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• 216 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19106
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Ever explored a city by means of a giant 15-passenger bike?

Big Red Pedal Tours provides guided tours of Philadelphia by day and night.

The unique Big Red Pedicycle is an open-air, roofed 15-passenger bike that is powered by the passengers’ pedaling and steered by a Big Red driver.

Sightseers can grab a seat to explore Philadelphia’s Historic District , and drinkers can pedal through the city’s bar scene with an evening pub crawl.

Tours run year-round, seven days a week.

The Experience

Big Red Pedal Tours offers a safe, green, healthy and fun way to explore one of America’s most exciting and historically rich cities.

During the day, riders learn about the birth of our nation on history tours around Independence National Historical Park and Old City .

The pub crawls offer an exciting way to experience Philadelphia’s fantastic nightlife in neighborhoods like Midtown Village , Old City and Fishtown .

A food tour takes riders to different eateries, including the historic Reading Terminal Market .

For more information and to book a tour, click the button below.

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“ My tip: Go to Silence DoGood 's early for apps and drinks, and KEEP YOUR CELL PHONES AND CAMERAS in a bag up top! ” in 4 reviews

“ We rented out the whole bike for a pre-wedding night out for our bridal party and in town guests! ” in 5 reviews

“ We booked a private bike for the Old City/Midtown Village Pub Crawl and it was perfect for what we wanted. ” in 2 reviews

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Big Red Pedal Tours uses a unique pedicycle to conduct historic tours of Philadelphia in the morning and exciting pub crawls in the evening. A pedicycle is an open-air 15-passenger bike that the riders power. In the morning, riders will experience rich stories about the birth of our nation in the most historic square mile in America. In the evening, riders will be escorted through Philly's exploding restaurant scene, stopping at three pubs along the pedal tour. …

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Three other friends and I did the midtown pub crawl. Our driver was Jess and bar buddy was Dominic. Both were super nice and fun to hang out with. They were singing and dancing the whole time and made the atmosphere lively. I did this for my birthday and there was another birthday girl on the bike so they played about three hip hop birthday type songs. Everything wlse was main stream music that you can dance or sing along too. We stopped at Irish pub and McGillian neither place was super crowded so it was nice to order and drink at our own pace. They gave us about 25 minutes at each bar. The biking portion is fun, you definitely work up a little sweat so be sure to dress nice but comfy. Overall, my friends and I had a blast and I would definitely recommend for a special event or something different. Thank you for making my 25th birthday fun!

What a fun experience! My friends and I rent the Red Pedal Tour this past weekend to celebrate a birthday! We could not have had a better time. The 2 hour window flew. Though it was definitely a work-out the distances aren't too crazy so you get rest fairly quickly. We brought our own play list which was definitely a plus. Having fun music/strobe lights going as you drive down the city streets is great. So many people stop to watch and take pictures. I would defintiely recommend anyone and everyone to try this out with friends. If you can get a big group to get the whole bike it's probably ideal. We have so many fun pictures and videos from the bike. Our driver/tour guide were a blast as well. Engaged in conversation and sang along with us. I have only good things to say about our whole excusrion.

I needed a great event to do with my friends and family. Stumbled upon Big Red Pedal Tours. What a great night out. We will talk about it for years to come.

This "tour" if you can call it that was terrible. I rented an entire bike for my best friend's bachelorette party and tipped generously before we even started (costing over $400 in total) and the two Red Pedal workers were awful. Not only did they barely speak to us but when they did they were, quite frankly, rude. It's a shame they don't seem to like their job but that is no reason to attempt to ruin our special day.

Jul 31, 2016

Hi Lauren, thank you so much for leaving your feedback about your tour with us! I am sorry we missed the mark during your Big Red Pedal experience! We are in the business of fun and creating lasting memories and always strive to making our rides THE best time ever. Please shoot us an email at [email protected] so we can look into what happened ASAP and make it up to you. Thank you for your candid feedback!

My friends and I enjoyed the peddle tour in celebration of two birthdays. There is music/DJ and horn on the vehicle. It was discerning that we actually didn't have to peddle to move the bus as the driver who we thought was operating the wheel and brakes also had theit foot on the gas. Although it is an alternative method to get around town and see sights and bars of the city, I think there are better ways to enjoy it. I don't plan on returning.

Probably one the biggest rip-offs I've experienced in recent years. Our tour started late and finished early. We paid $35 to go to 2 bars that I could have gotten faster to if I crawled. It seems like the non-drinking tours might be better, but if you're thinking of doing the so-called "pub crawl," save yourself the time, money, and embarrassment to any friends that you convince to join you.

Jul 26, 2016

Matt - we are so sorry you didn't have a great experience like the thousands of other guests we host each year. Give me a call and we will setup another ride for your crew - free of charge!

Had a great time for my cousin's bachelorette party this past weekend! The biking was hard work but was still a ton of fun! We were lucky to have a great group and great employees (Josh and Dom) with us! My only complaint is that the tour should go another ~1 hour so that there could be at least one or 2 more bars. I thought having time for 1 drink at each bar was sufficient but we didn't want the fun to end so a bit more time would have been great! Would definitely recommend this though!

We rented a private pedal bus tour for a bachelorette party and our guides John and Anthony were AMAZING! They were very engaged and we all had a great time. The bars on our loop were so so but the time on the actual Pedal bus was awesome! We went 9/30/2017.

I just did this bike tour with a group of 11 girls for my best friend's Bachelorette Party and we all had an amazing time (even in the freezing weather)!! We booked a private bike for the Old City/Midtown Village Pub Crawl and it was perfect for what we wanted. We started at Silence Dogood's Tavern, then biked to another pub, and then biked some more to a third pub- where there were drink specials at all. Driving through the city was a blast and our driver and guide, Tom & Dom were amazing. We were allowed to create our own playlist for the ride or be our own DJs which made it even more enjoyable. The timing was perfect and you get a nice amount of time to spend at each bar. It was so fun pedaling our way through the city, and an added bonus was that we even felt like we got a workout in too. I would definitely do this again, and everything from booking, to paying, to meeting, to biking was a smooth, pleasant experience!! Highly recommend if you're looking for something fun as well as an interesting, cool way to explore parts of Philly. Great for a group to rent their own private bike, and I can imagine it's just as great even if you're a small group sharing the bike with other small groups!

Our group at the end of the tour after all having an amazing time

One stop on the Old City/Midtown Village Pub Crawl for my best friend's Bachelorette Party!

This was my second time attending an event with Big Red Pedal Tours. First time was two years ago a group of friends and I did the "Historical Philly Tour". That one was awesome! Great tour guides, fun experience, etc. This time around was not the case hence me giving only two stars. We rented the entire bike for my friend's bachelorette party and did the Old City bar crawl. First, the tour started late - super late. We all arrived about 10 minutes prior to our 12:00pm start time and promptly checked in. They finally came over to us and greeted us and handed out the stickers. We didn't actually leave until close to 12:25 to get the tour started. The guides were both friendly and did let us play our own music which I appreciated. The positive notes pretty much ends there....there was no "tour" part of the actual bike ride. No explanations of where we were heading and we only went to 2 out of three bars that the website listed. The specials at each bar were okay but nothing too great. We also had a rough experience with the open bar package we booked. Overall, it wasn't what I expected or what I thought we paid for. The bike was fun but I rather just walk to the bars and get regular happy hour specials then pay for any of that other stuff again.

Aug 23, 2016

Hi Noel, thank you so much for your feedback. We love hearing recommendations on how the guest experience could be improved! I am sorry to hear you weren't fully satisfied but we appreciate your candid feedback. Please look out for a personal email from our general manager today. We'd love to have you back for another ride. Congratulations on your friend's upcoming wedding!

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The Big Red Pedicycle is a 15-guest bike. This open-air “tour bus” has 12 seats lining both sides for pedalers and a back bench for three riders to sit on. Riders work together to casually pedal the Big Red Pedicycle around Philly and stop at historic sites during the day and popular pubs at night.

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Will it be easy to find my way in the Moscow Metro? It is a question many visitors ask themselves before hitting the streets of the Russian capital. As metro is the main means of transport in Moscow – fast, reliable and safe – having some skills in using it will help make your visit more successful and smooth. On top of this, it is the most beautiful metro in the world !

. There are over 220 stations and 15 lines in the Moscow Metro. It is open from 6 am to 1 am. Trains come very frequently: during the rush hour you won't wait for more than 90 seconds! Distances between stations are quite long – 1,5 to 2 or even 3 kilometers. Metro runs inside the city borders only. To get to the airport you will need to take an onground train - Aeroexpress.

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Paper ticket A fee is fixed and does not depend on how far you go. There are tickets for a number of trips: 1, 2 or 60 trips; or for a number of days: 1, 3 days or a month. Your trips are recorded on a paper ticket. Ifyou buy a ticket for several trips you can share it with your traveling partner passing it from one to the other at the turnstile.

On every station there is cashier and machines (you can switch it to English). Cards and cash are accepted. 1 trip - 55 RUB 2 trips - 110 RUB

Tickets for 60 trips and day passes are available only at the cashier's.

60 rides - 1900 RUB

1 day - 230 RUB 3 days - 438 RUB 30 days - 2170 RUB.

The cheapest way to travel is buying Troyka card . It is a plastic card you can top up for any amount at the machine or at the ticket office. With it every trip costs 38 RUB in the metro and 21 RUB in a bus. You can get the card in any ticket office. Be prepared to leave a deposit of 50 RUB. You can get it back returning the card to the cashier.

SamsungPay, ApplePay and PayPass cards.

One turnstile at every station accept PayPass and payments with phones. It has a sticker with the logos and located next to the security's cabin.

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At the platfrom you will see one of these signs.

It indicates the line you are at now (line 6), shows the direction train run and the final stations. Numbers below there are of those lines you can change from this line.

In trains, stations are announced in Russian and English. In newer trains there are also visual indication of there you are on the line.

To change lines look for these signs. This one shows the way to line 2.

There are also signs on the platfrom. They will help you to havigate yourself. (To the lines 3 and 5 in this case). 

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Historic Square Mile Philadelphia is where the American Dream was founded. It’s where courageous visionaries crafted the model for modern-day democracy that inspires people globally to embrace the power of their individuality. Our Historic Square Mile tour of Old City Philadelphia via pedicycle features iconic places such as Independence Hall and a UNESCO World Heritage…

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Big Red Pedal Tours offers a safe, green, healthy and fun way to explore one of America’s most exciting and historically rich cities.

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Our group of 8 celebrated a 50th birthday with a pub crawl tour. We had so much fun on the bike! We loved our guides were super friendly and made the trip even better! The bar stops were fun too. I highly recommend a Big Red Pedal Tour to anyone looking for a fun group…

My friends & I celebrated my 30th yesterday with Big Red Pedal Tours and we had a blast! The weather was freakishly hot for a February so we basked in it as we sang and pedaled around the city. Our guide, driver & DJ were awesome!! I highly recommend this experience and will definitely do…

A big group of us went for my mom’s birthday on June 22 (her birthday is June 26) and we had three bikes completely full. Our tour guides were amazing. We had so much fun and everybody, especially my mom really enjoyed herself. It was definitely a workout but a fun one and I can’t…

 13 of us just did the bar crawl last night for our friends Birthday. We had an amazing time & DJ continued to keep the party going throughout the tour. Wish we could have taken him with us afterward also. This company is very polite & all about having fun. If you are looking for…

I went on June 24th for Penny birthday. Pedal for Penny Birthday. Our tour guides were amazing. The bar crawl DJ even put on music of our preference. We had such a ball. We went in three groups. They had the groups interacting as if the faster we pedal the faster we would past the…

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