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Cycling the Norte

...oh, and remember that the number of gears is not the same as the ratio (you need to ensure your pedal cadence up steep hills with a fully loaded bike is manageable). Talk to your local bike shop about this if needing advice.
- Matthew King
- Post #23
- Mar 27, 2019
- Camino de Santiago Forum: 🇪🇸 Camino del NORTE (from Irún)
Cycling the Norte

In the same way that hiking poles might aid a walking Camino, I would consider an e bike as a facilitator for a cycling Camino. A couple of practical issues that I would take into account is the potential problem of charging, and if you need to manhandle the bike for example over fences or up...
- Matthew King
- Post #22
- Mar 27, 2019
- Camino de Santiago Forum: 🇪🇸 Camino del NORTE (from Irún)
Cycling the Norte

Hi Freeflyer 123. Yes, the Norte walking route is hillier than the Frances, so you may need to cycle on the roads adjacent to the "real" path. I would suggest a bike with suitable gear ratios for steep uphill cycling ( my Surly Ogre has 40-30-22 front chainrings with an 11t-41t cassette). I also...
- Matthew King
- Post #20
- Mar 23, 2019
- Camino de Santiago Forum: 🇪🇸 Camino del NORTE (from Irún)
Cycling the Norte

Irun not iTunes!
- Matthew King
- Post #4
- Jan 7, 2017
- Camino de Santiago Forum: 🇪🇸 Camino del NORTE (from Irún)
Cycling the Norte

I cycled the norte from Santander to Santiago (Brittany Ferry from Plymouth) June 2015 then bus Santiago to Santander with packed bike in bus boot, then in August 2016 took the same ferry and packed bike by bus to iTunes. Cycled from there to At Jean Pied de Port to meet my sons who had cycled...
- Matthew King
- Post #3
- Jan 7, 2017
- Camino de Santiago Forum: 🇪🇸 Camino del NORTE (from Irún)