Big Red Pedal Tours

This is for the children. Who pays 25 $ a head to pedal to two bars and only have 25 minutes, and I mean a very strict 25 minutes, to chug a filthy beer and be rushed out the door to the next filth hole. I just don’t see the enjoyment in this experience, and regret and agreeing to this experience.

Decided to purchase this fun experience for myself and 4 friends for Christmas as we were celebrating 10 years of friendship this year. We all had a blast! I would highly recommend this tour for a great night out with friends! One thing I would recommend is to maybe include a free drink at each bar. The specials at each bar could have been better, but all around a great Sunday Funday!

We took a big red pedal tour (bar crawl version) for my girlfriend’s birthday and it was an absolute hit. Everyone had a blast and we would most definitely sign up for this again. Highly recommended for any group that likes to have a good time or wants to see Philly from a different angle.

Expensive but fun. Said we would go to 3 bars but only did 2. Guide was a nice fun woman but driver was miserable. Kind of a downer when you’re out to have fun

We rented out the whole bike for a pre-​wedding night out for our bridal party and in town guests! We had a great time and our guides were both fun and knowledgable! They gave us little tidbits of history and also played great music! We had a great time, and it was a prefect way to get our out-​of-​town family and friends together before the wedding! Everyone loved the tour!!!

I rented out a pedal bus for my birthday on a Saturday at 8pm, It was a blast! FYI the first bar is your meeting place, so make sure you get there before you’re scheduled leave time to grab some drinks. My team just pregamed at my house beforehand and we met up right at the leaving time.
You can bring your own music to play while one the bus which was great and yes you actually do have to do some pedaling!
Only 10 of the 15 seats have pedals, just because of the size of the thing. They pick the bars for you, but the bars you visit are all great places and good for a big group!
The two girls that hosted my trip (the drivers) were so much fun too! All in all it was a great time!

We had a really great experience with Big Red Pedal Tours. I have no idea what the other reviewers were talking about ref: bad customer service. The communication was very clear that they issue a voucher in the event of bad weather. Considering it was supposed to DOWNPOUR and chance of a tornado, Jessica was constantly emailing to keep us at ease. It went off without a hitch-​Haley, our guide was so wonderful to work with, and the drive was the best-​even ran several blocks to try and locate a friend’s cell phone that fell out during the transit. My tip: Go to Silence DoGood’s early for apps and drinks, and KEEP YOUR CELL PHONES AND CAMERAS in a bag up top! The bars were so helpful and served us quickly, so that we had the full 2 hour crawl experience AND got back before the rain hit. THANK YOU!

Unfortunatly my group did not have a good experience with Big Red Pedal Tours. We were unable to get a refund after our tour was rained out due to awful thunderstorms. We had an unprofessional encounter and an overall poor experience. Head to Nashville instead where you can drink aboard their «Pedal Tavern»!

This company is morally flawed. They clearly don’t respect their customers’ rights. Our tour was cancelled by them due to weather and they kept our money anyway. They’re crooks!!!

HORRIBLE Customer Service! This company cancelled our tour due to weather and then kept all of our money! We had a large group of girls coming from all over the country for a bachelorette party. Red Pedal Tours cancelled on us because of the rain (which is fine) BUT they KEPT OUR MONEY and said we could reschedule! WE DID NOT USE THEIR SERVICE AND THEY KEPT ALL OF OUR MONEY. This was not discussed prior to the event and they have no cancellation policy that we agreed upon. I would not recommend this Tour to anyone traveling to the Philadelphia area.

WISH I COULD GIVE 0 STARS!
When a company cancels on you because of the weather and there is NO policy stated for this situation THEY SHOULD GIVE YOU A REFUND.
Basically because it rained they made $ 350 off of my private party
Offering a credit to come back is not acceptable when my entire party is from out of town here for a one weekend only event
USE THIS TOUR IF YOU WANT A CHANCE TO HAVE $$ TAKEN OUT OF YOUR WALLET WITHOUT EVER SETTING FOOT ON THE BIKE

Took a flash tour of historical Philadelphia today. An hour flies by as you pedal along. Our tour guide, Jim was fantastic. Be prepared for a pop quiz (here’s a hint, Ben Franklin was a busy, busy guy during the time surrounding the birth of our nation). If you can, convince a couple of random pedestrians to come along for the ride. We did, and had a blast with a couple of New Yorkers. Be ready to pedal along (it really isn’t too bad), learn about the area, and experience cobblestone roads in a whole new way. Let’s just say I’m pretty glad most bike paths are not surfaced in this manner :)

The best!!! I went with a group of ten girls for a bachelorette party and boy were we glad we went. You start off the tour at a bar which they suggest you arrive 45 mins. early which really was only so you could kick start your boozing. The bartenders were nice and super friendly. You meet your guide who collect your paperwork (have that handy). You go over the rules you are on your way. The 15 passenger big has 10 pedaling seats and 5 freeloaders. There were to Bachelorette parties at the time and we had the best time with echo there groups. You pedal (not difficult) from bar to bar stay for about 30 minutes at every bar you are given a special area and your own bartender to make sure everyone has the chance to drink. Your guide keeps you on task and on time. They will also make sure the music is jamming and everyone is having a good time. Dayna (guide) and Heather (driver) fantastic! You can tell they really enjoy their jobs!
This bike tour is also a show stopper. People in passing cars, bike and pedestrians all wave shout and make a big deal when you go by. All around a good time!

We had a BLAST on this tour, it was so unique & fun. There were 5 in our group aged 15 through 72 and everyone enjoyed themselves. The guides were knowledgeable and we just loved the stops in areas off-​the-​beaten-​path. May do it again!

Just did this last night for the pub crawl and it may be one of the best pub crawls I’ve done. Part of the experience is the driver and guide and ours were awesome. I would recommend this to anyone and we’re already talking of doing it again. The only suggestion I would make to the tour is to allow a little more time at each pub but all in all this was a great time.

What a fun experience! My friends and I rent the Red Pedal Tour this past weekend to celebrate a birthday! We could not have had a better time. The 2 hour window flew.
Though it was definitely a work-​out the distances aren’t too crazy so you get rest fairly quickly. We brought our own play list which was definitely a plus. Having fun music/​strobe lights going as you drive down the city streets is great. So many people stop to watch and take pictures.
I would defintiely recommend anyone and everyone to try this out with friends. If you can get a big group to get the whole bike it’s probably ideal. We have so many fun pictures and videos from the bike.
Our driver/​tour guide were a blast as well. Engaged in conversation and sang along with us.
I have only good things to say about our whole excusrion.

SO much fun! My sister and I did this while I was visitng her to do something with ourselves in the afternoon. We did the Philly by Night Pub crawl ride. We enjoyed all of the bars they stopped at, and all gave us really good deals on our drinks! What is really great is if you keep your sticker all days those same bars will keep giving you the discount even after your ride is over. They give enough time at each location and the ride is fun singing songs and having tourists and other Phillyites staring at you as you pedal by screaming Britney Spears!

Not gonna lie, that was a workout! But it was also one of the most fun workouts I have ever had, and it didn’t hurt that we got to stop for beers in between workouts! We had a blast pedaling around while jamming out to music through the streets of Philly. They say you can bring your own iPods or music to connect to their system but we haide d 2 different people try to connect theirs and it didn’t work. No worry, they had great music to listen to anyways.
We did the Philly By Night pub crawl, and we all had a great time! The Irish pubs they stop at along the way were good, and they give you a good amount of time at each stop (30 mins) to let you get your drinks and then move along. There are drink specials at each stop for the group.
The pedaling… it’s a workout! Everyone in our group has sore calves, quads, butts, and hamstrings today. The Pedicycle does have an assist motor on it, but our driver didn’t seem to want to kick in it at any point.
Our driver, Bennett, was friendly and fun… our tour guide (I don’t even remember her name) might as well not have even been there. She had the personality of wallpaper and just sat there texting the entire time, and never interacted with our group at all.
Helpful hints: the 3-​person bench in the back and the 2 seats over the wheels on the sides don’t have pedals, so you basically get a free ride if you’re in those spots. Aim for those if you wanna be lazy, and for everyone else in your group to hate you. Also, whoever sits next to the driver on his right side gets control over the horn for the Pedicycle. It’s fun!

It was broken! We all came in to philly for a bday party but were told an hour before we left that the contraption was broken. Boooooooooo

I joined a group for an abbreviated historic tour yesterday and for that short period of time everyone had a blast. The owner, can’t remember his name, was our tour guide. He’s a Philly native and his knowledge of the historic area was interesting. I’ve lived in the philly/​sj area and never really toured the historic areas before, other than the duck tour. The information he provided was things we’ve never heard of before, which mad this tour more fun. It wasn’t your typical historic facts. It was definitely an awesome treat riding this thing. Keep in mind the more you pedal the more it’ll feel like a work out. So relax and have fun. I definitely am looking forward to try the pub crawl version. Thanks guys!