Lee's Cuba Bike Tours with Bicycle Breeze

Cuban roads are variable, from smooth as a dream asphalt in many cases, to worn/aged asphalt, and sometimes down to pot holes and gravel (kinda like where I live in Canada with all the winter frost).   Riding in Cuba is far nicer than North America with its busy roads and drivers rushing around oblivious to the experience of riding a bike.   Most Cubans spend a lot of time getting around on foot, or cycling to work and have empathy developed by that shared experience.   People often ask me if it’s safe to cycle in Cuba – to which I unreservedly say it’s the safest place to ride bike that I’ve been.  I would put Mallorca Spain a close second but that’s a different type of vacation with its $5 cups of coffee. In Cuba, you will want to be prepared for cars to pass you with a little toot from the horn.   They do this as a courtesy so you know they are passing. In small towns, bikes may be a large percentage of the traffic.   Expect to see cyclists weaving a...