Meet Your Tour Guides
Outgoing. Passionate. Experienced. Inspiring. Knowledgeable. Well-traveled. Curious. These are just a few of the inherent traits of a Napa Valley Bike Tours Guide.
Not only are our Tour Guides exceptionally fun people to hang with, but they have a sneaky talent for teaching you stuff without making you feel like you’re in a classroom. Above all else, NVBT Tour Guides are eager to make the time you spend biking with us your favorite memory from your visit to wine country!
We’re especially proud of the fact that 14 of our Tour Guides have been guiding with us for at least five seasons – including 9 who have been guiding with us for 10+ seasons!
Carol B.
NVBT Guide Since 1987
Carol is the undisputed and universally beloved matriarch of Napa Valley Bike Tours. She has been driving van support for NVBT for 36 years!
Carol's grandmother immigrated to the valley from Italy, making her a rare second generation Napan.
Don’t miss the chance to ask Carol about the changes she's personally witnessed during her time living in Napa – or the early days of Napa Valley Bike Tours, for that matter. She can recall when our bike tour groups visited Caymus and Pine Ridge and the tastings were free!
35+ Seasons
NVBT Guide Since 1987
Carol B.
Allan F.
NVBT Guide Since 2002
Allan is one half of the dynamic “Fredericks Duo” (his wife, Cindy, drives van support). Originally from Greeley, Colorado, Allan has lived in Napa Valley since 1986.
A born tinkerer who enjoys working with his hands, Allan built his own wood-working “Dream Shop” where he designs and crafts original barrel stave furniture and one-of-a-kind commissioned pieces for wineries, restaurants and private collectors.
Retired from teaching Middle School, Allan is building a "Tear Drop" and looking forward to exploring our National Parks.
Allan has completed numerous endurance cycling events, including several centuries, a double-century and the infamous Death Ride (five times)! He's also cycled throughout Colorado, Kauai, and Sedona.
20+ Seasons
nvbt guide since 2002
Allan F.
Cindy F.
NVBT Guide Since 2003
Cindy is known as the Duchess of Details. She has a talent for going out of her way to add personal, unexpected touches whenever she can.
Don’t make the mistake of letting Cindy stay behind the scenes in her van support role (or Wine Sherpa, as she prefers to say). “A little known fact is that I have expertise in the ecosystems of Napa and Sonoma Valleys and how these ecosystems make our valleys the ideal growing place for world-class wines.”
Outside of work, Cindy is an avid gardener and volunteers with LAPS (Loving Animals Provide Smiles), an organization of trained and registered animal-assisted therapy teams.
20+ Seasons
nvbt guide since 2003
Cindy F.
Paul S.
NVBT Guide Since 1999
You could say that Paul keeps finding his way home to Napa Valley, having lived locally from 1952-69, 1980-89 and finally landing back here in 1995.
With a degree in history, and his firsthand experience living in Napa Valley over several decades, Paul’s tour guests enjoy hearing his personal perspective of just how radically the valley has grown and changed.
Paul’s work history includes the US Army, skydiving, and corporate training.
His retirement jobs have been guiding for Napa Valley Bike Tours as well as working for several local wineries. To further his wine knowledge, he earned the Wine and Spirits Education Trust, Level 1.
20+ Seasons
nvbt guide since 1999
Paul S.
James M.
NVBT Guide Since 2008
James has spent most of his life living in and around the Bay Area.
While growing up in Marin County in the 1970s, James hung with a circle of friends that included Gary Fischer, Joe Breeze, Tom Ritchey and Charlie Kelly. For fun, they started modifying street bikes so they could ride and race them off road on the trails of Mount Tamalpais. Their improvised “Klunkerz” were the predecessors of the modern mountain bike and are now a treasured part of mountain biking lore.
In the off-season, James enjoys escaping to Zihuatanejo, on the Pacific coast of Mexico, made famous in the movie, The Shawshank Redemption.