Has anyone tried the Red Bike tour of the Appian Way? Thoughts?
wondering the same....may do in july? thoughts?
Be sure to do it on Sunday !!!!
ok...clue me in ...bike ride on Sunday best because?
vehicle traffic is banned on Sundays on a good chunk of the via Appia Antica
I haven't been on the red bike tour but did go with Top Bike Rental on their Apian Way tour and found it excellent. It's a fair amount of off roading and cobblestones so you will want to get the mountain bike (although I used a touring bike and was fine). You will probably want some sort of biking experience as there were a few people on the tour who hadn't been on a bike since they were teenagers and had trouble with the basics of riding in a straight line and braking. If you have rode a bike in the last year or two you should be ok. Have fun
Looking at the reviews of the Red Bike tour (especially the negative/poor ones) on tripadvisor and honestly I wouldn't feel comfortable going with them. I realize as a business person sometimes clients are not happy no matter what you do for them... but by responding in an unprofessional manner on a public review site... wow. I feel those responses reflect poor management style...and make me doubt the legitimacy of the positive reviews out there... Perhaps I'm reading too much into it though. :)
Definitely check all your options before booking with them. :)