What is the Big BAM?
Big BAM (Bike Across Missouri) on the Katy Trail is a 7-day supported group event ride. You will explore Missouri in a way like never before. The ride takes you through pastoral farmland, meadows full of wildflowers, and majestic forests, and explores charming small towns.
Who Runs the Big BAM?
The Big BAM is operated by Tour Director Todd White. The Big BAM event provides coach bus ride to the beginning of the tour, the daily logistics of the ride including lunch options, assistance on the trail, SAG stop each day, music every night, themed t-shirt and goodie bag are all provided by the BIG BAM event.
Crossroads Bike Tours - Two Hotel Options
Crossroads Bike Tours is the exclusive provider of hotels for the Big BAM event.
Standard and Economy
We provide 2 hotel options for the Big BAM Ride – Standard and Economy Rooms. The two options start in St. Charles, at 11:30am to pick up the shuttle on the first day of the tour and takes you to Clinton for our Welcome Party and then your hotel for the night. You will then ride from Clinton to St. Charles over the next 6 days back to where your cars have been parked. If you are driving in from the West, you can meet us in Clinton and ride the shuttle back on the last day of the tour.
See Chart below for lodging and service differences
Hotel Option Features | Economy | Standard |
Shuttle from St. Charles to Clinton | Yes | Yes |
Big BAM Bracelet for Music and SAG | Yes | Yes |
6 Nights Lodging | 5 nights in economy hotels and 1 night camping | Crossroads Bike Tours Standard Hotels |
Breakfast | 3 breakfasts | 6 breakfasts |
Luggage Shuttle | Everyday | Everyday |
Morning Ride Prep Meeting | Everyday | Everyday |
Ride With GPS Mapping | Yes | Yes |
Crossroads Tour App | Yes | Yes |
SAG and Emergency Ride Services | Everyday | Everyday |
After Ride Drinks | No | Yes |
Dinner Reservations and Shuttle | No | Yes |
Music Venue Shuttle | No | Yes |
Wine Tour | No | Yes |
What is not included?
Guests pay for their own lunches and dinners
Riders should be able to change your own flat tires
See our tours in June and October below or send INQUIRY for more information.
St. Charles , United States
7 day - 6 Night Standard Hotel Option
FROM$2,115.00/pp
St. Charles , United States
7 day - 6 Night Economy Hotel Option
FROM$1,815.00/pp
Standard and Economy
GUIDED TOURS | NIGHTS | BIKE DAYS | TOTAL MILES | AVG. MILE/DAY | DOUBLE OCCUPANCY - Queen (per person) | DOUBLE OCCUPANCY - 2 Beds (per person) | * SINGLE OCCUPANCY* |
Standard | 6 | 6 | 235/261 | 39 | $2,115 | $2,250 | $2,865 |
| 6
** | 6 Extra Night | 235/261 | 39 | $1,815 $ 210/ Room | $1,915 $ 210/ Room | $2,365 $ 210/ Room |
*PRICE FOR SINGLE: Price for SOLO CYCLIST OR ONE PERSON in a room
** Extra Night in St. Charles is $210/room not per person
Our coach buses meet you at 11:00am in St. Charles and departs at 12:30pm for Clinton. We meet at by the Lewis and Clark Boathouse Museum where you can park for free in this parking lot. In Clinton you have the Kick Off celebration followed by your first night's hotel. The St. Louis airport (STL) is a 10-minute Uber ride from Country Inn in St. Charles and the pick-up point.
Your purchase of the Hotel Option provides you the $450 Big BAM bracelet which allows you into each music night, free drink coupons as well as the daily SAG stops. You also get all the other features that are added by Crossroads Bike Tours listed on the chart above.
The Katy trail is all crushed limestone surface from end to end. Built on abandoned rail beds this surface is compact but if heavy rains, can be soft. We recommend 28MM width tires or wider.
Crossroads Bike Tours can get you on the Katy Trail. Check out our video on this iconic trail.
PLEASE CALL US WITH QUESTIONS OR IF YOU WANT TO SCHEDULE A TOUR
CALL 314-656-6229
