Your Canal Du Midi Bike Tour Experts! Since 2012!
“Solid and well equipped bikes.”
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"We would have loved to stay on the bikes for another week or two. We recommend Relax Bike Tours."
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"Our third bike tour in Europe and by far the best equipped, best organized, and friendliest hosts."
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“What a find, great bikes and great staff!”
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“Excellent bikes – Rolls Royce! And brilliant friendly service.”
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One of the most important parts of a bicycle tour is the bicycle. Oddly enough, too many bike touring companies use old and uncomfortable bikes! We, at Relax Bike Tours, on the contrary, believe that top quality products are best for both our clients and ourselves. Our bikes are perfect for cycling along the Canal Du Midi.
All bikes are regularly maintained and cleaned, and undergo a thorough inspection after and before each rental period.
All our bikes come with a handy saddle bag containing a complete repair kit including glue-less inner tube patches.
Optional equipment free of charge and on demand: steering wheel bags, locks, yellow vests, panniers, helmets, etc.
***Many people like to bring along their own saddle, cycling shoes and pedals. Please inform us if you intend to do so.
We are fully booked for bike hire for 2023.
Bike tours are still available for 2023 and 2024.
The "do it all" touring bike.
Ideal for cycling the entire Canal du Midi, from Toulouse to Sète, or for our other Languedoc cycling tours.
Aluminum frame to keep weight down; chain guard and mud guards to keep you clean. Front suspension fork and a soft comfort seat to smooth out the road. Each bike is equipped with wide dual-purpose Schwalbe Marathon Plus Tour puncture resistant tires (700x40C). Of course we do strongly suggest you avoid running over glass and other sharp objects as no tire is puncture-proof! These tires also have reflective strips on them for added night time security.
The gearing is excellent on these bike. The lowest gear is low enough to do some serious climbing. Front: 28/38/48. Back: 14x34. Thus, with 28 teeth on the front and 34 on the back (the lowest gear setting), you have an amazing gear-inch ratio of 22, which is about as low as you can get! Full Shimano gearing of course for added durability and reliability.
(available only by reservation / limited quantities available)
Exclusively reserved for our bike tours, not available for rentals.
Please note that if you have not ridden a bike in years or if you do not know how to ride a bike, an electric bike is NOT going to help alleviate your lack of skill. We have had some clients like that in the past, but please do not think that an e-bike will just ride by itself. You still need to know how to ride a bike.
A strong and robust electric bicycle ideal for cycling the Canal Du Midi towpaths.
Yamaha SyncDrive motor.
Shimano 9 speeds, li-ion battery 400Wh, 250 W motor. Front suspension.
700C wheels with anti-puncture Schwalbe Marathon Plus Tour tires.
(For children between 135 and 150 cm tall)
Every child's dream bike. Hand made in France.
High quality bicycle made by the French company Lapierre. A pleasure to drive. This child's bike benefits from the Lapierre know-how, reliability, and design. 18 Speeds. Proven on the Canal Du Midi with bicycle tours from Toulouse to Sète.
Framework: Alloy 7005 Aluminium
Fork: SR SUNTOUR M3010 AL24
Shifters: SHIMANO 18 speeds / 18 vitesses
Front derailleur: Shimano
Rear derailleur: Shimano
Cassette: SHIMANO 14x28
Tires: Schwalbe Marathon Plus Puncture Resistant 24"x1.75"
(For children less than or equal to 135cm tall)
Every child's dream bike. Hand made in France.
High quality bicycle made by the French company Lapierre. A pleasure to drive. This child's bike benefits from the Lapierre know-how, reliability, and design. 6 Speeds. Proven on the Canal Du Midi with bicycle tours from Toulouse to Sète.
Framework: Alloy 7005 Aluminium
Fork: SR SUNTOUR M3010 AL20
Shifters: SHIMANO Revoshift
Rear derailleur: SHIMANO RD TZ50GSD
Cassette: SHIMANO 14x28 6 speeds
Tires: Schwalbe Marathon Plus Puncture Resistant 20"x1.90"
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Only available with an adult bike
Tag-along kid bicycle lets you bring your kid along to share in the adventure, even when the route is too long for those little legs.
Comes with 20 inch Schwalbe Marathon Plus puncture resistant tire! (80Lbs / 36 Kg Maximum). Can be used on Canal Du Midi bike tours.
Only available with an adult bike
We also have several child seats for rent. These can be placed onto the back of the bicycle.
For kids up to 22 Kg (48 Lbs). Minimum age: 10 months.
The child should be able to sit upright alone before starting to use the child seat.
We are the only company that includes free luggage storage during your bike hire period. If you opt for bike delivery we also include for free a one-time luggage transfer from the bike delivery point to the bike pickup point. This means a one-time transfer from the start point to the end point; this does not mean daily luggage transfers from hotel to hotel. For daily luggage transfers please check out our organized bike tours along the Canal Du Midi. Please have your luggage ready to be loaded into our delivery van when we deliver the bikes. Bags must weigh less then 15 Kg each and be reasonable in number (i.e. not 4 large heavy bags for two people).
Please be prepared to provide:
Photo identification
Payment of security deposit 400 for BOB trailer or 500 for adult bike
Parental authorization for minors
We are fully booked for bike hire for 2023.
Bike tours are still available for 2023 and 2024.
We own and operate our own fleet of bikes
WHY TRAVEL WITH US?
We are an registered travel agency
Located 800 meters from the Canal Du Midi
All tours are private and can be customized
Relax Bike Tours & Rentals
Allées Paul Riquet
34500 Béziers
France
Phone: Due to too many people calling for 1 day rentals we no longer list our phone number here. We do not rent bikes for 1 day anymore.
Atout France n° IM034170006
Relax Bike Tours is a registered Travel Agency in France.
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Canal du Midi Bike Tours: Toulouse - Castelnaudary - Carcassonne - Narbonne - Béziers - Agde - Sète
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WHY TRAVEL WITH US?
Canal Du Midi Bike Information
Relax Bike Tours & Rentals
Allées Paul Riquet
34500 Béziers
France
Phone: Due to too many people calling for 1 day rentals we no longer list our phone number here. We do not rent bikes for 1 day anymore.
Atout France n° IM034170006
Relax Bike Tours is a registered Travel Agency in France.