# Riding Between Company Branches, and How the Support Vehicle Is Arranged｜24EZGO

> A Taiwanese industrial group linked its northern, central and southern offices into one ride, segment by segment, on e-bikes. This is what the support vehicle actually did. It followed the group, carried the luggage, picked up broken bikes, and shuttled people and bikes between sites.

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# Riding Between Company Branches, and How the Support Vehicle Is Arranged

No placings, no cut-off times. A Taiwanese industrial group treated its northern, central and southern offices as waypoints, sending colleagues out in waves on e-bikes to link one site to the next, greeted with high fives at each gate. The hard part of a ride like this is the logistics rather than the riding. On any given day some people are riding, some are waiting, some have just finished, and the luggage and spare bikes have to keep up with all of them. Here is what our support vehicle actually did, and what a company needs to decide before running something similar.

![A line of riders in red team shirts on the shoulder of a road in Taichung heading towards Fengyuan, with a support vehicle behind](/images/guides/corporate-branch-ride/riding-taichung.webp)

The central segment runs on city roads, with the support vehicle held within sight behind the group.

## Offices as waypoints, with the route broken into days

The biggest difference between a corporate ride and a personal island loop is that staff cannot take a full week off for it. Once the northern, central and southern offices become waypoints, the route breaks into segments that each fit inside a day, with their own start, finish and welcoming party. Colleagues can join only their own segment, or string several together.

This group rode e-bikes throughout. For a company event the point of an e-bike is eligibility rather than speed. It stops fitness from deciding who gets to take part. Colleagues who never ride can hold the group, so the field does not split into two packs ten kilometres apart. The bikes themselves were arranged by the organiser. Our job was moving bikes and people to the start of each segment and following them on the road.

## Where the support vehicle sits in the group

The rule for following is to stay within sight of the back of the group, close enough to see the last rider, not so close that the van blocks traffic at city junctions. In urban sections with frequent lights the group gets cut apart, and the driver decides which part to shadow while staying in radio contact, rather than forcing everyone through one green light.

The vehicle carries the whole group luggage, spare water and supplies, and space for people. Cramp, a mechanical, or simply having to be back at the office by a certain hour all end the same way. You get in the van instead of grinding on. That is the point of having one. The roof rack starts the day empty precisely so there is room for bikes picked up along the way.

## Shuttling between sites without eating into ride time

A waypoint format always creates non-riding transfers. The end of one segment is the start of the next wave, and both people and bikes have to be in place. If colleagues drive themselves, half the event is spent looking for parking. Putting it on the support vehicle means riders and bikes move to the next assembly point together, in one trip.

Carrying bikes and people in the same vehicle keeps the luggage together too. Work laptops, a change of clothes, whatever the company is sending to the branch. It all travels with the group. The vehicle reaches the gate first and unloads, so when the riders arrive, what is left is the high fives and the photo.

## Three things to settle before running one

First, size each segment around the slowest rider rather than the strongest. Second, decide where the bikes come from, whether company-owned, rented, or brought by staff, because that determines whether they need to be trucked to the start the day before. Third, decide who rides in the vehicle. The group needs one contact person from the organiser on board, because when the plan changes mid-route, that call is theirs to make and not the driver’s.

![The group assembling outside a branch office beside a white support van fitted with a roof rack](/images/guides/corporate-branch-ride/support-van-roof-rack.webp)

The start is the office gate itself. The roof rack leaves empty, kept free for bikes that need picking up later.

![Participants regrouping in the shade of a park with several bikes leaning nearby](/images/guides/corporate-branch-ride/regroup-rest-stop.webp)

Rest stops are set at parks with shade and toilets, and water and spares come out of the support vehicle.

![Riders walking their bikes to the gate of a partner company in Tainan, greeted by colleagues](/images/guides/corporate-branch-ride/tainan-branch-arrival.webp)

The southern segment also ends at a gate. Arriving is the ceremony in a ride like this.

## FAQ

Our staff have very different fitness levels, so what happens to those who cannot keep up?

They get in the van. That is exactly why it follows at the back. Falling off the pace, cramping, a mechanical, or simply having had enough for the day all end with rider and bike loaded up, and the decision to rejoin can wait until the next stop or the finish. Choosing e-bikes for this event served the same purpose, lowering the bar so most colleagues could take part.

Do you rent out bikes or e-bikes?

We do not rent bikes ourselves, but we work with rental partners, so tell us if you need bikes and we will quote the rental separately. What we do is transport and support, carrying riders, bikes and luggage, following the group on the road, getting everything safely to the start of each segment and staying with the group for the duration.

What should we tell you when asking for a quote?

The dates, the start and end point of each segment, how many people and how many bikes, and whether the bikes need moving to the start beforehand. Those alone are enough to work out how many vehicles and what shift pattern it takes. It is fine to ask before the itinerary is fixed, because for most corporate events the route only settles during the conversation.

## Related guides

* [Five Days Cycling from Taichung｜Sun Moon Lake, Shuili & Sanyi](/en/guides/hong-kong-taichung-cycling/)
* [Taiwan Cycling Route No.1｜Distance & Closed Roads](/en/guides/island-loop-route/)
* [Sun Moon Lake Bike Path｜Distance & Riding Rules](/en/guides/sun-moon-lake-cycling/)

## Need a support vehicle?

Tell us your plan and we will suggest an option based on group size, bike count, and days.

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