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Two women preparing to go on a WomanTours bike tour vacation
Nov
07

You've decided to go on a WomanTours bike tour vacation. Should you rent a bike or bring your own?

If you have decided on a bike tour vacation and have signed up for one of our women-only bike tours, you might be wondering if it’s better to…

Photo shows woman repairing a bicycle.
Jan
31

Q&A with Bike Wrangler Annette Lein

We recently sat down with our Bike Wrangler Annette Lein about the WomanTours rental bike fleet.  Q: We hear WomanTours has new rental…

rental bicycles for bike tours
Feb
04

Everything you need to know about renting a bike from WomanTours

For most WomanTours domestic excursions, you have a choice of bringing your own bike or renting one from us. Unless you are driving to the start of a…

Grant Petersen’s “Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike”
Jan
24

A biking philosophy for the rest of us

Sometimes you meet up with a piece of writing that articulates a philosophy you’ve lived but never been able to formally express. And when you…

woman bike riding in the winter
Oct
22

Winter’s coming. Keep bike riding.

Shorter days. Colder temperatures. And possibly even snow or ice. If you think winter is a time to put your bike away in storage, think again. In…

woman wearing a bike helmet
Mar
14

How to adjust your bike helmet and why we want you to bring your own on tour

We are often asked why we require women to bring their own bike helmets on tour with them and don't provide them ourselves.  The reason we do…