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Winter Bike Tours on the Florida/Georgia Coast
The Ultimate Guide for Active Adults Winter on the Florida and Georgia Coasts offers the perfect escape from harsh northern climates, and what better way to explore the Golden Isles than on two wheels? Winter bike tours in Florida and Georgia provide an ideal combination of comfortable weather, stunning scenery, and gentle exercise that’s perfect…
Read MoreIs BRAG like RAGBRAI?
BRAG cyclists safely travel along quiet Georgia backroads to cross the state in 2015.
Read MoreThe Big Red Tent at RAGBRAI
The Bicycle Ride Across Georgia (BRAG) took the BRAG Bus, 10 cyclists from Georgia, and our iconic Big Red tent to Iowa at the end of July for our annual pilgrimage to the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (or RAGBRAI). RAGBRAI is an annual bike ride that takes tens of thousands cyclists across…
Read MoreIs Bike & Boat Better Than a Regular Cycling Tour?
Is a bike & barge tour better than a straight cycling tour? Neither one is better. They’re built for different riders, and the honest answer depends on what you want your evenings to look like — and how you feel about hills or mileage. On a bike and boat tour, your ship follows the coastline…
Read MoreFrom Watching BRAG Pass His House to Rolling With It: Walter Hicks’ Full-Circle Journey
“For me, BRAG is a disconnection from the real world of busy work schedules, emails, phone calls, etc.. Here, you spend most of the day on the road, enjoying nature and making new friends. In the afternoons, you are enjoying great music and beers. At night, you are enjoying those campfire discussions about what if…
Read MoreThirty-two Years of Sore Legs and Open Hearts: A Story About Eddie
Thirty-Two Years of Sore Legs and Open Hearts: A Story About Eddie Every year, somewhere between mile 40 and dinnertime, BRAG riders discover the same thing: the ride doesn’t just happen on the road. Some of the best parts happen in a folding chair under a tent, with someone named Eddie working out whatever the…
Read MoreProtecting Your Bike for Truck Transport
BRAG does not accept responsibility for damage to any bike that is not transported in a box. Every year, BRAG transports roughly 400 bikes across the state of Georgia. We use low-deck box trucks and pack the bikes inside back to front, blanket them, and wedge them in tight to limit movement. We’ve gotten good…
Read More24 Hours in Split (or Trogir): Your Early Arrival Guide Before the BRAG Croatia Bike & Boat Tour
You’ve booked the BRAG Croatia tour. Now give yourself at least one full day to fall in love with Croatia before the sailing begins. Flying into Split (SPU) and boarding a yacht to island-hop through Vis, Korčula, Hvar, and Brač is already the trip of a lifetime. But here’s the insider move that every experienced…
Read More24 Hours in Amsterdam: The Cyclist’s Early Arrival Guide
Before your BRAG Bruges to Amsterdam adventure begins, give yourself a day (or two) to fall in love with the city where it all ends. If your BRAG International Bruges to Amsterdam bike tour is on your calendar, you’ve already made an excellent decision. But here’s a tip from seasoned BRAG travelers: arrive in Amsterdam…
Read MoreFake Moustaches, Family Adventure, and 25 BRAG Rides: The Solomon Story
When Steve and Susan Solomon’s eldest daughter couldn’t make a planned family backpacking trip in 2013, some biking friends offered a suggestion: try BRAG instead. That spontaneous pivot became a “great adventure” and launched what would become a remarkable family tradition—25 BRAG rides spanning 12 Big BRAGs, 8 Spring TuneUps, multiple Fall rides, and a…
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