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SJPP to Santiago 7 Days Cycling. Thoughts?
Eoghan I'll be happy to add some thoughts, but to answer your questions thoughtfully requires additional information. First, as some have pointed out, whether you intend to ride on the road or on the trail (with occasional road riding in lieu of hike-a-bike) matters tremendously. Second, do...- djq
- Post #13
- Camino de Santiago Forum: 🚴♀️ Bicycling on the Camino
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Purchasing a Bicycle
While we cycled from Roncesvalles to Santiago, we needed some repairs to our bikes. We visited a bike shop in Leon, which I believe was Bicicletas Carlos (http://www.bicicletascarlos.es/). The folks at the shop were very helpful (including taking us ahead of the other work they had to do) and...- djq
- Post #6
- Camino de Santiago Forum: 🇪🇸 Camino FRANCÉS (Most popular route)
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Are 60 to 70 km per day cycling achievable? Logrono to Astorga
The answer will depend on three things: road v. trail, what your physical condition is, and the weather. I did the ride in April 2013 on the trail on mountain bikes with my daughter. I am a pretty strong rider. My daughter had ridden little, but was in pretty good shape. In that area of the...- djq
- Post #6
- Camino de Santiago Forum: 🚴♀️ Bicycling on the Camino
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The Mountains Camino Frances and the Fat cyclist
Gary, I rode on the trail (mainly) from Roncesvalles to Santiago with my adult daughter (not a cyclist) last April. Due to logistical issues, we rode that distance in 14 days (with the first day being a half day to get to from Roncesvalles to Pamplona). If you are in reasonable shape, you...- djq
- Post #3
- Camino de Santiago Forum: 🚴♀️ Bicycling on the Camino
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Cycling and Hotels
Gracie, we rode mountain bikes from Roncesvalles to Santiago--so that is one less day than riding from Saint Jean--and rode mountain bikes, mainly on the trail. We allotted 16 days, planning 14 days of riding and 2 contingency days. The 2 contingency days were burned up when the bikes did not...- djq
- Post #8
- Camino de Santiago Forum: 🚴♀️ Bicycling on the Camino
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Cycling and Hotels
We biked from Roncesvalles to Santiago in April 2013. We generally stayed in private rooms, in hotels, a variety of Casa Rurales (bed and breakfasts), a few hostels, and a few alburgues with private rooms, as well as in one alburgue in a common room. We had no issue finding accommodations--or...- djq
- Post #5
- Camino de Santiago Forum: 🚴♀️ Bicycling on the Camino
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eating in Zubiri, Roncesvalles and maybe Valcarlos
There are several restaurants in Roncesvalles. The restaurant in the hotel next to the church is very good. We took most of our meals there for two days in April. We ate lunch at the municipal alburgue in Zubiri. It was adequate. Zubiri is big enough that there must be stores and other places to...- djq
- Post #2
- Camino de Santiago Forum: 🇪🇸 Camino FRANCÉS (Most popular route)
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Using travel SIM card on camino
I would avoid Vodafone like the plague . When I bought my service in Pamplona, they were very clear in the Vodafone store that calls to the US were five Euro cents per minute after a twenty or thirty Euro cents set up fee. When my thirty Euros of credit were gone after one short call, I called...- djq
- Post #6
- Camino de Santiago Forum: 🥾 Equipment and Clothes
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