Bikes & e-bikes

Flyer bike experience

Get up close and personal with Switzerland’s original electric bike

Enjoy picture-postcard views during a cycle ride on one of the latest Flyer bike models, as you discover the beautiful Emmental Valley either under your own steam or in the company of a guide. Whether riding over gentle hills or sampling the rough and the smooth on an electric mountain bike, the Flyer experience tours will cater to every taste.

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Flyer Mietstation Today (Friday) open

Flyer bike hire station opening times at Huttwil

Mon–Fri 08.00–12.00 hours
13.00–17.00 hours

Sat (March to Oct.)
09.00–12.00 hours
13.00–17.00 hours

Sun on request

Subject to change without prior notice

Culinary spring tour

Have you wanted to go on an excursion with a Flyer e-bike for a while now but didn’t want to ride alone? Or would you like to surprise someone with a unique day out? If so, then the culinary spring tour for individual guests is just the right thing for you.

Programme

10.00 hours	Welcome at the Flyer plant with coffee and croissants
10.30 hours	Factory tour
11.30 hours	Accompanied Flyer tour
12.45 hours	Spring-themed 3-course lunch at the farm (colourful spring salad with asparagus, dandelion and quail’s eggs, beef schnitzel with wild garlic butter, pasta with nettle pesto and spring vegetables, peppermint mousse with strawberries and rhubarb). Followed by: Short walk onto the Oberbühlchnubel with 360° panoramic views
14.45 hours	Return journey
16.00 hours	Arrival and end of tour

Travel time and terrain

Approx. 2 hours 30 minutes
Tarmacked side roads, short stretches on dirt roads and main roads

Event information and registration

E-mountain bike Fürobetürli (after-work tour)

Done with work for the day? Join us on the “Flyer e-mountain bike Fürobetürli”. On the first Tuesday of every month, you can cycle through the hills of the Emmental and enjoy a delicious cold platter or a sausage by the fire along the way. The tour is suitable for every ability level. Bring your own e-mountain bike or hire the latest model of the Flyer Uproc on site.

Programme

17.30 hours	Welcome, allocation of the Flyer bikes and adjusting the settings of the e-mountain bikes
18.00 hours	Start of the “Fürobetürli” tour
19.30 hours	Snack break along the way
20.15 hours	Return journey
21.00 hours	Communal clean-down of the e-mountain bikes and end of tour

Travel time and terrain

Approx. 2 hours 30 minutes
Woodland paths, side roads, short stretches on dirt roads and main roads, single trails

Recommendation

Attend the free public factory tour at 15.30 hours before the “Fürobetürli” excursion.

Event information and registration

Autumn tour with restaurant visit

Have you wanted to go on an excursion with a Flyer e-bike for a while now but didn’t want to ride alone? Or would you like to surprise someone with a unique day out? If so, then the autumn tour with restaurant visit for individual guests is just the right thing for you.

Programme

09.30 hours	Welcome at the Flyer plant with coffee and croissants
10.00 hours	Factory tour
11.00 hours	Accompanied Flyer tour
12.00 hours	Lunch at the Bären Madiswil restaurant (selection of four autumn lunch menus)
13.30 hours	Onward journey
15.00 hours	Dessert stop at the Bären Dürrenroth restaurant (selection of four delicious autumnal desserts including coffee)
16.15 hours	Return journey
16.45 hours	Return to the Flyer plant and end of tour

Travel time and terrain

Approx. 3 hours
Tarmacked side roads, short stretches on dirt roads and main roads

Event information and registration

Rates

Flyer bike hire

from CHF 30.00 per Flyer for up to 3 hours
from CHF 50.00 per Flyer per day

Prices vary depending on the model category.

Prices in CHF incl. VAT / Prices and products subject to alteration

Culinary spring tour

CHF 104.00 Culinary spring tour excl. Flyer rental
CHF 129.00 Culinary spring tour incl. Flyer rental

This offer can be booked individually or with up to 5 people.

Included in the price:

Coffee and croissants
Factory tour
Flyer rental
Flyer tour guide book
Helmet
Lunch at the farm with mineral water and apple juice

Prices in CHF incl. VAT / Prices and products subject to alteration

E-mountain bike Fürobetürli (after-work tour)

CHF 5.00 E-mountain bike Fürobetürli*

*with or without rental, excl. food

Included in the price:

Flyer rental
Flyer tour guide book
Helmet

Prices in CHF incl. VAT / Prices and products subject to alteration

Autumn tour with restaurant visit

CHF 115.00 Autumn tour with restaurant visit excl. Flyer rental
CHF 140.00 Autumn tour with restaurant visit incl. Flyer rental

This offer can be booked individually or with up to 5 people.

Included in the price:

Coffee and croissants
Factory tour
Flyer rental
Flyer tour guide book
Helmet
Lunch with welcome drink and mineral water (excl. additional drinks)
Dessert with coffee (excl. additional drinks)

Prices in CHF incl. VAT / Prices and products subject to alteration

Notes

Would you like to familiarise yourself with the e-mountain bike and improve your riding style? Flyer AG offers e-mountain bike riding technique courses.

Combine your Flyer rental with an interesting factory tour – every Tuesday at 15.30 hours (year-round) and every Saturday at 9.30 hours (March to October) for individual visitors.

Flyer bikes will only be hired to people aged 14 or above. Young people aged 14 or 15 must hold a suitable driving licence (at least category M). For those aged 16 or older, a driver’s licence is also required for Flyer bikes with assisted pedals at speeds over 25 km per hour.

Tip – two-day excursion

Treat yourself to a couples’ break with the Flyer offer “E-romance in the Emmental”, incl. a night’s stay at the Romantik Hotel Bären in Dürrenroth.

How to get there

Take the train to Huttwil, then it’s 20 minutes’ walk to the Flyer plant, or take the citizens’ bus (Bürgerbus) to “Huttwil, Schwende” (advance booking required, +41 79 530 10 10)