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Winery Bicycle Tours: Good or Bad Idea?

Groupon is offering a special on group bicycle rides to and from wine tastings on the North Fork — but would you do it?

A company called Vintage Bicycle Tours currently has a special on Groupon — the online source for daily deals of all kinds — for a “signature winery bike tour,” a five-hour, 12-mile tour through Long Island Wine Country, including stops at two wineries.

The rides begin on May 19 and end Nov. 11. Riders leave the Mattituck train station at 11:30 a.m. and will end up sampling up to eight wines.

Southold Town Board for another for-profit bike tour planned for this fall through the North Fork in the middle of the night, citing safety concerns. But what do you think about a winery bicycle tour? Good or bad idea? Would you rather see winery hoppers in the backs of limousines?

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