We looked all over the world for the coolest bike tours—from art rides to brewery rides to 45-day expeditions. These are the rides that caught our eye. – By Molly Hurford

Ride & Seek’s Vietnam Untouched: Ha Giang

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If you’re looking for some serious bragging rights and a chance to explore unridden terrain, Vietnam Untouched might be the tour for you. Even the tour directors warn that it’s “not for the faint of heart,” and as the first company to run a bike tour in the area, they would know. This is one of the “advanced riders recommended” tours on this list, with 96-160km a day of riding, including tons of climbing. (This might be the trip where you switch to a compact crank.) But the famed rice paddies and the gorgeous forests more than make up for the tough riding you’ll face on this badass adventure.

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