slow your ride and escape from the every day

guided ontario bike tours

by-the-lake goderich studio rental

high gear is overrated

Changing Gears Adventures is about creating experiences that slow your ride and provide escape from the every day. We create stress-free cycling experiences along the G2G Trail. Whether you're looking for a guided tour or self-guided support, we handle the logistics so you can fully enjoy the ride.

Our guided Ontario bike tours prioritize an unhurried pace, so you can stop to smell the roses, talk to the trees, and scan the skies. Tours take place along the Goderich to Guelph corridor, or in and around Goderich and Lake Huron, to undiscovered destinations that offer little surprises.

When you’re finished riding, stay awhile and relax in our by-the-lake private backyard studio, here in Goderich, Ontario. Enjoy all the towns offerings and one of the worlds best sunsets in the “Prettiest town in Canada”.

bike tours

All tours take place along the Goderich to Guelph (G2G) Trail, or in and around Goderich and Huron County. Tours are a fully supported, stress-free cycling experience with a local host.

How it works

  1. Choose your experience – 2-day, 3-day, or custom trip

  2. We plan the details – accommodations, routes, and stops

  3. You ride and enjoy – we handle the logistics

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A rural scene with a wooden bike rack and a covered shelter, located along a dirt trail with fields and trees in the background, under a partly cloudy sky.
A rural landscape with a large green field, a small cluster of trees, and a red barn with a green roof under a clear blue sky.
Sunset sky with orange and pink clouds over a rural landscape with a dirt path and trees.
Wide open farmland under a partly cloudy blue sky with a few clouds and contrails, a distant barn, and trees along the horizon.
Tree with pink and white blossoms and green leaves under gray sky
View of a sunset over a body of water, framed by a decorative metal archway on a porch or balcony.
Bike parked on rocky beach near large map sign of Goderich, Ontario, with the ocean and sunset in the background.
A landscape at sunset featuring wind turbines on a grassy field with scattered trees and a partly cloudy sky.
A rural landscape at sunset with a dirt road, a field of crops, a solitary tree, and a colorful sky with clouds.
A wooden bridge leading to a gravel path surrounded by trees with red, orange, and green leaves, under a partly cloudy sky.
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stay awhile

Our cozy backyard cabin in Goderich is an outdoor living experience designed to help you truly change gears. Work, create and rest just steps from Lake Huron.

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kind words from past riders

  • Motorcycle handlebar mirror reflecting a sunset with trees in the background.

    “During the last week in July, Vicky and I had an amazing bike ride from Goderich to Blyth and back again. We rode the rail trail, back roads, and even crossed the river on our adventure. We enjoyed a late lunch at the Cowbell brewery in Blyth and took in the gorgeous scenery that Huron County has to offer. Vicky was wonderful to ride with and encouraged me along the way. It was a fabulous day.”

    – Shelley

  • Dirt trail surrounded by dense green trees in a forest.

    “Vicky is a very knowledgeable and conscientious tour guide. She is very familiar with the G2G trail and instills confidence in the people she rides with. She is very patient and steady, listening to the needs of the people in her group and is continuously encouraging, every step of the way! The views on the G2G trail are spectacular! Thank you, Vicky, for expertly guiding my tour and making me feel taken care of.”

    –Monique

  • A rural farmland landscape with a large barn or industrial building in the distance under a cloudy sky with patches of blue.

    “Changing Gears is a great way to get out and explore on a bike. I have ridden with Vicky several times and love that she has extensive knowledge of backroads and safer to ride routes.

    I can just follow along and enjoy the ride.

    Changing Gears is highly recommended!”

    – Hannah

  • Three silos and a central grain elevator at sunrise or sunset with a colorful sky filled with clouds.

    “I've been on bike rides with Vicky, and her passion for long bike rides and appreciating the countryside is infectious!

    Hope to do more rides in the future."

    – Yvette

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FOUNDER & BIKE TOUR GUIDE

vicky rao

Launching a second career as a bike tour guide might seem like a stretch for someone who crashed into a shrub the first time they rode a bike.

But when you’re on a bike, you feel more alert, more alive, and you can see and absorb things using all your senses when travelling between places.

My vision for Changing Gears is to help share my passion for riding, unhurried adventure, and bike culture beyond urban centres.

The G2G trail in particular is an opportunity to lose yourself on 132 km of worry-free, car-free travel, making you feel like you’re in another country without leaving Ontario’s backyard.

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