BeenThereBikeToursDoneThat

A few years back, I started up BeenThereBikeTours, dedicated to finding every #citybiketour on the planet.  I hoped, and still do, to ride and review as many of them as possible.

BeenThereBikeTours Homepage

The website has (soon to be had) a blog, tour reviews and an index by region.  For example:

There are over 600 commercial or regular city bike tours worldwide.  And dozens more self-guided options. New York City, at 14, had the most in one city at last count.  And there are tours in cities you might not think much about, like Kuching (in Borneo) or Da Lat (Viet Nam).

I’m not aware of any other website that has attempted to index them all.  Unfortunately bike tour companies come and bike tour companies go.  Keeping that list current with new tours and frequently validating that the listed companies are still in business has become more work than I’m willing to dedicate.

The real fun is actually taking bike tours and making up my own DIY routes.  And writing the reviews is rewarding and helps preserve the memory of the day.  For years, I’ve written personal “trip reports” for vacations.  It’s a habit I learned from keeping a journal of my month in Germany when I was 17.

So…I’ve decided not to renew my hosting for BTBT.   After June 10, 2019, BTBT and its indexes will be gone.  On the bright side,  I’ve transitioned the ride reviews here.

Most of the commercial bike tours are pretty easy to find via Google.  For example, here’s Berlin.  Unfortunately, the tricky part is that search doesn’t reveal some of the more offbeat tours and rides.  Not to worry though, I’ve consolidated the best of them here.

Finally, I had originally hoped to attract some sponsors for BTBT.  Unfortunately that has not happened.  I don’t believe there is enough traffic to justify placing some Google ads.  The net is that I’m spending time and money (hosting) for little benefit.  Adios then to BeenThereBikeTours.