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    Skinnybiker reacted to iMac23's post in the thread Via de la Plata - Recumbent...? with Like Like.
    Hi, getting lost in all the posts - but is roughly 50% heavier than your average mountain bike (17kg), and normal/manual version rather than the e-assist.
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    As others have written, it's mostly doable by bike so it will generally be doable by a recumbent trike, what hasn't been discussed is the added difficulties of using a trike. Looking at the ICE Adventure HD it folds, which is good, what's the...
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    Train / ferry whilst environmentally sound is a bit of fool's errand, very hard, i did it once Cádiz to Plymouth, never again. Flight to SVQ will be much easier then airport bus in to the city. Good luck
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    Skinnybiker replied to the thread Train bookings.
    Recently I was looking for a train from Malaga to Cádiz, RENFE came up with nada. The reason being that for most routes the system does not handle connections - which is strange because it's not unusual. Seat61.com provides a lot of useful...
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    Spain, by some criteria, is reckoned to be the second most mountainous country in Europe. How about some of the Caminos in flatter countries, Netherlands, France etc?
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    You have received a lot of good suggestions about back exercises and walking the Camino so I have a couple of suggestions from a cycling pov. * Why not cycle the Camino? You're obviously a very competent cyclist, the bike carries the weight and...
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    Well it would seem to me that if you're cycling 1000km & perhaps 10,000m vertical from Sevilla, by the time you arrive Santiago you'll both be fit, know what you're capable of and perhaps jettisoned some cargo. The hills / mountains in Spain...
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    Skinnybiker replied to the thread Cycling the Del Norte.
    I have ridden most of the Norte and also hiked & biked with a friend some of the Transadaluz in S Spain (I was the biker). It might be useful to understand his style of riding and also the type of ebike he will ride. After all there is a huge...
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    Skinnybiker replied to the thread Biking the via de la plata.
    Another option could be to buy good second hand bikes. Check / contact the local bike shops, look on Wallapop or Milanuncios as there are usually 100s of bikes for sale and it should be a buyers market.

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