What is Bicycle Beer Time eXtra Large?

BBTXL's (pronounced bubba-tix-el) are week-long, supported, bike tours. The first week-long ride took place in 2013, and there's roughly one ride per year.

For many of us, this was our first experience bike touring. We generally camp overnight (preferably somewhere with a shower or a fresh body of water) and seek out breweries as food stops.

It's hard to explain the magic of these trips. Imagine your day being reduced to biking with 15-20 of your friends, punctuated with good meals, ice cream stops, and (of course) craft beers.

This site documents these trips, and hopefully inspires you to plan your own trip!

2012

BBTXL (Ann Arbor, MI to Holland, MI)

2013

BBTXL: BLU MI (Ann Arbor, MI to Bellaire, MI)

BBTXL: BLU MI group picture after the first day of biking

2014

BBTXL: Finger Lakes (Jamestown, NY to Fair Haven, NY)

Finger Lakes group picture

2015

BBTXL: Nor Cal (Trinidad, CA to San Francisco, CA)

Nor Cal group at Russian River Brewery

2016

BBTXL: Northeast (Boston, MA loop)

Northeast riders on the last day

2017

BBTXL: Central TX (Austin, TX loop)

Central Texas riders getting ready to roll

O'BBTXL (Bend, OR to Astoria, OR)

O'BBTXL riders getting ready to climb the hill on the first day

2018

BBTXL: Northern MI (Traverse City, MI to Pictured Rocks)

Bikes parked outside a saloon in the upper peninsula

2019

BBTXL: Danube (Passau, DE to Budapest, HU)

Riders join up mid-trip in Vienna

2020

BBTXL: WRiBBT (Canyonlands National Park, White Rim Road)

Riders in front of mesa

2021

BBTXL: MI3 (Ann Arbor, MI to Traverse City, MI)

Riders at Trilakes campground in Marshall