Trike Trip Cala Millor / Sa Coma / East Coast Mallorca

Posted By : 430magf
After travelling for over 1-1/2 hours from Puerto Pollensa, we were met by a grumpy Myke (Mike - a German) who clearly wasn't in the mood to welcome us. We felt the same with the receptionist too. The other two gentlemen there at the time were much better.

We had booked to go on a trike and after doing all the paperwork, Myke told us to wait while he briefed 2 German families first. Then when it was my time (I am an Asian) I felt that he was rushing and just wanted to find faults from the very first minute. More noticeably was the fact that he spent no more than half the time briefing me than the time he spent with the other 2 German families.

As an example: he did NOT adjust the brake paddle throw for me and yet I saw that he checked AND adjusted it for the other two German men. Yes, it needed adjustment for me too because the paddle was a tad too far.

He also gave me the wrong instruction regarding which hand to use for gear changes. I used my right hand and he told me that it was wrong and should use my left instead - even almost insulting me by saying "you are from the UK so change with your left hand". The throttle is on the right handle and it is common practice to change gears with your throttle hand so that when you do, you do not run the risk of powering up the throttle as you change gears! I felt uncomfortable with this but seeing that Myle was one grumpy lad, I did not resist. I wanted to have a nice day out with the family, especially my son who was really looking forward to the trip. I would be proven right later as you will see.

At one point I felt Myke was just looking for excuses to NOT have us because during the test run, as we entered a small roundabout, he told me to change from 1st to 2nd gear and then immediately screamed I was going too fast - I wasn't, it was no more than 5 kmph. Doesn't he know 2nd gear is faster than 1st gear?? This is AFTER he told me that at some parts of the outing we will be going faster than 80 kmph!

After the test drive Myke went inside and spoke German to the receptionist, NOT realising although I am Asian and my wife is English, she speaks fluent German. Yes, and we know that Myke was rude, very rude about me in German.

To be fair the receptionist asked if we wanted to go anyway despite Myke's opposition. I decided that the last thing I want is to spend the day with this rude guy so I said no. Buggies 4 Fun also provides buggies. We were interested in them as an alternative but there are three of us and the buggies are two-seaters.

Daniel, who was in charge of the buggies, clearly was in disagreement with Myke's assessment and decision NOT to take us. So Daniel decided to ALSO take me out for a test drive with a trike. After this second test drive, Daniel told both the receptionist AND Myke that as far as he was concerned I was no different to any of the other drivers he had seen and that he had no issues with me driving a trike. During the test drive, Daniel also confirmed that one should change gears with the right hand! This way you will automatically let the gas back to low when changing gears.

Summary, Buggies 4 Fun as a business looks fine to us. They need to look at their guide Myke though. Myke did not want to be there and had no interest in the customers unless they spoke native German. He should be fired and go back to Germany or wherever he came from. Being Asian I felt Myke is a bit racist and did not realise that my wife speaks German fluently so he was caught red-handed being rude about me.

I recommend that anyone going to Buggies 4 Fun to see who is your guide on the day and avoid Myke. Daniel was very good. I DO NOT recommend going with Myke if you are not a native German.

Lastly, I am sure a "Christian" will come on here to reply in defense of something but he needs to know this was an honest review. As I said above, the business itself is ok, the issue is the attitude of your staff Myke.
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Posted On : 2023-08-31 16:30:02

Posted By : Dartheboy
Trike tour with a 12 year old and two adults. I will start by saying a huge thank you for adding the transfer at the last minute 🙏

Mike was tour guide, not a man for small talk 🤣 but was a great guide. Its a big 1010 from all.

I've never rode a bike or trike before and taking in Mike's advice change gear with right hand. I had no issues. We seen so much and I think it must have been 5 hours in total.

100% recommended
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Posted On : 2023-08-14 16:31:17

Posted By : Jane K
This tour is not to be missed! Lots of beautiful scenery and places to see. The tour guide was excellent and checked on on the buggies behind us making sure everyone was safe. We were on a trike at the front. Cannot recommend this company enough and would definitely do this again. First class….amazing!
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Posted On : 2023-07-14 13:54:35

Posted By : Sharon T
Fantastic trip with excellent driver. Plenty places to get great photos. Time to look around where we stopped and have a snack. Would throughly recommend
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Posted On : 2023-05-06 17:54:30

Posted By : crawfol1982
This tour was great! We didn’t want to drive so we had a guide take us out so we got the full view of the countryside. Guide was great and got to see some really lovely sites. Could of stayed on it all day!
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Posted On : 2023-04-29 02:54:33

Posted By : R1154WFstuarts
Fantastic day out on the buggies today (20th April 23) and a BIG thank you to all the team at Buggy 4 Fun Cala Millor Mallorca for a great experience we enjoyed it so much we have booked again for June 2023. See you soon 👍
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Posted On : 2023-04-23 11:34:03

Posted By : vivienneh705
Being picked up from the hotel, we felt very 'famous!'
We were picked up from our hotel as we don't drive, and were taken to the office where Jurgen took over the driving (or is it riding?) Having limited mobility, it was an ideal and exciting way to see more of the island than we'd see independently. We were taken on hairpin bends up, up, up to San Salvadore where our ears popped! We were followed by seven buggies. We'd hoped for a trike convoy but this didn't spoil our experience at all. Crash helmets were provided-my first experience! Note to self-lift the visor before applying lip balm!
The views were amazing! the only downside was not knowing where to put our feet.. The base of the trike is made up of chrome tubes, and I was afraid of touching the road through the gaps and having my foot snapped off!
Jurgen asked which trip we preferred. Initially it was the Jeep ride, until I relaxed into the bends and just allowed them to happen. it was one hour of being terrified followed by 3 hours of total exhilaration.
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Posted On : 2023-01-29 14:30:57

Posted By : Sdickinson1978
A thoroughly enjoyable 4 hours on the road with a great tour guide in Daniel! Well worth it and we would definitely go again!
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Posted On : 2022-10-23 03:45:27

Posted By : susanhT6978PM
Had an amazing day out on the trike with Ralph our driver guide. We saw some lovey places off the tourist track, swam at a beautiful little beach and riding up in the mountains where the views were stunning. Ralph went above and beyond to make the day very special for us, we would love to do it again if we are in Majorca again.
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Posted On : 2022-09-11 04:48:04

Posted By : Jogoka76
The guys were very nice and friendly. We were late half an hour and they didn't cancel. We were quite hard to handle as a group because we rented all the trikes plus 1 buggy. But the staff was very helpful and patient.
It was amazing. We went up to a mountain on serpentine roads, which was the best part of the trip. It was one of the best afternoons in my life. Thank you!!!
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Posted On : 2022-06-04 09:40:11