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January 2024 by Annette C.
We had a fantastic time. So worth the money. Was well taken care of and starting at the airport was perfect.
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December 2023 by Lynn A.
Wonderful experience from start to finish! Yvonne was amazing, knowledgeable, and kind. We greatly enjoyed the scenic bike ride down the ridge route. Highly recommended! Thanks, Yvonne!
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October 2023 by Michelle L.
Thanks Yvonne!! Sorry this is late !! We did this adventure in June and it is GR8! Yvonne is very accommodating. She treats you as family and really provides a great experience. It can be a bit of a work out but worth it. Do this bike tour, you will not find a better one !!
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July 2023 by Kimberly O.
This is a must-do activity!! I chose Bike Catalina based on the reviews and we were soo happy with the experience. We had picked up the brochure and decided to check it out at the last minute. I called and assumed that I missed the opportunity, but Yvonne called me back and was sooo pleasant about it! We decided to bike down from airport in the sky to Avalon and were told that it could take 1.5-2+ hrs depending on your speed. We then arranged the time and pick up location at VONS and Yvonne took my family up to the airport, giving a tour along the way. It was really nice. The airport was cute (and has great cookies). We used the restrooms, took some photos and then hit the roads. I was pleasantly surprised at how doable this adventure was! I will be honest that I started to get really nervous as we drove up and I realized what I was getting into, but I'm soooo glad we did this. It was challenging, fun and soooo worth it!! The views were amazing. The hills were... hills. (I only walked up one!) but the ride down made it all worth it. We took our time and finished the ride in 3 hours. Yvonne let us keep the bikes for the day so we then rode all around Avalon and had a blast! This activity was the highlight of our trip and we will totally call Bike Catalina again we visit!!
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April 2023 by NH R.
Yvonne not only transported our bikes from Avalon to the airport, but she gave an awesome guided tour of the Catalina historical sites and Great stories about the wrigley family and Zane Grey. Met the Avalon stray cats and looked for foxes along the way too. We them biked to Little Harbor and then back to Avalon, left bikes at Vons, and Yvonne picked them up there. Thank you, Yvonne! Libby, Jim and Jen
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February 2023 by Kara R.
This was fun...take your time enjoying the fresh island air...post bison burger (burp and yum)... Great service; Yvonne, you are just a wonderful lady... Thank you
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February 2023 by Candi K.
This company is great! Yvonne picked us up in front of the local grocery store as discussed and had our bikes ready. She has lived on Catalina many years and has an extensive knowledge of the island and it's history. She stopped to point out things to see along the ride. We drove to the airport on top of the island in the fog. It was cool and amazing! A good thing to do is grab some food from The restaurant in the airport. The guys there are super friendly and the food is awesome! My husband recommends the breakfast burrito. I had chicken tacos that were awesome. We took them on the trip and ate at a small picnic area a little over half way down. The road is bumpy in a lot of areas but smooth sailing by the eucalyptus trees! We saw a herd of about 20 Buffalo up on a ridge. We had binoculars so we got a better view. Stopped to see the zip liners sailing down the mountain too! Pretty fun! I highly recommend this if you love bikes. I'm 62 and going uphill in areas was a little challenging but I just walked that part. It's so peaceful up there it's like another country. Thanks Yvonne! We had a blast!
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November 2022 by Jt B.
Yvonne is an amazing person who is truly honest and upfront about everything. Thank you so much for rescuing me and my wife today. I will certainly use your business if I'm ever back on the island.
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November 2022 by Ed P.
This is a small business that runs a great service for those who are not athletic or have a lot of time training on the bike. For those who have never biked Catalina, do yourself a favor and call Yvonne. She took the three of us to the airport along a beautiful but dusty road. Going up the steep incline of Stage Road, it was the best $$ we ever spent getting up there. The 10 miles from the airport back to Avalon would be plenty challenging for the average person. Allow yourself 3 hours as recommended. You should shop for snacks/drinks at the Vons in Avalon. Yvonne will put them in a cooler full of ice and leave the cooler in one of the picnic areas on the way back to Avalon. That was really nice!! My friend had a gravel bike. I would pick a gravel bike over a mountain bike for this ride since it's all fire roads. Mountain bikes feel too heavy. Next time we go biking in Catalina, we'll be giving Yvonne a call.
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October 2022 by Kelly W.
Brother and sister proprietors Yvonne and Lance are awesome. I liked Yvonne immediately from the first time she texted me. Such friendly and helpful customer service from beginning to end. They delivered on every front, and I can't recommend them enough. Their mountain bikes were great too: fit to our heights, cushioned seats, gears and brakes in perfect working order. To celebrate my 50th birthday, for $89 each, my 3 girlfriends and I did the Ridge Route ride, which was absolutely wonderful - some challenging uphills, but nothing us 47-50 year old moderately in shape ladies couldn't handle. The fast downhills on the smoother road approaching Descanso Beach were so fun. We all enjoyed the workout, and the views and space and quiet along the ridge were just fantastic. Lance was waiting for us at the boat dock in Avalon at 8:30am and drove us up to the airport the exact route we'd be riding down, chatting with us the whole 30 minute drive up about life on Catalina. We hung out at the airport a little bit, then took our sweet time riding back (2+ hrs) to Avalon, stopping to admire the views and refuel and chat. We started this ride at the airport around 10am October 2, 2022 and the weather was perfect (60-70°), so I highly recommend doing this ride at this time of year when it's not too hot. Lance and Yvonne had provided us with water and gatorade and fresh cookies and a bike lock... and let us keep the bikes for the rest of the day. And on the way up and down we saw a couple bison! The whole thing was such a fabulous experience it made me not mind turning 50. Much. :)
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September 2022 by Teng Y.
Supper helpful!! When I needed help with minor bike fix. She was not able to help bc she was out one a ride. She recommended a different local bike rental shop and offered help If the rental place could not resolve my issue.
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August 2022 by Brian N.
We have been going to Catalina for many years and have enjoyed many activities there. But we recently did the Bike Catalina ride from the airport down to Avalon, and it has been our favorite by far. Catalina island has significant terrain - from Avalon up to the Stage Coach ridgeline is about 1500 feet. So it is not something anyone would want to climb on a bike for enjoyment. But Bike Catalina drives you up to the airport that is in the middle of the island (~1600ft) and then you ride mountain bikes from there back down to Avalon. It's about a 10 mile ride with the first ~9 miles rolling hills running along the NE ridgeline from the airport to the top of Stage Coach road, where you finish with a steep, curvy descent into Avalon. I'm 57 and not in great shape, so it was definitely a workout and had a few places where I had to hop off and walk the bike uphill. But you don't have to be an athlete to handle it. Just realize you will have to pedal up some short gradual up hills or walk them. During the drive up, Yvonne gave us great background info on the island and the sites that you pass on the way up to the airport. The views are fantastic, you will likely see at least one buffalo - we actually encountered a whole herd, and it just feels great being out in the Catalina conservancy - which is 88% of the island, where at any given moment there are only a few hundred people - conservancy workers, hikers, eco tours, and special activities like this one. The airport has a nice little diner with delicious breakfast or lunch menus, and a gift shop with some great mementos for the island and the airport. Highly recommended!
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May 2022 by Douglas M.
Great time renting bikes through Yvonne! She communicated frequently before we arrived to ensure we were on the same page. She drove us around a bit upon starting tour to showcase some of Avalon's sights before taking us to airport at top of the mountain. After waiting while we ate lunch, she even babysat my 20lb poodle during our trip down the hill. Really above and beyond. Finally, she drove us to Lovers Cove after biking as we wanted a post ride swim and were pressed for time. All in all we received exceptional services and would recommend anyone to give her a call on any visit to Avalon. Great service! :-)
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November 2021 by Steve S.
We liked the owners daughter who helped us. She was informative, patient and personable. Gave us an excellent rundown on operating an e-bike, as it was our first time on one. Avalon is the perfect place to rent an e-bike as it helps smooth out the hills, up and down!
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June 2021 by Kim K.
Randy (the owner / operator) is such a nice guy! He spent time giving us some backstory and history of Catalina on our drive, got us set up with some great bikes, and made sure we had a fun time :) . Will definitely be back! Thanks Randy!
