What you'll do:

You'll climb aboard Birmingham's original pedal bar and roll through downtown with a group of strangers who, by the third stop, won't feel like strangers at all. This pedal bar tour in Birmingham puts solo riders and small groups on the same bike, heading to the same local bars, moving as one crew.

• Pedal as a group: You and seven other riders power the route together while your guide steers, calls the stops, and keeps things moving at a pace everyone can handle.

• Meet your crew: If you're coming solo or with just one or two people, Birmingham Pedal Tours matches you with other riders so you're never rolling with an awkward gap in the group.

• Hit three bar stops: Every tour pulls up to a rotating lineup of Birmingham favorites like Trimtab, Tin Roof, Hop City, Carrigans, and Avondale Brewing, with stops shifting from tour to tour.

• Take in downtown: Between bars, you're rolling through the streets of downtown Birmingham at a pace slow enough to actually notice the city around you.

• Set the soundtrack: The bike has a sound system, and the group controls the music, so the ride between stops is part of the fun.

The pedal bar does half the entertaining. The bars do the rest. By the time you're off the bike, you've got a few new contacts in your phone and a story that's easier to tell in person.

Why we love it for your group outing:

1. No full group required: This is one of the few bar crawl formats in Birmingham where you can book one ticket and still have a full social experience waiting when you arrive.

2. Real local bars: Every stop is a Birmingham staple, not a tourist-facing version of the city. You're drinking where locals actually drink.

3. Routes that rotate: Stops change from tour to tour, which means a second ride is genuinely different from your first and worth doing again.

4. Guide handles the logistics: Your guide manages navigation, timing, and pacing so your group shows up, pedals, and drinks without coordinating anything.

5. Works for any occasion: Birthdays, bachelorette parties, corporate outings, and low-key Saturday plans all fit the format without the experience needing to be reshaped around them.

About this experience partner:

Birmingham Pedal Tours is the only pedal-powered bar tour company in the Magic City and the largest operator of its kind in Alabama. The company runs public mixers, pub crawls, and group tours to Birmingham's best bars, pairing solo riders and small groups into a single social crew for each ride. Guests book for birthdays, bachelorette parties, corporate outings, and casual weekend plans throughout the year.

Additional information:

- Must be 21 or older to participate.

- Bring cash: it's the fastest way to close out tabs and keep the group moving between stops.

- Public tours require a minimum of eight riders; if that minimum isn't met, you'll be notified the day of your tour.

- Bar stops rotate each tour and may include Trimtab, Tin Roof, Hop City, Carrigans, Sidebar, Back Forty, Brown Derby, Uproot Brewing, Hi-Wire Brewing, Dread River, and Avondale Brewing.