1 Dahinda Rd
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
518-891-1869
Rich@gtgtandems.com
New York State's Largest Tandem Bicycle Shop
The 2013 Tandem Vacations
Come take a tandem vacation with Rich and Lindy, riding through tandem friendly country side. Our tours are created with tandem riding in mind, combining beautiful views, the best roads and routes, and interesting sights along the way. These tandem vacations include hotels; detailed routes, cue sheets, and maps; and baggage transfer. Share ride highlights and laugh with the other tandem riders at our numerous group get-togethers/Happy Hours and group dinners. Catch up with your tandem friends or make new friends in these welcoming tandem tours.
Tandem Test Rides
Lake Champlain Tandem Tour
Saturday, July 13th through Saturday, July 20th
Our tour of Lake Champlain Islands takes full advantage of the lovely islands that are scattered haphazardly along its long and narrow length, and the unsurpassed views across the lake to the Green and Adirondack mountains. Connected by bridges and causeways to the rest of Vermont, these islands are blessed with a unique combination of exceptional rural scenery, big prosperous farms, cows and sheep grazing in green fields, the best apple and fruit orchards in New England, and historic structures built by Vermont's earliest settlers.
Enjoy the Shelburne Museum, one of the finest diverse collections of art, Americana, and historic buildings.
Take the Water's Edge route, a winding loop ride along the AuSable River as it meanders down to Lake Champlain. And ride the Acres of Apples tour through the apple orchards of northern New York. Hike through the famous AuSable Chasm.
Savor the tastes of Vermont - locally raised foods at great restaurants overlooking Lake Champlain, crisp apples, apple butter and fine wines.
You get to enjoy all this while cycling along quiet lakeshore roads that wander along the water's edge!
The tour package includes:
Seven (7) days of riding
Seven (7) nights lodging
Four (4) dinners
Three (3) Breakfasts
Four (4) afternoon Wine & Munchie 'Happy Hour' get-togethers
Maps and cue sheets
Baggage transfers
**Call for availability**
More Information on Lake Champlain Tandem Tour
French Canada
Saturday, July 20th through Sunday, July 28th
Join us for a weeklong tandem tour in French Canada, with its spectacular people, foods, and traditions. Ride your tandem in Monteregie and the Eastern Townships, south and east of Montreal. Enjoy the cultural and architectural heritage, riding through hamlets and villages considered the most beautiful in Quebec.
This is a fun tour with lots to see and tandem friendly rides. Mostly flat to rolling riding on quiet country roads. Tour old forts, visit an old cidery and ride past apple orchards. Visit a duck farm and an art glass studio. Come on north and enjoy. Bon Voyage!
The tour package includes:
Seven (7) days of riding
Eight (8) nights lodging
Five (5) dinners
Five (5) afternoon Wine & Munchie 'Happy Hour' get-togethers
Maps and cue sheets
Baggage transfers
**Call for availability**
More Information on French Canada Tandem Tour
Finger Lakes
Saturday, September 21st through Sunday, September 29th
Welcome to the Finger Lakes region, a gorgeous area. Enjoy traveling around this land of lakes and vineyards.
We will be riding 3 of the distinctive Finger Lakes, passing by Canandaigua, Seneca, and Keuka Lakes, with an abundance of wonderful biking. Cycle along the lakeshores, riding past waterfalls, orchards, vineyards, and spectacular views. Relax at our lakefront lodging on Canandaigua Lake. Discover the beauty of Sonnenberg Gardens in Canandaigua, strolling through the nationally famous color gardens established there in the mid 1800's.
We'll pass sprawling fields of colorful crops, like sunflowers on Canandaigua Lake and rolling vineyards on Keuka and Seneca Lakes. Enjoy tandeming along valleys, hills, and across farmlands with quiet country roads. Taste the best of New York State – great food at restaurants overlooking the water, fine wines like Merlots and Chardonnays from vineyards overlooking Seneca Lake, and grape pies from farms near Canandaigua Lake.
Explore the wonderful Watkins Glen gorge, where rippling waterfalls cut through the deep stone. Learn about the early days of bike, motorcycle, and flying inventions at the Hammondsport Glen Curtiss Museum. Enjoy the distinctive character of Hammondsport by Keuka Lake.
Tandem to Corning, NY and visit the largest Glass Museum in the world.
As you ride, you’ll discover why this region of New York State has been valued as a beautiful summer getaway.
The tour package includes:
Seven (7) days of riding
Eight (8) nights lodging
Four (4) dinners
Four (4) afternoon Wine & Munchie 'Happy Hour' get-togethers
Maps and cue sheets
Baggage transfers
Tours are limited to nine couples on tandems.
