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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…

Karen Miltner captured this peaceful moment while bike riding the dirt roads near her home in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
Sep
11

Lessons learned from the road less paved 

Like a lot of sports, cycling has found many creative niches, from road racing, track cycling, mountain biking to snow biking, BMX and cyclocross,…

Jackie demonstrates using a bike helmet mirror, which helps her monitor the traffic behind her.
Aug
17

Mirror, mirror on the bike (or helmet, or sunglasses, or arm)

When it comes to bicycle touring safety accessories, helmets seem to get all the attention. We require all our guests and guides to wear them when…

Proud to be a League-Certified Bicycle Friendly Business
Jul
09

WomanTours earns a Gold Bicycle Friendly Business designation from the League of American Bicyclists

WomanTours, Inc. is proud to announce that we have earned recognition as a Gold Bicycle Friendly Business from the League of American Bicyclists.…

pandemic travel insurance: what to know ahead of time
Jun
22

Travel insurance in the age of Covid-19

WomanTours has always recommended that our guests purchase travel insurance when they tour with us. That recommendation still holds firm in the age of…

Bike our specialist Michelle Cooley is armed with sanitizer
May
21

Protocols for bike touring in the age of Covid-19

Updated 3/10/23 We realize that COVID-19 is here to stay. Given the fact that the estimated majority of adults in the U.S. have reportedly had COVID…