slow your ride and escape from the every day
guided ontario bike tours
by-the-lake studio rental
house concerts
high gear is overrated
Changing Gears Adventures is about creating experiences that slow your ride and provide escape from the every day.
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 otherworldly surprises.
When you’re finished riding, stay awhile and relax in our by-the-lake private backyard studio. You might be lucky enough to catch one of our legendary house concerts with traveling musicians.
bike tours
All tours take place along the Goderich to Guelph (G2G) Trail, or in and around Goderich and Huron County. We are currently revamping our tour offerings for 2024. Join our mailing list to hear about new rides when they become available.
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.
goderich house concerts
Goderich House Concerts are pop-up events that happen a few times each year in the peaceful backyard of Changing Gears’ Owner Vicky Rao’s beautiful heritage home in Goderich, Ontario.
kind words from past riders
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“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
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“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
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“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
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“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
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.