Customer Sherry Walker:
I ride so I can eat and still fit into my clothes. I go on bicycling trips to eat, my 
husband, Scott, goes to ride.
Actually, if you are referring to ExperiencePlus! trips, we ride because we think it is a better way to experience the culture and landscape. We are both fairly active and can’t just sit by a pool for a week, let alone longer. I love to cook and try new foods so riding a bike allows me to stop at every patisserie and gelateria and wineries and fromager, cioccolateria, and…
I also think riding makes you think and engages your senses. You aren’t just a passive tourist, in which case, you might as well stay home and watch National Geographic television.
Customer Robert Perry:
Why do I ride…hmmm. That’s not as easy a question as it should be. Because I like to. It’s really good exercise. Since we ride a tandem (mostly), it something, my wife, Sylvia and I can do together. We live in a very nice area and this gives us a good opportunity to get out and see it. It’s a social activity — we often ride with a friend, or (on the organized rides) a group of friends. On the long rides there’s a feeling of accomplishment.
For ExperiencePlus! tours it gives us a chance to really see the country side and talk to people who live there. Again, it’s a social event and a way to get some exercise on vacation, but mostly it gives us an opportunity to brush up against a people and a culture in a way that is foreign to those who travel by car.
Let’s face it — it’s fun.