Over ten years ago, Chasing Epic created the truly all-inclusive guided mountain bike trip. What does that mean? We include absolutely everything you need for an epic MTB vacation: guides, lodging, meals, demo bikes and much, much more. Some customers have said “just bring your shoes and helmet and you’ll be good to go”, but we’ll admit it’s a bit more nuanced than that. For real though, we’ve got everything you need so you can pack light and not worry about the small details.
What’s Included
PROFESSIONAL GUIDES
Every one of our Chasing Epic trips includes professional guides with the appropriate permits and medical requirements who have an intimate knowledge of the trails and conditions for that trip. We have a maximum rider to guide ratio of 6:1 and in most cases that will be even lower during the trip. Want to see who you’ll be riding with? Here’s the current guide lineup and the locations they work in.
MEALS
Meals are included during your trip from the first dinner to the last breakfast. Breakfasts are cooked that morning in the house and will be plenty of food with an appropriate balance of carbs and protein to keep you going all day. For lunch, we’ll either have something for you to grab on the go, or we’ll have supplies for you to make your own. We can accommodate most all dietary restrictions and we will gather that information when you book. Dinners will mostly be locally catered meals and on the final night, we’ll head into town for one last group meal together so we can relive all the epic moments from the trip!
LODGING
We typically use higher-end townhomes, condos, or single-family houses on our trips which means we’ll have full kitchens, living rooms and a lot more space than your standard hotel room. The experience is much better when everyone is hanging out and talking bikes, and we typically find ourselves in the garage with a beer doing some makeshift mechanic work and talking about the latest trends and products coming out. Our trips are booked as double occupancy which means you’ll likely have a roommate, but we also offer a “single supplement” upgrade if you want to guarantee your own primary suite for the trip.
DEMO BIKES
Every year we partner with a bike company to provide the best demo bike fleet in the industry for our riders. You can expect expert-level carbon bikes with higher-end components, real brakes appropriate for the riding you’ll encounter on your trip, and suspension that doesn’t feel like a wet noodle soaked in grease. If you want to bring your own bike, we offer a $200 discount off the price of your trip.
LOTS OF EXTRAS
Aside from the above, we include lots of other things with your trip that you won’t find with other companies. We work with Skratch Labs and Honey Stinger to provide plenty of ride nutrition to keep you going. Many of our rides are shuttle-assisted so we can maximize distance and vertical. Each trip will have a personalized ride leader to answer questions, take professional photos, and help along the way. After booking and prior to your trip, you’ll receive lots of communication with trip details, packing lists, what to expect and a whole lot more!
