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Bicigrino.com will deliver bike to your first night's accommodation & you can drop off in Santiago. They are also affiliated to repair shops en route, free repairs for your run of the mill breakdowns.
I used them for Specialised MTB's on Frances & La Plata - bikes in very good condition.
M.
Thank you Steve, I'm definitely going to have to do more research regarding Road v's Trail though, if you say a Road bike can make most sections it doesn't sound like my kind of trip, I want to follow the beaten track.
Hi CcRider, this disappoints me - 90% Road? When you say Road - u mean tarmac? Or do you class the wide gravel trails I've cylced in Spain thru farmland as Roads?
Also, could those of you who have done Frances, La Plata or Norte compare it to Portuguese?
Same as?
Harder?
Easier - but......Weather? Wind?
I believe it's definitely flatter?
All - at a guess what percentage is Trail v's Road?
We'll have MTB hardtails so won't really matter that much, but prefer the beaten track as long as we are not overcrowding it.
Thank you for that CcRider, I'm seeing a lot of boardwalks on coastal section. Can you tell me are they plentiful? Busy? What are alternatives like?
Regards,
M.
Hi all, I'm looking into biking the Portuguese Way first week of May. We have previously completed Via Algarvinia, Caminos Frances & La Plata by bike, plus walked the Finisterre so we have some experience on The Way.
Just starting research & you guys were such a great help on previous trips, I...
Hi JS6747,
I envy you, my wife & I walked Santiago to Finisterre in 2016 with our then 12 & 9 year old girls. It was without doubt amongst the most memorable times we have ever spent together.
We made sure to book either private albergues (with private rooms) or hotels, we didn't really...
Hi,
Bicigrino. com! I would not go past them.
Top of the range specialised mtb.
Used them twice, on Frances & on Via de la plata. Deliver & collect bikes & luggage, affliated bike shops on route for repair.
Best of luck & enjoy.
M.
Hopefully all Quarantines will be a thing of the past by August, but as far as I am aware if you just transition thru UK to France then the UK rule does not apply - your home country is then applicable. Trouble is your overnight stay.
Check out bicigrino.com, they will deliver to your departure hotel & pick up from your final destination. I used them twice (CF & VDLP) with no issues, good almost new bikes with panniers, etc. We hired Specialized MTBs.
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