Get Out And Go Tours

Good news for those going on the Wheels for the World September 22-24, 2023 C&O Canal ride...we have set the starting (pick-up) location to be near Dulles Airport (IAD), which solves the problem of out-of-reach pre-ride and post-ride lodging cost near DC.

You will have a choice of brands (at various prices under, and a little over, $100/night), that include Holiday Inn (best rate), TownPlace suites (a Marriott Brand), and Hampton Inn (a Hilton brand), so you can pick your hotel based on brand affiliation for points, reserve your stay with points, or pick for price.

All three hotels are within a block of each other.

We will plan to have a pre-ride Happy Hour at the O'Malley's Pub (at Holiday Inn), Thursday evening [I am looking for a sponsor for this event], and each of the hotels offers breakfast in the morning for those who stay.

I will have the proposal and contract for a block of rooms across the three hotels, with pricing and registration links on Tuesday, so you can reserve.

You will only be about 10 minutes from Dulles airport, and flying in to there is simplest logistics -- these hotels each have an airport shuttle for easy transport.

If you are driving to the hotel and staying, that will be easy too, as we have worked out an arrangement for your car to remain at the hotel during the ride, which if not free, will be near so, eliminating the high parking cost near DC.

For those driving to the hotel and parking, but not staying, we anticipate a reasonable rate parking, to accommodate our trips success.

Finally, if you are flying to Reagan Airport (DCA) because it's cheaper, that's OK too. The Metro Silver Line now connects Dulles and Reagan airports, and you can ride it out. Even those staying at the Dulles area hotels can Metro in to DC for the day before the ride, or after, to sightsee.

My recommendation for an early arrival or late stay activity, is to visit the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Annex just south of Dulles Airport, to see early aircraft to the England Gay, U2, Concorde, and space shuttle Discovery, as well as watch an I-MAX movie.

You could also bike on the nearby W&OD trail, to one of the trailside micro-breweries (8, 20, or 26 miles round-trip), or restaurants in Herndon (8), Ashburn (16), Leesburg (28), DC (44), or Purcellville (54)

At the end of the trip, we will return riders and bikes to the Dulles hotels. Note: If we have a huge group, some riders may need to Metro to Dulles for pick-up.

We do not expect an after party/dinner this year. The happy hour to acquaint, and the last night's dinner (also looking for a sponsor) will be the main events.

Message me any questions.

Links, prices, and details will be added this week.

If you haven't registered yet, the link is:

Wheels for the World Wheels for the World is taking place July 31- October 1, 2022. Join us on NEHA Day, for a weekend ride or from wherever you are with a virtual ride.

Here is your chance at some new condition, easy riding, "pedal forward" style bikes, for just $300.

We have completed a bike lease that returned five, new condition, Giant Suede men's and women's bikes. Pedal forward, easy riding, upright cruiser style bikes, one can be yours for just $300, WITH the rear rack and water bottle cage.

Sorry, seat bag with flat repair kit, mini-pump and lock with frame holder are $100 additional, if you want to include them. Will sell the accessories as individual items, and separately from the bikes.

Some of our fleet bikes that never went into service this season are available for sale as new bikes.

If you are looking for a nice fitness hybrid bike, I have Small, Medium, and Extra Large Giant Escape bicycles available for $500 each,. I will build the bike, so it is ready to ride.

There are still some great riding months left in the season. Call 571-572-2453, or email [email protected] to schedule to see or test ride.

Another group hitting the trail. Bikes and helmets are delivered.

Need a group rental for your team, family, or friends? Call ahead and reserve, then ride the W&OD Trail to Leesburg, Sterling, Purcellville, Reston, or Vienna and refresh at a micro-brewery. 571-572-2453(BIKE)

More new rental bikes. We have added some Giant Escape hybrid bikes to the rental fleet. Call today, to try one tomorrow.

I'm kind of thinking that EVERYONE should join Team Resiliance for the 2022 Gears for Good National Bike Ride. I mean, just LOOK at how much fun that is...

..it benefits people with rare blood conditions and hardship from them. I will be there (Get Out and Go Tours provides the logistical support). What about you? Sep 23-25, 2022.

https://app.mobilecause.com/vf/NGFG

To complement our high end, all carbon Trek Boone 7 gravel (CX) bikes, we have our first moderate priced gravel bike option. This 56 cm Specialized Tri-Cross, will fit 5'9" - 6'1" range riders, and offers wider tire clearance, with a 3x8 drivetrain.

It can also accept front and rear racks for touring, so for the price of a regular sport road bike rental, we have a flexible touring or gravel bike option. Comes complete with a seat bag with a multi-tool, tire levers, spare tube, patch kit, and a compressed air canister, a mini-pump, bell, phone case for following gravel tracks with Strava, and the extra, inline top brake levers.

Call or text 571-572-2453, or email [email protected], with your height, type of bike, and pedal choice, to reserve any of our rental bikes.

We continue to provide bike inspectors to ensure the bikes are safe to be donated, when a corporate team building event is executed at Salamander Resort and Conference Center, in Middleburg, VA.

This group built six bikes for donation through the YMCA, on Thursday, 8/5, and another builds a bunch on Monday, 8/9.

Happiness is when a whole young family can get out for a bike ride, like Amanda and Kevin did with their 3 year and 9 month old children.

Thank you for selecting Get Out and Go, for your bike rental needs. You can too. Reserve bikes by text to 571-572-2453.

It always makes my day, when I know my customers are having fun!

"Tom- I can't thank you enough for the perfect bike for my daughter.. already 33.2 miles so far... probably another 15 tomorrow. Great week off, hanging with the family."

16H1 - New step thru Trek Navigator 3.0 hybrid bike joins the rental fleet. Now, for those of you with step-over mobility limitations, we again have a step-thru hybrid. Special thanks to Karen Stevens.

GoTours will provide event support and logistics for this event we have been supporting for 11 years. Why not join our team for a great weekend on the C&O Canal?

Get Out and Go Tours is pleased to announce that we are the tour logistics ex*****on partner to the Hemophilia Foundation of America, to support the 2021 HFA National Bike Ride for the eleventh time!

The 2021 tour will be September 17-19, on the C&O Canal and this year, because the Paw Paw tunnel is expected to be closed, we are starting in DC, and riding to Harpers Ferry, WV the first day (62 miles /100 km), and back the third day (62 mi / 100 km). The middle day offers three options for the first time:

1. A ride west on the trail to Taylor's Landing, then return through Antietam Battlefield, and the Canal, for 41 miles of riding.

2. A hike to the top of Maryland Heights, to overlook Harpers Ferry, about 6 miles, round trip.

3. A rest day, for walking around Harpers Ferry on your own or just lounging around the hotel.

We will use the same hotel both nights, and we don't spend two hours on a bus -- more time for socializing, camaraderie, and happy hour!

Most of the trail we will ride is recently resurfaced, smooth, fast crushed stone.

For details, visit https://www.teamhfa.org/G4G2021/

David has made it from DC to Harpers Ferry, enroute to Pittsburgh on the C&O Canal and GAP Trails, using a rental bike and all the Camping gear from Get Out and Go Tours. With a one way rental that we will retrieve, we made it easy for him to take the ride of his life.

You can too. Bike rentals available to meet all [most] of your needs. 571-572-BIKE (2453)

We love it when a customer tells us, "my kids have never ridden a bike," rents, and teachers the kids to ride in an hour or so. This happened again today, with LeiYana, who rented bikes while staying at Lansdowne Resort, and the kids were riding in a flash. Their scooter experience helped.

COV-$19 Deal, Second Coming!

Ride bikes "No Handed" when you rent our Change Of Venue, In Demand - $19 (COVID-$19) hybrid bike rental promotion, where every bike is washed with a 5% dawn dish soap solution, lubricated, and sanitizer wiped, for your safety, between each ride. Helmets too, so every ride starts with a "clean" bike and a "clear head."

The nearby W&OD trail is open for proper social distancing exercise.

You must CATCH these details --

* You MUST call ahead (571-572-2453) and reserve a non-overlapping pick-up time. They will be spaced out. We have hours by appointment anyway, so this is not really new.
* You MUST tell us that you want to catch the second coming of COVID-$19, before it is too late.
* You may not rent in groups of more than three, which should only be household members.
* You MUST agree to practice proper social distancing. Do not be offended if we remind you.
* You SHOULD share this with all your friends (even though you won't be in the PELOTON together), because the more healthy everyone can be, the better the REAL COVID-19 can be tolerated.
* This special WON'T last long (we hope), but we will maintain COVID-$19 as long as COVID-19 is CLIMBING the mountain. When it SUMMITS and starts its DESCENT, we will UPSHIFT to regular prices.

Please check in to Get Out and Go Tours, and post pictures from your ride with .

Any questions?

Thank you to all of our customers over the past 13 years. On this Thanksgiving, we reflect on times when bike rental revenue was of paramount importance to my family -- times when we had special needs -- and you got us through...and we are thankful.

We have made many friends through the business, and we appreciate all the support you have given us...we are thankful.

This year is so different than any other. Like the bikes? Well, these masks are custom hand-made by a neighbor of mine, and like the "Bikes for Good" bike reconditioning Tom does for charity, proceeds from.these masks also support charity. If you want one of the bike pattern masks, a coffee pattern mask, or some other adjustable mask pattern, with removable nose piece, they are available for $10.00 each (plus $1.00 per order for mailing, if mailing is required)...on behalf of the charities we have supported, we will be thankful.

Happy Thanksgiving.

I have # # # # # ONE white 20" Trek Verve 3 hybrids available from the rental fleet, for $400 each. Other size bikes have a waitlist at this time. Tuned up and ready to ride. Message me if you are interested.

Someone had a really good time on the Trek rental mountain bikes!

Several people have rented bikes and gone across Whites Ferry, to ride up to Monacacy Aqueduct, shown here. It is the longest Aqueduct on the C&O Canal, with seven arches. Enroute, you also pass the Lockhouse 26 foundation and the state of MD's largest oak tree, as well as Lockhouse 27. There is a long watered stretch of Canal with fish, frogs, and birds, like blue heron.

To do the same, call us (571-572-2453) and reserve bikes. The surface is all new, smooth, and not muddy after rain!

The end of a busy bike rental weekend - cleaned helmets hung to dry.

YES, we are renting bikes through this period. We did not close.

Please feel free to call and reserve bikes with a pick up time. We offer hours by appointment. Same day rentals will be supported as best possible.

Things are back to (new) normal at Get Out and Go Tours, and so is bike rental pricing. We still clean each bike and helmet after each use.

We still have hours by appointment.

We are working other jobs too, so advance coordination is key. To reserve your rental bike, call 571-572-2453.

Families can get out and go too! Melissa brought her daughter, twin sister, Melinda and her son, Nico, Jennie and Katherine, for a family group outing on Saturday, May 16th. They used the full compliment of hybrid bicycles, Trail-a-Bike and Burley trailer, and explored the nearby (1 mile) W&OD trail.

COV-$19 Deal!

Ride bikes "No Handed" when you rent our Change Of Venue, In Demand - $19 (COVID-$19) bike rental promotion, where every bike is washed with a 5% dawn dish soap solution, lubricated, and sanitizer wiped, for your safety, between each ride. Helmets too, so every ride starts with a "clean" bike and a "clear head."

The nearby W&OD trail is open for proper social distancing exercise (see rules on below post).

Unlike gyms and fitness centers, as an outdoor activity small busuness, we do not need to be closed, however, we too will practice social distancing (a.k.a. "NO DRAFTING"), and here is how.

* We will clean your rental bike and lock it with those of up to two other people in your household group, but away from other groups.
* We will leave you the lock code and paperwork, plus a cleaned pen.
* You complete the paperwork, sign the waiver, insert exact cash payment into the envelope, or Venmo the funds to us (credit card payment for +$3 or +3%, whichever is more), and drop it in the payment box.
* You ride, return, and lock the bikes.
* We clean them for the next use.

ANY bike in the rental fleet, for up to 4 hours.

(ANY bike in the rental fleet for up to 24 hrs. for just $25)

You must CATCH these details --

* You MUST call ahead (571-572-2453) and reserve a non-overlapping pick-up time. They will be spaced out. We have hours by appointment anyway, so this is not really new.
* You MUST tell us that you want to catch the COVID-$19 deal, before it is gone.
* You may not rent in groups of more than three, which should only be household members.
* You MUST agree to practice proper social distancing. Do not be offended if we remind you.
* You SHOULD share this with all your friends (even though you won't be in the PELOTON together), because the more healthy everyone can be, the better the REAL COVID-19 can be tolerated.
* This special WON'T last long (we hope), but we will maintain COVID-$19 as long as COVID-19 is CLIMBING the mountain. When it SUMMITS and starts its DESCENT, we will UPSHIFT to regular prices.

Please check in to Get Out and Go Tours, and post pictures from your ride with .

Any questions?

What? The gym is closed? Rent a bike from Get Out and Go Tours, keep your distance, and get some exercise distance on the W&OD trail. Enter at mile 28.5 and go west 16 miles or east 28 miles, all for just $25/day for a hybrid, or upgrade to a road bike for just $25 more.

571-572-2453. Hours by appointment.

The W&OD Trail, the nearest bicycle rail trail to us advised today that it is still open and allowed to be used, and the Park Service etiquette/rules, which we have copied, because our business can't share their post.

We also decided that, instead of washing bikes only when they got really dirty, to soap and water clean all bikes (and our hands) after each use. These five are ready for tomorrow's use.

If you want to rent bikes, we can prepare bikes and helmets for human interaction-free payment, retrieval, use, and return. Call ahead 571-572-BIKE(2453).

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Many of NOVA Parks trails are still open for our guests to use. However, we would like to provide the following recommendations for trail users on observing social distancing minimums.

✔️Follow CDC’s guidance on personal hygiene prior to heading to trails — wash hands, carry hand sanitizer, do not use trails if you have symptoms, cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, etc.
✔️Observe at all times CDC’s minimum recommended social distancing of six feet from other people. Practice it and know what it looks like. Keep it as you walk, bike or hike.
✔️Warn other trail users of your presence and as you pass to allow proper distance and step off trails to allow others to pass, keeping minimum recommended distances at all times. Signal your presence with your voice, bell or horn.
✔️Note--NOVA Parks public restrooms are closed — be prepared before you leave and time outings so that you are not dependent on public restrooms.
✔️Bring water or drinks — public drinking fountains should not be used.
✔️Bring a suitable trash bag. Leave no trash, take everything out to protect park workers.
✔️Please respect posted trail closures due to conditions or other considerations in order to protect the trails for longevity.
✔️Remember to keep your dogs on leash- it’s the law.

Don't worry, you can still rent bikes this weekend. Road bikes, hybrid bikes, Mt bikes, kids bikes. Clean bikes, clean helmets. Just call ahead (571-572-2453), and we will have them ready. Riding bikes is a good way to stay healthy, get out, and not be in a crowd.

New season, new rental bikes. Trying some Trek Marlin 7's. 27.5" and 29" wheels. Sorry, late night pick up.

Registration is OPEN for the 2020 Hemophilia Federation of America's "Gears for Good" charity bike tour on the C&O Canal. The dates for the 2020 tour are September 18-20, and you can find complete details at:

www.teamhfa.org/g4g2020

The tour is operated by Get Out and Go Tours, and we actually have a fun team within the tour, called GoTeamPhilo. GoTours joined forces with hemophiliac Kimberly Philo, to raise funds and ride as a fun loving, supportive team. We usually get a team jersey and fight to raise a lot of funds. Consider joining our team, any team, or no team.

Virginia weekend weather is going to be great, so we are offering the mixed up "Spring into Winter" half-priced hybrid bike rental, Saturday and Sunday. Just $12.50 cash price.
Call ahead to reserve, 571-572-2453.

Weekend weather in Virginia is going to be Spring spectacular, so we are offering an all mixed up "Spring into Winter" 1/2 price hybrid bike rental for Saturday and Sunday. Call ahead to secure your reservation, 571-572-BIKE (571-572-2453). Cash rate just $12.50!

The W&OD trail is just 1 mile away.

Off to work for the FINAL time this year. LAST bike delivery of the year, coming right up!

For those who rode Gears for Good 2019, and know the story about Lauren's bike, I'm happy to report that it is back up and running, and the bonus "team Philo" and "make a difference" charity stickers are nice bonuses, as it enters the fleet. Come along on Gears for Good 2020, to see it in action!

Hybrid bike rentals are available for just $25 for a whole day, and local riders or frequent business travelers can get a frequent renter discount card good for five one day rentals with any regular priced rental, for just $50.

Try us out. Call 571-572-BIKE(2453) to schedule pick up.

Bikes ready for the Montgomery County Judges ride on the W&OD Trail, on a beautiful fall day.

Sights you will see on Gears for Good.

Gears for Good is this weekend. It is going to be a remarkable weather weekend -- perhaps perfect. I have just enough pull, that if you are a super procrastinator, but want to ride the C&O Canal Friday to Sunday, can be at Key Bridge Marriott to board the bus at 0745 Friday, and can raise or pay the fundraising minimum of $1,000, I can get you in. And, if you join on GoTeamPhilo, our company team, you can even get a free rental bike for the tour!

Let us know, then register at www.teamhfa.org/gearsforgood2019/

Gears for Good National Ride Help support Hemophilia Federation of America today!

Possibly last chance to register for the September C&O Canal ride, September 20-22, 2019. This is the annual Gears for Good charity ride that GoTours supports. Transportation, lodging, meals, snacks, drinks, trailside support, luggage transport, and SAG support all included for your fundraising effort. Good food, good friends, good cause.
www.teamhfa.org/gearsforgood2019/