Author
Madeira Bike Tours editorial
Editorial group
Madeira, Portugal
About Madeira Bike Tours editorial
Madeira Bike Tours is written by a small editorial group, not by a named guide. Every figure on a page (a price, a duration, a group size, a shuttle time, a difficulty grade, a bike spec) is taken from the operator's own page or from an official source and carries the date it was read. Nothing is ranked by commission. A named Madeira-based author, a certified MTB guide or a Trans Madeira finisher, is being recruited; until that person is on the page, the site claims no rides it has not made.
Areas of expertise
- Enduro vs XC vs e-MTB tour selection
- Trans Madeira race logistics
- Trail difficulty calibration (Trailforks vs operator scales)
- Bike-park (GAMBLE / Estaca) progression
- Shuttle vs self-pedal logistics
- E-bike tours on coastal levadas (and which to avoid)
- Multi-day package fit by ability
Methodology
MTB trails, tour formats and operators are compared on what the operators' own pages state: format, trail and difficulty grade, duration, bike and shuttle included, group size, price and cancellation terms, read on the date shown on each page. Reviews on third-party platforms are read for patterns but not reproduced. Where a fact cannot be checked against a source it is left out rather than guessed. Corrections with a source are applied on the page and the verified date is updated.