Maria and Freddy were fantastic guides. Very easy to find and the trip was quite safe. Very…read moreinformative tour and an easy way to learn about Oslo. You get to many different parts of the city quickly and off of the beaten path. Great way to get your bearings in the city. Make sure to wear the Viking helmet so people know you are legit.

(https://vikingbikingoslo.com/) We had an absolutely wonderful time on our bike tour of Oslo. Our…read moreguide, Josie, (typical of so many guides is a grad student in education), was fantastic. She paced the tour superbly, communicated clearly and engaged with the group. Her knowledge of Oslo was first class. This was a memorable morning which left us knowing Oslo better without being overwhelmed. Viking Biking's itinerary couldn't have been better and they gave us enough time in the fabulous Vigeland Park to really enjoy the beauty and magnitude of the artists accomplishments. Oslo is very bikeable and there are only a few short not steep hills in the ride. To top off a great morning, she recommended a wonderful hole in the wall quick and casual seafood place on the way to our afternoon tour of the Oslo Opera House (also not to be missed!). Forget about bus or walking tours, if you know how to ride a bike, this is how to introduce yourself to Oslo!

They blamed me for their own lock mechanism not working and charged me $40…read moreI've heard it's happened to other people as well and they've said the same thing to them!

Oslo bysykkel was OK, I felt there were not enough stations to lock the bikes, and the bikes didn't…read morehave any built-in ability to be locked away from a station. On this trip we also used Bergen's bysykkel, and those could be locked in a "pause ride" state with a built-in locking system anywhere, then returned to a station afterwards, for example shopping, or lunch... Great to have access to a bike, but Bergen's bikes are better. Would have been cool to also have option for electric bikes. Frame for bikes in both cases was heavy, not great performing bike, but did the job. I definitely liked the continuously variable transmission gearing.