About us
Like our off-road parent company Trail Rando, Cruise & Discover was born of a simple passion for adventure motorcycle travel. Cruise & Discover safely combines the pleasure of travel with the discovery of unusual regions and countries, while sharing a human adventure. To make your experience unforgettable:
DarikDE BRIE
Founder of Cruise & Discover
Darik is an experienced motorcycle traveler and our English speaker.
He organizes, plots the routes, and communicates with hotels, freight forwarders and restaurants. He takes care of basically everything.
His attraction to motorcycles was born at the age of 16. Then followed long trips across Europe, the North Cape in 1986 and the United States in 1994.
Vice President of the French Goldwing club between 1987 and 1994, he also organized trips to Austria, Italy, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Portugal and so many more countries!
Darik cultivates this need to escape, to share emotions, freedom, and unexpected encounters.
He remains loyal to adventure and touring motorcycles. The rumor runs that he is preparing a route, from Alaska to Ushuaia…
BernardRIGONI
Our best pilot
Bernard is no longer a household name, having proved himself as a driver in major races such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Dakar, Le Touquet, the Moto Tour and the Bol d'Or.
A former team manager for "motorcycle endurance racing" activities for Honda France and BMW-Michelin, Bernard brings us his expertise in motorcycle safety, tuning and riding to enhance the pleasure of the ride.
He is a state-certified motorcycle instructor.
AlainAYACHE
Our long rides expert
Meticulous in the preparation of his routes and his bikes, Alain is an excellent and experienced rider capable of setting the pace when needed.
A motorcyclist for 35 years, Alain shares many trips with Darik on his motorcycle.
He loves to share the pleasure of riding on steep roads.
He is our recognition expert!
PierreHIDEUX
Our off-road specialist
He is our off-road specialist and knows the road perfectly.
Pierre has a long and solid experience of trail and enduro motorcycles, especially thanks to his competition experiences in Morocco where he has lived.
Pierre is looking forward to accompanying you in your road-trip with some nice off-road surprises!
Pierre knows the tracks, the regions, and the bikes you need according to the difficulty, he represents off-road riding!
He advises, prepares, organizes, and accompanies! And he sure knows how to set the mood!
DidierADES
Our music lover
Didier fell into it, as they say, at the age of 16, and has some memorable trips to his credit, which he has organized in a Honda Goldwing on the roads of Libya, Morocco; Spain and the USA, to name but a few.
Didier is a former president of the Goldwing Club de France.
Also highly experienced in competition, Didier is our music lover and handles the handle safely and the piano with excellence! A passionate man with a great sense of humour, whose joie de vivre is fully shared!