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Giatex: Personal Transport For Shore Excursions

On your next sailing vacation to Florida or the Caribbean, be it to Aruba, Jamaica, Antigua or the Bahamas, taking a "folding" bicycle aboard your sailboat is a smart way to get around the port or about the island.

Freeway traffic jamEven recreational boaters cruising the intra-coastal waterway from Texas to Florida, along the Great Lakes or on the Erie Canal use bicycles to get from their moorings into town & back.
Here's why.

  1. Full Size Bikes Take Too Much Space
    Perhaps you don't have the room on deck for a bike or two...
  2. A Mobiky on the dock.Bikes Rust/Wear Out When Stored Outside
    Most bikes quickly corrode in a salt air environment. Folding bikes we sell are made with stainless steel, aluminum and coated components to resist rust. Bikes that fold up will fit in your cabin when standard sized bikes cannot.
  3. Folders We Carry Adjust To The Rider's Size
    The horizontal frame member that connects the Giatex's front & rear wheels telescopes out. As a result, the frame can safely be "stretched" to fit any sized rider.
  4. Sturdy Yet Light
    With it's patented stretching mechanism, both the Giatex and Mobiky bikes ride sturdily like a full size bike; yet, they roll when folded and are relatively light, making it easy to carry aboard/ashore.
  5. Fits The Size Of A Suitcase
    How many bikes do you know of that will fit in a cubby hole the size of a piece of luggage.
  6. Satisfaction
    Whether you're in Ft. Lauderdale for the Christmas boat parade, Boston for the annual Tall Ship festival (Harborfest) or in Newport for the Classic Yacht Regatta, the last thing you want is to be idling in a traffic jam. With a bike that folds, you can spend as much time as other sailors & yachters enjoying the events, then hop on your bike, riding past everyone else straight up to the front door of your favorite restaurant.
  7. Free Parking
    Collapse the Giatex or Mobiky into a carry bag in about 10 seconds & walk right into the restaurant, shop, etc.
Giatex in yellow

All practicalities aside, cycling while on a sailing holiday is a great way to add to the typical activities on the water. Afterall, not everyone is inclined only to water sports (swimming, kayaking, diving, snorkeling, wakeboarding, sailing, water-skiing) so a little cycling when in port can offer a welcome break from doing absolutely nothing but lazing on deck sipping fresh fruit cocktails...

Whether your boat is a 100' luxury mega yacht or a Compaq 25 sailboat, the folding bike is the ideal solution for your next shore excursion.

 

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