My husband and i are planning a Viking tour Amsterdam to Basel in August 2024 with a stop in Breisach on the Rhine from 8 am to 6 pm. Has anybody rented an ebike in this town to tour the nearby towns? I know its done because Viking has this as a shore excursion but its very expensive. Prefer to do it on our own but concerned about making it back to the boat in time. Info anyone? Im hoping there is a rental near the boat dock that we could walk to and that there might be a company that could pick us up 20-30 miles away and return us to the boat or will we need to double our miles ridden by turning around and riding back? Thanks.
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Paradise
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Google sent me to Breisacher Fahrradverleih. Premium e-bike, €45/day. Website has a location map:
http://fahrradverleih-breisach.de/?i18n=en
Routes:
https://www.komoot.com/discover
Select bike touring
Enter Breisach am Rhein
When options appear, scroll down for a look at this 2-hr, 16-mi loop:
Rheinradweg – Blick aufs Breisacher Münster loop from Breisach am Rhein
Posted by
OP
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Thanks. I think thats the info i need. I’ve emailed them but not heard back yet but they are in their slow season so it may be awhile before i hear back from them. Im not sure if i can find out how far our Viking port is from their store but it cant be that far i dont think. I can surely get to their store somehow.
I’m surprised they apparently expect you to go pretty slow considering its an ebike. Looks like about 8 mph or so. That will be fine for me (cause I’m not a bicyclist but have toured around Bordeaux vineyards on an ebike and greatly enjoyed it) but my husband who is a bicyclist may be bored to death.
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Northamptonshire, England
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I didn't see anything on the one page which came up from the bike rental place about speed.
I did notice that on the English page it didn't mention anything but on the German language page it offers a KONUS card discount. No good if your hotel is your boat, but perhaps other reads not on a boat may benefit.
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I contacted Sid at Breisacher Fahrradverleih via email in Dec 2023 and Jan 2024 and have not had a response yet. We are scheduled to arrive in Breisach in May 2024. Maybe he closes up shop in the winter. Hopefully, he checks emails sometime in the spring.
Posted by
OP
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Sid responded and we are all set to take a guided tour with him on Aug. 14th, much cheaper than what the boat offers. And if we can get others to join us on the approximately 2-3 hr guided tour, we can all (up to 20 people) split the same guide cost, making it even cheaper. So if anybody out there is going to be on the aug 8th viking departure from Amsterdam to Basel and you want to go on a guided bike tour on the 14th, get hold of me now or on the boat. We are the ones from Florida - jackie and bob. Thanks.