Welp, I finally jumped on the bandwagon (pun intended) and tried out the whole pedal bar phenomenon! For a friends' 21st birthday in Cincinnati, I joined a group of 15 for a bar crawl through Over The Rhine's bar scene via Pedal Wagon. The two hour event was a great way to see fun great bars and get recommendations about other cool spots in the area. I loved the BYOB concept, it was great to bring our own drinks to enjoy on the wagon while traveling from bar to bar. Our guide, Joe, was great! He made sure we were all having a fun time pedaling away and gave us great recommendations on nearby bars to check out. He was knowledgeable on different deals certain bars had (for instance Radio City offers a $2 discount on frozen drinks to Pedal Wagoners) and gave us his recommendations at some locations (he was right, the Taft Ale House pretzels did not disappoint!) The wagon itself was great too! It was modeled after those used in Holland and had plenty of storage room for purses and belongings as well as a recycling bin for all of our empty cans/bottles #gogreen. The beginning/end spot of the activity is at a central location Downtown and a prime location to find an uber or taxi. Bar hopping via Pedal Wagon is a great way to celebrate a 21st, bridal shower, bachelor party as well as a fun summer activity--I'd absolutely recommend. read more

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This experience was amazing. From Brett who signed us up to Nick our captain. Everyone was friendly and fun. There were only 6 of us for my husband's birthday and we had the pedal wagon to ourselves. Great experience , will do it again next year. Connie read more

Sam Ransohoff This man is the greatest thanks for a good time Sam we will make sure we request for you again!!! read more

I didn't know what to expect but heard good things about bikes like this in other cities. My friends and I had a blast! Each bar we went to was fun and different and had drink specials for Pedal Wagon riders which pretty much made the cost for riding the bike cancel itself out. I would definitely recommend it and plan to book another ride. read more

I've done these before in other cities and they are usually great. This one was awful. There is no beer for sale anywhere near their location. I got there 20 minutes early and they couldn't point me in the direction of anyone who could sell any. Our driver was a complete moron. He couldn't figure out how to release the regular brake on his "third week working there" and then he made us take off up hill with the EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. All the while telling us we weren't pedaling hard enough. There was girl in the group that we didn't know and it turned out to be his girlfriend. She sat in a non-pedaling seat the whole time (yeah, dead weight) and he paid more attention to her than what he was supposed to be doing. All the bars are really close together in this area anyway, so I recommend a plain old bar crawl. read more

I was a little disappointed. Our guide did not interact with us at all, barely acknowledged we were there. Told us nothing about the city or the spots we were going to stop. There were several people from out of town and it would have been nice for him to talk up Cincinnati. He actually spent most of his time on his phone. read more

What a night!!! We had family in town for the weekend so we wanted to do something fun and different. This was perfect!! Our driver, Neil, was outstanding. He was enthusiastic and took very good care of our group. I highly recommend him! We will definitely be doing this again later on this summer. I was surprised to see such a negative review posted a few hours ago because we had such a wonderful experience and will definitely be back! read more

I was so excited to finally do the pedal wagon with some friends the other weekend, but was ultimately disappointed with the experience. We rented a 15 person wagon and went on the OTR tour. I thought our tour would take us on a planned route through OTR, but that wasn't the case. Little did we know, you have to pick the bars/locations you want to visit. This caused a quick moment of panic as we all tried to decide where we wanted to go. The nice part is that the pedal wagon has drink specials at almost all the bars in the area so you can't go wrong in that aspect. After some deliberation, we decided to hit up Queen City Radio and Tafts Ale House. We took advantage of the drink specials at Queen City Radio and got their boozy alcoholic slushies- their bourbon Arnold palmer slushy was great and also very strong. My other disappointment with the pedal wagon was that the tour was only two hours long - definitely not long enough. We were only able to stop at two different locations before our driver made us return. While I still had a good time, I think the pedal wagon experience can definitely be improved. My advice for future riders: 1. make sure your group decides what bars you want to stop at in advance 2. Bring alcohol with you - each person can bring 3 beers on the pedal wagon with them. The pedal wagon even provides ice and a cooler for you to store them in. 3. Designate someone in your group to be the DJ. Their is an aux cord and speakers on the pedal wagon that you can hook up to to play music. read more

This was such a fun thing to do with friends! We did the Tavern Cruise for a friends bachelorette party. We had a lot of things we wanted to do that day and night so we decided to go at 5:30 pm and were the only ones on the wagon. While I think it would have been more fun with a wagon full of people, the employee with us was really friendly and fun to talk to throughout the ride. I also liked that we could play our own music selection and he let us hang a "Bachelorette Party" across a row of seats. The only downfall wasn't their fault at all - due to Ohio laws we couldn't have alcoholic drinks on the actual wagon which would have made it just that much more fun :) read more

We had a blast on the Cincinnati Murals Tour on the Pedal Wagon. So much fun! You can plug in your phone to access your own music as you go. Tour guides were excellent; fun and informative. Be sure to check out Lucius Q next door! Great music and discounts from Pedal Wagon. read more

Had a great time with Nick (our driver) on Friday! The location is a little hard to find, but the experience is just amazing! If you are looking for a great party idea or a great workout, this is it. The drink specials at the bars you visit are an added bonus, and having a fun/lively group & tour guide only adds to the experience. read more

GREAT TIME & GREAT PLACES! Very fun and chill experience while visiting multiple bars in town and having plenty of time to grab a drink or two and socialize @ each stop. If you don't finish your tour w/ new friends in town; you didn't do it right! Happy Pedaling! read more

We had a great time! 11 of us filled a wagon and had an awesome ladies night out! The Pedal Wagon folks were very clear and helpful and well organized in their communication leading up to the event, once we got there, our driver, Neil was able to give us recommendations on where we should go and was sure to tell us how much time we had so we didn't feel rushed. We had a blast! read more

Had a great time with a group of 5. We were matched up with one other group of 6 and had a great time. It can be some work pedaling if the guide doesn't turn on the pedal assist so be ready for a workout. read more

Great time! Pedaled as a team building event for business meeting. We have a diverse group in terms of age and interests. Everyone had a great time! Appreciated the Pedal Wagon team being flexible re: our schedule. Super group to work with! read more

Did my second wagon yesterday with captain Price. Even though the weather wasn't great, the wagon was still such an incredible experience. Price made sure we were all having a great time, and the bars we stopped at were great! I highly recommend Pedal Wagon! read more

We had the most awesome time on the pedal wagon for a friend's birthday! Stuart was a great tour guide and was so nice. The tour took us to some awesome bars I've never been to before and there was a drink special at each of them. Great tour of the city and a great overall business! read more

The Cincinnati Pedal Wagon was a blast! Brett (manager) did a great job setting us up and our driver, Robbie, was a lot of fun. You can choose which bars you stop at and how long you stop there. Great time was had by all! read more

I GUESS so... it was fun because my friends are fun and it was a beautiful night. But the Pedal Wagon experience itself left me kinda flat. They don't sell any drinks on the ride or at the meeting place. You can bring 3 drinks for yourself. Fine. We got there and they took the drinks from each of us to "count them" but just left them sitting out on a table in the sun. (I asked.. could you keep them on ice for us while you are waiting for everyone else to arrive? No... they "can't" do that because of some kind of license thing? Not really fine... but whatever.) You cannot drink anything you brought while you wait for the rest of your party (they don't have a license for that either). So you stand around in a garage in the blazing sun waiting to drink the couple of cans of your own beer you brought that used to be on ice. Fine. (not really) Oh, and everyone has to pay $4 per car to park there. Fine. We board the Pedal Wagon and the driver explains she can't touch your drinks while you are on the ride so someone in your party has to handle passing out any drinks. Fine. You cannot take any drink you have on the ride with you into any of the places you stop. Fine. You cannot take any drink you bought at the bar with you on the ride. Fine. What can we do? Well, we can pedal ourselves to bars and drink our own beer and play our own music and pay for our own drinks ($2 discounts on select drinks at each bar w/ your wristband) and have fun with the people you are with - and we did! The driver was nice. You are paying for her to steer and know where you are going and apply the break - all important, no doubt! if you've always wanted to do it, give it a try that way you'll know and can stop sayin "I always wanted to do that!" It's a fine time. read more

Sam R is THE BEST! We had such a great time! Thank you Sam for making it so memorable! We had such a good time.

We booked a pedal wagon for my friend's birthday and we had an absolute blast. Garrett was amazing!

I rented the entire pedal wagon for a co-ed bridal party I threw. It was a fun way to travel to different bars without having to drive or walk. We took the "Globe Trotters" route, but the driver let us decide which bars we wanted to stop at. He also let us decided how long we wanted to be in each bar. A friend of mine was worried she would get too tired from pedaling, but it wasn't a problem because she could just stop pedaling her seat and rest while others were pedaling. There were also seats that did not have pedals. I loved the cardio, and I could even feel it the next day! Lots of people on the streets were looking and taking pictures, which made us feel pretty special. read more

SO MUCH FUN!!! There is nothing quite like pedaling in a 15-person cart up and down the streets of Cincinnati with LMFAO "Sexy and I Know It" playing...quite an experience!! I went on the Pub Crawl with about 8 of my friends and we had a blast!!! We stopped at 5 bars in total and received drink specials at 4 of the 5 (one of them was an infrequent stop and the company is still working out a drink special with them). Best special by far was at Arnold's, our first stop- we got this Mint Jubilee drink that was delicious and refreshing. The pedaling was not too strenuous, even uphill- my group managed just fine, even while we were kinda drunk. I had a bit of trouble pedaling, but that was due to my height (I'm 5'2"- my 5'5" husband had no problems). Our driver/tour guide was super friendly and upbeat the whole way- he made sure we knew what the specials were and how much time we had at each stop. The cart has speakers so you can blast music- you can play either a pre-made mix by the driver or your own music- my group opted for our own. The whole mix of pedal cart and blaring music makes you quite the spectacle so be prepared for lots of people staring, taking pictures of you, and occasionally dancing to your music. It was pretty entertaining. Definitely a very unique experience :) read more

Really fun experience. I went for a birthday celebration and did a public ride with another group that was also celebrating a birthday. We we able to stand in the middle while friends peddled. We didn't actually have to pedal because we chose an electric wagon. Probably would've been more work if we didn't have that. The driver was very friendly. We stopped at three bars, the last bar being the drop off point. I believe our drinks were checked. The drinks were placed inside a cooler by the pedal employees. We stayed for about 30 minutes at the first two stops. There honestly wasn't much "touring" because the wagon moves slow and we stopped (it's a two hour ride). If you're drunk enough, you likely won't notice that you've only really traveled a few blocks. You're allowed to bring food on the wagon from bars but obviously not drinks. Overall it's a fun experience. I did an evening ride on a Saturday, so we were able to be a bit louder and more friendly with passerby. read more

I booked the Pedal Wagon pub crawl for my boyfriend's birthday as a surprise. It was perfect! We brought some small bites to eat along the way, which came in handy and helped off set all of the drinking (we stopped at 4 bars total). Our driver, Tom, was very friendly and relaxed about the time table. At each stop he gave us an estimated amount of time to be in the bar, told us our drink special at that specific bar and then sat outside and waited for us to return. If your group is really speedy you can get to a fifth bar, but you really have to be chugging your drinks to make that happen. We enjoyed the ride and everyone had a blast! I am definitely going to book a tour with them again, it is a great way for non-Cincinnatian's to see the Over-The-Rhine neighborhood and at a pace that you can really enjoy and appreciate it. If it was fun in 100 degree weather it would be even more fun in any slightly cooler weather, so book a trip for you and your friends! read more

A really fun and unique way to see the city! Our group had a great time! They let you listen to your own playlists, which is really fun to pedal down the road singing out your favorite tunes with your friends!! The guys who operate the PWs could not be nicer!!! read more

We had a blast on the Cincy Pedal Wagon! Staff was very professional and organized. They were flexible with the route and answered any and all questions before starting. Our guide Max was great! We would highly recommend the pedal wagon! read more

Absolute shit show! We just did this today and I can't tell you how bad it was. We had 30 people. We had booked and paid months in advance. We show up to this little back alley crap hole and are told that we have to pay to park. $4.00 per spot. I gave them hell but they said they don't own the lot they told us to park in. So be advised...add this to you projected costs. Next problem, they don't have a restroom. Don't show up expecting any sort of customer service! I had to piss between the dumpsters across the alley. So then they tell us that we need to give them our beverages so they can make sure the correct beverages get placed in the correct coolers and onto the correct wagons. Then, they come to the wagon and tell us that we need to come back and grab our beverages because they can't keep track of it. We should have departed by this time. So we go grab our personal coolers, place our beverages into the cooler allocated for each wagon, and board the wagons again. Keep in mind going forward that we let them pick the stops. The first stop was pretty good. We had a drink there and went on to the next stop. The second stop was terrible. We were supposed to get a beer and a shot for $5 there. We came in the front door and waited 20 minutes for the solo bartender to come to our end of the bar. She didn't even complete the first drink order for everyone and made herself scarce again. The Pedal Wagon "tour guide" came in and informed us that it was time to move on. We told him we hadn't even been served yet and he said, "It's ok, we have a few minutes." So we rushed to get service and back out to the wagon. So off we go to the third stop. We were supposed to get a free shot there but we didn't even get to go in. The place was a ghost town. And as soon as we got off the wagon, the tour guide jumped off and walked back to the garage where we started, which was a block away. They never got us back to the starting point. We all had to walk back. I can't tell you how bad of an experience this was. The people managing this, or at least the guys running it are idiots. $800 down the drain for us. Never again! read more

While the experience was great, due to the cost per person, I would not be likely to do this very often. Not sure why other than paying for the liquer license why the cose is $30 per person. The rider does all the work. While they do have a captain assigned, the only job is for them to go over the rules, steer the wagon and apply the brake at each stop light. The person assinged to us let us know up front that they are not a tour guide, just the captain. The wagon we had did not have a motor so we had to pedal the entrie time. Also the website states it seats 15 people but we had 14 and the only spot left would have been in the middle standing up. Two of the seats were by the rear wheels so they could not pedal. Two of the other seats were a bench in the back so they could not pedal. that left 5 people on each side who did the pedaling. It was a lot of fun though so I would like to do it again but still think the cost is a little high. read more

Booked Pedal Wagon-Cincinnati for my Bachelorette Party and had a BLAST. There were 10 girls total and we did the Downtown tour to get the motor assisted wagon (definitely thankful we did that!!). My girls and I could NOT have had more fun! We didn't even want to stop at the bars, the absolute best part is pedaling around itself! We could have spent the entire time blasting Spice Girls & Backstreet Boys, singing and dancing as we pedaled down the streets of Cincinnati! There are drink specials at certain stops that you can take advantage of when you show your Pedal Wagon Wrist Band. You pick your stops with your driver, we definitely liked Igby's Premier Cocktail Lounge the best. But again, the best part is definitely pedaling around. Check in was super easy, all the employees were super nice and helpful. They send you email and text message reminders with all the information. Thanks for putting up with us, Jake (from State Farm). Thanks Pedal Wagon for such a great night! read more