The Gentle Cycling Company

What a fantastic few days doing the Great Taste Trail. Bernie organised the whole trip and provided us with a great itinerary. She went the extra mile collecting us from the airport and kept in touch each day. We had awesome accommodation in Mapua and Kaiteriteri. 2 of us used e-bikes and 2 standard bikes. Panniers and handle bar bags were provided. The mountain bike track on the last day was so much fun as none of us have done this before. I would highly recommend The Gentle Cycling Company for bike hire and organising Cycling trips.
Mar 11th, 2023

Accommodated some whingey kids to a great family day out, thanks team
Apr 26th, 2023

(Translated by Google) the tour was perfectly prepared and planned, you feel safe and very personally looked after. the accommodations are very simple but clean and the tour is very varied. (Original) die tour war perfekt vorbereitet und geplant, man fhlt sich sicher und sehr persnlich betreut. die unterknfte sind sehr einfach aber sauber und die tour ist sehr abwchslungsreich.
Mar 29th, 2023

We had an excellent experience with The Gentle Cycling Company. Bernie and Chris, the owners, went out of their way to help us construct the exact biking itinerary we wanted and were both lovely and friendly and efficient at all times. Our group of three chose to ride from their location in Stoke up to Mapua. We had intended to bike further but we simply enjoyed the ride, stopped too often, and had a leisurely lunch in Mapua. Chris came and picked us up, along with the bikes, and brought us back to our car. The bikes were new, or really close to it, as were the helmets and panniers. We had no issue with any of the equipment. This is truly a family-owned and operated business and it shows in all the best ways. I strongly recommend them if you're planning on biking any part of (or all) of Great Taste Trail in Nelson.
Mar 22nd, 2023

Great bike hire company. Lisa was really helpful sorting out the right ebikes for us, advice on routes to take and tips on places to visit. My wife and I hadn't cycled for several years but managed a 40K+ trip to Rabbit Island. Thanks Lisa
Mar 20th, 2023