We loved our tour. We learned so much about Coronado and had a blast on our E bikes. The ride was a perfect length. All 6 of us felt well taken care of throughout. read more

What a fun, relaxing and informative experience. The ride was easy, we learned SO much about the history and highlights of Coronado, and the fun banter with Ken was so great! We feel like we made a great friend in Coronado! Do this trip!!!! read more

My family and I recently went on the Fat Woody Beach Cruiser Experience and we had a BLAST!! The Fat Woody Beach cruisers are electrical assisted bicycles with fat tires ideal for riding on sandy beaches. They are meticulously individually designed and hand built totally from scratch by Ken McNeill, who is the owner and tour guide of this wonderful experience. The bikes are each colored in different and fun pastel beach colors with a matching helmet. Each bike has its own sound system that plays beach themed music as you drive along for an extra fun touch. When booking a tour, Ken requests that his clients carefully read the bike rider requirements for your body size and riding ability, but if you are a normal sized adult that can ride a bike, you'll be good to go! If you are a short adult, like my wife and one of my daughters, he has very recently added an option just for you, which are smaller commercially made compact electrical assisted bicycles, which are also a ton of fun to ride! The rider requirements on his website also include safety information, and Ken is very serious about safety, for both his clients and any nearby on-lookers. One of the requirements is that you can ride a normal bicycle. You do need to be able to balance them after all! And these bikes do attract A LOT of attention! The tour started with us meeting Ken at a public parking lot on Coronado Island in San Diego. Ken started by explaining how the bikes work and how to safely operate them. The throttle and brakes are somewhat similar to a motorcycle, and riding it is very much like riding a regular bike - you can even pedal them if you want, or just let the electric motor do all of the work for you! After this introduction to the bike and the important safety talk, Ken asks that each person practice for a bit on a nearby flat grassy area in the park to get use to the bike, which didn't take us long to do at all. My wife and one of my daughters rode the new smaller bikes for shorter folks, and my other daughter and I rode the custom made bikes. We all buzzed around on the grass for a bit and quickly got used to the feel of the bikes. Then, it was time to start cruising! Ken leads his tour groups around the beautiful island of Coronado, with frequent stops to point out various features and sites, and he provides a lot of interesting history about San Diego in general and Coronado in particular. We rode around the island, stopping at various points of interest for Ken to tell us about the history of Coronado and San Diego. And since taking photos while riding the bikes could be rather dangerous, Ken had us stop at several scenic locations so he could take photos of all of us riders, with all of these great sights in the background. He then emailed us the photos after the tour. This is much safer, allows the riders to just enjoy the tour, and he knows the best places to pose for photos. The cruise lasted a couple of hours or so, and once it was over, we returned to the parking lot where I took one of the new little bikes out and buzzed up and down an empty sidewalk for a bit to check it out, and that thing was a ton of fun too! By this time, it was mid afternoon, so we bid farewell to Ken as he packed up the bikes and we headed over to the nearby shopping area to have a relaxing snack and drinks at a local Mexican restaurant which looked out over downtown San Diego. The Fat Woody Beach Cruiser Experience was the highlight of our week long visit to San Diego and we all can't wait to do it again! read more

This was the absolute best and most fun bike experience I've ever had! The electric bikes are so cool and so easy to ride! Each bike has it's own sound system that links with Ken's awesome playlist so you get to ride around the island listening to fun music. Ken also stops at several sites on the island to share the interesting story and history of the Island. I loved how we traveled all around the island! Ken also stops at scenic places and takes pictures for you and then emails them to you after the tour! Don't miss this!!!! read more

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Absolutely MUST do !!! You will have the best time, so much fun, Ken has so much passion and knowledge of the history your about to see on this fabulous tour, enjoy the music while riding, it was truly our highlight of our trip! Ken really enjoys his creation and it shows in his craftsmanship for these COOL - COLORFUL Fat Woody Cruisers. Thank You Ken! What fun! Patrick & Swan read more

Coronado Beach Cruiser Experience - Bike tours Near Me

Sun. Wind. Electricity. Bikes. Coronado! Connect them all and you get Fat Woody Beach Cruiser Tours - an experience that just can't be replicated in any other way. Take the tour around Coronado Island in an incredibly comfortable electric cruiser bike, laying back with the wind in your hair and the sun shining off your shades and see one of the most beautiful 'islands' around. Ken knows his way around town, and will provide historic points as well as recommendations from beaches to dining establishments. And, he's the guy who invented, built and created the bikes and the experience. It's definitely the way to get a fantastic tour, hear some history and quite frankly get noticed - sooooo many people were noticing and waving to us as we went by, so get ready to be seen! read more

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My husband and I took a tour today with Ken and oh my God!! This is probably one of the best activities we've done on any of our vacations. First off the bikes are AMAZING!! Ken custom made all of his bikes. They are very comfortable and easy to get the hang of it. While it took me a bit to get used to riding this, it truly is easier than you think! Once you get the hang of it it's smooth sailing!! Throughout the tour, Ken was very interactive with us. We stopped throughout Coronado where he told us some facts and made sure to get pics for us. He was also hilarious and played awesome music. This is seriously the best way to see all of Coronado. This tour exceeded our expectations beyond words and highly recommend everyone do this! People will be waving at you the whole time and people are seriously obsessed with these bikes haha. So many people complimented them. Our tour lasted about 2 hours and worth every penny! Thank you Ken for such a memorable tour!! read more

This was a very fun experience. The bikes are impressive and easy to ride, and Ken makes for a great tour guide with upbeat music and interesting facts about Coronado and the San Diego area. It's also a plus that he is extremely entertaining and funny. Would highly recommend doing this fun, laid back tour of the island. I've been coming to Coronado for just about my entire life, and it was still engaging and interesting to see and learn more about the area. Plus, just riding his bikes was a fun time! read more

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I can't believe how amazing this electric bike tour was! Ken was an exceptional tour guide and an incredible artist! The electric bikes you're riding are the ones he made HIMSELF and there are none like it anywhere else in the world! My husband and I were pretty much given a private tour since nobody else joined us and Ken filled it with many educational facts about the island and was altogether a joy to be with. This tour truly is a hidden gem in San Diego and honestly is a MUST to do for those who want a relaxing sightseeing experience around Coronado. Thank you so much Ken for an amazing time, and we'll definitely be sending people your way! read more

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We hadn't been on bicycles in a VERY long time and we found that riding a Fat Woody was so easy. After a few spins around the parking lot to get accustomed to being on wheels, we headed out with Ken as a great tour guide. We had a fabulous time cycling around Coronado, enjoying the amazing views and hearing all the interesting tidbits of history that Ken shared. The bikes and helmets are immaculate and super comfortable. We highly recommend taking a spin with Ken on a Fat Woody! It will be the most fun you've had in a very long time. read more

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Super fun, easy to ride, and perfect views of Coronado. My family and I have been coming to the island over 15 years, this was easily one of my favorite things I've ever done here. read more

Ken was wonderful! He is very knowledgeable about this island. My husband and I had such a great time with great laughs. He has custom made these bikes and they are comfortable and super easy to ride. Ken was also our personal photographer! He took great photos of us enhanced them and sent them to us. He went above and beyond our expectations. I loved the vibe we had cruising down the beach with the music. People stopped us to take photos of us because of how cool the bikes are. He made sure we felt comfortable riding before we took off. We loved this experience and highly recommend! read more

Coronado Beach Cruiser Experience - Bike tours Near Me

We wanted a completely unique experience to "wow" our guests from out of town and this tour blew them away. Ken, our guide who is also the inventor of the bikes, provided an entertaining history of Coronado plus we found out the amazing back story of his creation. With the bikes' beautiful tropical colors and upbeat music we turned heads everywhere we went on the "island". What a fun morning! We highly recommend. read more

My husband and I spent our anniversary morning cruising Coronado Beach. It was such an amazing experience. Ken is the best tour guide. The bikes are very cool. Easy to ride. Synced music selection was perfect too! We enjoyed it to the fullest. If you're in town Fat Woody Beach Cruiser Experience is a MUST! read more

We had a fantastic time biking around the island. Ken, the owner and designer/ builder of these great electric bikes told us the history among other interesting stories about the area. He pointed out all the military bases, ships and helicopters. The highlight was seeing the Navy Seals training with their rafts on the beach. We saw beautiful homes, the historic hotel and great boats and views. You also don't need to be in shape! Anyone can do this! Highly recommend this fun tour. read more

This tour was absolutely amazing! Maybe it was the sun, maybe it was the smell of the air and trees, maybe it was the synchronized music between all of our bikes, or maybe it was the motorized bicycles so that I didn't have to a break a sweat so I could absorb all of that sun and and air for the most perfect day in Coronado. This tour was truly the most peaceful and enjoyable tourist activity I've every done (and I've done a few). Our guide was so pleasant, as was his daughter assistant for the day. HIGHLY recommended for anyone trying to take in all of beautiful Coronado in a day. read more

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I wanted to do something different in San Diego, and when looking online I found this. Ken was so friendly on the phone and very accommodating. He builds these amazing bikes himself and each one is so cool. They blast music as you are riding, everyone stops to check them out, and I had a permanent smile for the whole 2 hours. He is a great tour guide thru Coronado and knows a lot of the history. I felt really safe the whole time and would definitely do it again. It might sound expensive, but these bikes are different from regular electric bikes and I would do it again. Highly recommend!! read more

I've been to San Diego multiple times, and this was so far my absolute favorite activity. I can't recommend Ken and his awesome cruisers enough...he's so gracious, and fun, and the bikes are just pure joy to ride. Highest recommendation! read more

Fabulous tour of Coronado and the bikes are SO fun n to ride! We cannot recommend this enough. It really enriches the experience of Coronado to hear about the history and Ken is a great guide The bikes are beautiful and simple to use. read more

Excellent way to see gorgeous San Diego- these bikes are so fun! Great sound system and smooth ride made it just that much more of great experience. Tour guide was hilarious, making it so much more fun, I highly recommend read more

What a great way to see Coronado ! Ken is a knowledgeable and friendly tour guide. Bikes are works of art and cruising around you get lots of smiles and thumbs up :)). Highly recommended ! read more

I was initially skeptical regarding electric bikes around Coronado Island. I had knee replacement surgery just under 2 months ago, and I had just gotten married 2 days ago. Ken and his guided tour of the Island was above and beyond our expectations. Not only was Ken the one to painstakingly build these custom special Woody bikes...but he also gave us an in depth history of the island, and pointed out special points of interest all in a relaxed and very enjoyable ride around Coronado. First rate, and I would highly recommend!!!! read more

I'm not one to go out of my way to write a Yelp review. But Ken and his bikes deserve it! It was a wonderful way to spend the afternoon and see the island. Ken is very friendly and full of fun facts about Coronado. His bikes are beautifully handcrafted pieces. You really don't want to miss this fun experience when in Coronado! read more