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LifeCycle Adventures customizes guests' routes through northern California's wine country according to their desired travel dates—and then sends them off with detailed maps. You might pedal through the Alexander and Dry Creek valleys, which has a combined 94 vineyards including a new Francis Ford Coppola winery and restaurant, ride redwood-forest-lined roads, and then hit the coast. LifeCycle's rental bikes could very well be superior to your own—it buys a new fleet each season.

Signature Trip: Cabernet to Coast Signature Trip; cycling; 5 days; California

New in 2009

• Name:California Wine Country Hub and Spoke Bicycle Tour
• Destination:California, United States
• Duration:4 days
• Price:$900