We will be staying in Castelrotto for a long weekend in late September and interested in renting Ebikes with a guide to tour Alpe Di Siusi one day. Any recommendations for who to use? We are in reasonably good shape for 58 years old but concerned that renting non e-bikes to tour around may be too difficult. Would we rent in Castelrotto or either Campaccio/Ortisei area?
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Bend, Oregon
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Following closely, as we are visiting in early Oct., and eBikes sounds like a fun way to tour!
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Forest Grove, OR
11817 posts
A Google search revealed this company in the Alpe di Siusi, Gasko. Scroll down for tour information.
Posted by
Granite Bay, CA
97 posts
My wife and I stayed in Castelrotto the first week of September in 2019 and we got 2 days of rain in the village and Alpe Di Siusi got 4" of snow at the top of the gondola. Our hotel host said that this was not uncommon, and that it can snow at any time. She also said September is famous for changing weather. Good luck with your travels.
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Bend, Oregon
18 posts
The reply about the weather being really changeable at that altitude is accurate. We're heading to Northern Italy (hopefully the Dolemites) in early Oct., but are definately checking the weather a few days before we actually head that way to be sure it looks good. We won't book hotels in advance but simply book day of arrival. I've also heard that late sept./early October can be beautiful, clear, and much less croweded. Fingers crossed!
Posted by
Charleston
47 posts
Following about the e- bikes! We want to do that, too!
Posted by
OP
2 posts
Thanks for input!
We are now booked for a private Ebike tour with this company- https://mtbschool.onlineshop.ws/en/pages/adult-bike-tours/e-bike/
We fully realize that weather in the alps can change very quickly and late September could be lovely or it could be raining/snowing. They offer 48 hour free cancellation before tour so hoping we will have a good idea of weather by 48 hours out!
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Good idea booking the tour. You will love it.
When we were there in 2019 on a hiking vacation, I did stop in and chat with several bike shops and was amazed to see that it is actually hard to rent regular, non E, bikes. Most people prefer or even need the power to get up the hills there. In one shop I found that I could rent a Specialized Stumpjumper for much $50 more than their fleet model e-bike. The owner said nobody even wants regular bikes.
This was confirmed on other trips to Portugal, Germany and Switzerland when I noticed nearly every MTB was an e-bike. I am looking forward to the shift here in a few years as I am fast approaching 60.