Pedal Power!

Last week, we spoke with one the great minds behind Pedal Wagon, Tom O'brian. He and co-owner, Jack Heekin have been operating pedal-powered tours through Cincinnati for the last two years. They share a birth year with The Center, and we were excited to speak with them about what they've been up to the last couple of years!


1) What is the Pedal Wagon?



Tom: The Pedal Wagon is a 15 person, pedal-powered, rolling party. You can reserve the entire Pedal Wagon, or just part of it. Choose from a variety of routes, on which you will share a memorable experience with friends, while uncovering Cincinnati's rich history, and “best kept secret” local establishments on pub crawls, tours of the city’s historic districts, breweries, and more.

2) What is unique about the bachelorette/bachelor parties you host?

Tom: We host a lot of bachelor/bachelorette parties, but no two parties have been the same. It's always a guaranteed fun time when a future bride/groom is involved! Groups have brought decorations for the Wagon, come in the same outfits, brought unique props, sung songs, and even held dance parties in the middle of the Wagon while cruising down the street.

3) What is your favorite thing about the city of Cincinnati?



Tom: The energy and sense of pride people have for the resurgence of Downtown and OTR. Most of our riders are not from the city, so it is great to see their reactions to everything that is new and improving downtown. You can really feel the positive buzz in the air on a Friday/Saturday nights.

Do you have anything new and exciting in the works?

 



Tom: Yes, we introduced our new "Globetrotter" theme tour this past weekend. This tour makes stops at four different locations, where each has a drink special based around that location's national theme. The tour makes stops at Belgium, America, Russia, and Central America.
 

The guys at Pedal Wagon were nice enough to let the gals of The Center take a stroll around OTR yesterday on the Wagon to experience what a tour is really like. Here's what we thought! 

 

Courtney: "This is a fun idea. What a workout!"

Alana: "I laughed the entire time! Can't wait to take a full tour!"

Haley: "My first job in Cincinnati was on the Pedal Wagon. Never knew it was this much fun to be the pedaler!"

There you have it! A bonafide three thumbs up from the gals at The Center!

 

A special thanks to Stuart for setting up our mini-tour and to Devin for taking us around!