WORTH Magazine Highlights BASKET & BIKE

In the Worth Magazine article, Something New for Families Visiting Old Dominion, by Arick Wierson BASKET & BIKE gets fun kudos for Arick and his daughter’s bike tour of Richmond and the riverfront.

Featured on "Get Out of Town" WETA PBS Travel Program - April 2023

Three Romantic Days in Richmond

The Richmond Experience Rides With Us

We took The Richmond Experience on a Downtown Sunset tour, and here is the Reel they captured on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CM0KEd9HYm3/

@therichmondexperience

Did you know @basketandbike and @rvaonwheels teamed up? Yep, you can now visit them for a variety of your experiences and rentals on wheels as you explore Richmond, from bikes to segways to trolleys and beyond 🚲🚏🚃

We joined Basket & Bike for a “Discover Downtown” electric bike tour — and as much as I thought we already knew about Richmond, our guide Holly had so many interesting pieces of RVA history and trivia that we had never heard before 🤯 Aside from getting to see sights we haven’t laid our eyes on much throughout the winter, we truly learned a lot!

We opted for the 2.5-hour tour on Pedego electric bikes to help us ride faster and further for more hilltop views of downtown throughout our experience ⚡️🚲 I had never ridden one before, so I *will* say there’s a bit of a learning curve (I fell a time or two 😅) but once you get the hang of it, it makes riding uphill a breeze and is a total game-changer for exploring the city on wheels!

Each tour ends with a free beverage from @theurbanfarmhouse ☕️🧃🍺 Plus, $5 from each rider who books a tour is donated to Basket & Bike’s rotating conservation partners @capitaltreesrva, @jravirginia, @vcuricerivers, and @bridgeparkrva 🌳🍃🌱

I’m hoping to try their “Signature Ride” soon on a classic bike, which is a leisurely 14-mile guided bicycle tour along the Virginia Capital Trail to @uppershirley 🍷 If we do that one, I’ll be sure to share it here, too!

📍1301 E Cary St
⏰ 2.5 hour tour
☎️ (804) 564-2568 or basketandbike.com

actTWO Stories features Basket & Bike

Thanks to Brenda Hughes with actTWO stories who covered her fall excursion with Basket & Bike with an interview with Founder, Anne Poarch, on her “second act”. From trading floor to the out-of-doors, Anne is embracing the power of nature to connect through her bike excursions and her poetry.

TRAVEL CHANNEL LISTS BASKET & BIKE

From Felicia Feaster’s July 2018 article Bucket List Richmond: Our Don't-Miss Essentials

What a thrill to be included in this wonderful list and to meet Felicia. Here is her bit about us below. For a Link to the full article with all the wonderful “don’t miss” items. Whether you are visiting RVA or a local you will find this list essential!

Basket & Bike

Experience Richmond in an intimate, healthy way by renting a charming 3-speed bike from the locavore company Basket & Bike run by the gracious and gregarious Anne Poarch. "Bicycling quietly through Richmond gives you the beautiful opportunity to see things you might miss from the car," says Poarch, who will deliver your bikes to hotels and locations throughout the city (check the website for drop-off and pick-up availability). Bikes come with a helmet and lock. Our bike adventure took us from West Broad Street to the Edgar Allan Poe Museum and through historic neighborhoods to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Carytown. Handy baskets allow you to stow your purchases and Poarch supplies cold water in stylish bottles supplied with each bike. If you want to add a guided tour or a picnic, Poarch can pack up some treats for a stop and there are ample places throughout the city to unsaddle and shop, walk, eat or take in a museum. Truly the best way to see this lovely city, just be mindful that not all drivers will be happy to see you and you need to exercise caution when biking in congested areas of the city.