Guided | Private Groups | Scheduled Groups |
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| You choose the dates | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Group size | Just You | Just your group | Typically 8 but never more than 12 | From 12 to 24 |
| Accomodation | Yes You choose from a range of accomodation | Yes You choose from a range of accomodation | Yes You choose from a range of accomodation | Yes But no choice |
| Daily Route Options | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Towns for overnight stops tailored to your tastes and how much you want to ride each day | Yes | Yes | No | No |
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Guiding & Logistics
| -- LifeCycle Adventures -- | Other Bike Tour Companies | |||
| Feature | Self-Guided | Private Groups | Scheduled Groups | |
| Transfer from and back to your gateway city. e.g. San Francisco to Portland | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Luggage transported between lodgings | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Detailed guidebook (see Guidebooks & Maps) | Yes | No Maps & directions only | No Maps & directions only | No Maps & directions only |
| Guide travels with you | No Guide available by phone as needed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Daily ride briefings | No Daily contact via phone or text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| On-bike guide | No | Yes If wanted | Yes | Yes |
| Van support with a mechanic | Yes Available via phone as needed | Yes Sweeping route | Yes Sweeping route | Yes Sweeping route |
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Food & Drink
| -- LifeCycle Adventures -- | Other Bike Tour Companies | |||
| Feature | Self-Guided | Private Groups | Scheduled Groups |
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| Breakfast | Yes | Yes | Yes | Some |
| Lunch | No | Yes As many as wanted | No | Some Typically 2 or 3 out of 6 |
| Dinner | No | Yes As many as wanted | Yes 4 out of 5 nights | Yes 3 or 4 nights out of 5 |
| Alcohol | No | No | No | Varies |
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Other
| -- LifeCycle Adventures -- | Other Bike Tour Companies | |||
| Feature | Self-Guided | Private Groups | Scheduled Groups | |
| Other Activites | No | Yes As wanted | Yes Select from list | No |
| Bikes | No We rent road bikes & hybrids | Yes Choice of road bikes or hybrids | Yes Hybrid but can upgrade to road bike | Varies |
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