In Reply to: bike rides posted by Bigpete3941andfamily on Sunday, 8. July 2012 at 15:25 Bali Time:
I would whole heartedly recommend Bali Bintang.
I was raining when we took off from Kintamani...but we were provided with a nice wet weather coat (that packed back into itself as a little over the shoulder bag) while I watched others from other tours drown.
The ride was 2.5 hours with numerous stops to a villagers house where I even learned some new hings (have been going since the 80's) and the stop off in the rice paddy to discuss everything from rice growing to modern day isues affecting the Balinese was very good.
And to top it off... a very nice 3 course meal...the chicken soup starter was restaurant quality.
Ask for Alex...found him to be personable and passionate.
Only downer...my bum is sore!