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    • Matthew King
      I agree that a walk to Orisson is a great opportunity to test out your gear. It might be raining in SJPdP now but it will definitely rain at some stage further along the Camino...
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      Matthew King reacted to OzAlex's post in the thread Cycling France with Like Like.
      Thanks Matt , I was a bit worried about what road surfaces to expect but understand now you can alter your course to suit. Regards Alex
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      Matthew King replied to the thread Cycling France.
      Alex. I started trying to follow the walking route, but gave up on that idea when I was still in Kent and just off the ferry near Calais. Afterwards I would cycle on small roads ( B type or smaller) usually cycling three of Sigerac's daily stages...
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      Matthew King replied to the thread Cycling France.
      Alex. I used my Surly Ogre, a rigid steel frame bike on 50-622 Shwalbe Supreme tyres. I had absolutely no issues with the tyres. Mechanically I went through quite a few pairs of disc brake pads (I should have used sintered) but fortunately I had...
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      Matthew King replied to the thread Cycling France.
      I cycled the VF Canterbury to Rome in 2017. I have to say that I found the northern parts of France were a little tedious in the sense that the landscape is undulating arable fields. Perhaps that's a false memory... For me what was more...
    • Matthew King
      Yes, I don’t see the airport listed on the itinerary. Probably worth searching on ALSA. NOT for your anticipated dates, just for a corresponding weekday this month. Timetables are only published monthly though they rarely vary. You might also...
    • Matthew King
      In your circumstances I think I would be looking to my travel insurance curtailance and cancellation clauses rather than bike hire. Folding bikes are designed for commuting not pilgrimage trails. I wish you good luck and good fortune but I think...
    • Matthew King
      You’re welcome Matt. Too long in public service taught me that there is always a resolution and, that if you really want to understand the wood you really have to stop looking at the trees 😉
    • Matthew King
      What a great lateral thinker you are Tincatinker! Ryanair fly London Stansted to Asturias airport (what is described as the closest to Oviedo), and I can get a direct Alsa bus from that airport to Leon. Cycle the 1/2 CF to SdC then fly Santiago...
    • Matthew King
      Actually, this is from the city rather than direct from the airport. Do you reckon I'll have to take the airport bus to the city centre first, and then get on another bus to Leon?
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