The Easy Route to Cycling in France
In the last 5 years there has been a revolution in cycling, and that is the widespread use of E-Bikes, and with that in mind we've added over 20 high-quality E-Bikes into our cycling holiday fleet.
As with all our equipment we've carefully chosen the E-Bikes we use to be the sort we would use ourselves if we were cycle touring in France, so that means rather than the suspension-loaded, beefy, almost E-motorbike type we've chosen the lightest and easiest to ride we can find.
We think that any E-Bike should be light enough to be a nice bike to ride even without the motor, and so our fleet is made up of Ridgeback 'Electron' cycles. These use the Shimano 'Steps' system which though not the most powerful is much lighter than most and more than capable of getting you up hills with ease. Coupled with lightweight, step-through frames without suspension (which adds nothing but weight) these are great to ride and the responsive E-Bike system means that for much of the time you forget there's a motor gently helping you along - rather you feel like you have 'super-legs!'. Very powerful hydraulic disc brakes and a simple 7-speed hub-gear just makes it all very easy.
Why an E-Bike?
There are lots of reasons to choose one of our E-Bikes for your cycling holiday.
You’re the slow one! – No shame in that, nothing is more dispiriting than having your friends and family waiting for you all the time – so if you're the only one in the an E-bike it’ll be you that waits for them!
Just want to go further – We offer routes for all ages and abilities but inevitably some of the longer and harder rides may be too much for non-cyclists – But! They look so good! Don’t worry, you, or your group can choose E-Bikes that will bring any of our routes into reach and enable you to go further and faster.
You’re not a cyclist but want to try it out – well an E-Bike, especially a light, good quality bike like we use is the perfect answer, you can take the plunge without worrying if you will end up exhausted every day.
You have an E-Bike at home – E-Bikes are heavier and more cumbersome than a conventional bikes and airlines won’t take them as baggage so bringing your own is either difficult or impossible. Also any failure and you may well be completely stuck waiting for parts and repair. With us, for just 90€, you can have the reassurance of one of our excellent E-Bikes which though inevitably different to your own will be a very good alternative.
The choice of an E-Bike simply adds 90€ to the cost of any holiday per bike – you don't all have to use one and frequently we find that just one or two in a group feel the need for a little assistance.