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Yes Correos sell the boxes for e13 to take away. No tape if you are not posting it. It is easier using this box than a cycle shop one. Either way you will need a taxi to the airport.
I don't know when this happened, but the bike boxes they used to do at Santiago airport have stopped. The tourist office are once again correct about this and can tell you where to buy a box. It's at Correos (Post Office), round the corner from them. They refuse to give you any tape unless you...
I've cycled the Portuguese from Lisbon, often using a cycle GPX route. Going from Vigo, passed the single track bridge, Ponte Medieval de Pontesampaio to Pontevedra has a problem at the top of the hill (end of 2022). The road EP00001 is closed at the very top of the hill. If you go through the...
Flat pedals are the preferred thing now outside of bike racing. When GCN tested flat against clipless, they found clipless only advantage was in a sprint finish. They also tested carrying weight on a bike and found it makes a big difference, much more than anything else. When I got to Seminario...
I was given a card with 2 numbers
Taxi maritimo 00351 967 094 630 / 00351 931 636 360
But just go down the road to the campsite, look on the wooden walkway and you will see the boats and signs. I got across after 7am. 4 others from our Albergue got there by taxi at 7am. If you really zoom up...
Hi all.
I'm making plans to cycle the del Norte on my own touring bike. I've found several GPX tracks for this. The thing is at Villaviciosa, 2 of them go south to Oviedo and then back up to rejoin at Aviles. The other 2 are on the official coastal route. I am wondering is there an advantage on...
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