Mikey U.
Yelp
A great shoppe, staffed by very friendly, helpful people!
We arrived at the shop a little before 11am and were smilingly greeted. As another group preceding us was being prepped for their ride, I walked around a bit, admiring the art/decor, the fleet of rental bikes, and browsed the wares; Wine Country Bikes doesn't just rent bikes, but is also a proper bicycle shop selling apparel, gear, nutrition, whatnot.
After seeing off the previous group, the owner turned his attention to us, reintroduced himself, and chatted with us very conversationally about what we'd like to do for our bike tour, how intense/casual we'd wanted our cycling, what to expect, etc etc... He mapped out an excellent route for us and estimated our time from stop to stop, making key suggestions (lunch at Dry Creek General Store!) and recommendations (Quivira Wineyards).
We walked through an overview of the bikes (Trek 24-speed hybrids for us - they also have bikes for the more leisure or more intent cycler), were outfitted with helmets, bike locks, and packs (one specifically for wine bottles), and sent on our merry way...
And although we were a little late returning the bikes (5:00-ish?), they were very accommodating and understanding... (that last seven mile stretch takes longer when you've been drinking all afternoon... go figure!)
Excellent service! Fantastic experience!
Definitely coming back to do this again!
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Last year, we'd parked in downtown Healdsburg and walked from tasting room to nearby tasting room. It was a fun day, and an efficient way for our party of 8 to wine the day away. But this year, our smaller group of 4 decided to tour/trek through the vineyards by bicycle. Inspiring, exhausting, altogether indelibly memorable...