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    León to Santiago by Brompton?

    Your Thorn bike sounds like an ideal choice. I haven’t used an Alsa bus, but FlixBus carried my full sized bike from SdC to Bordeaux, but I had to put it in a plastic bike bag that cost about €5 plus pedal removal & turning handlebars. Buen Camino!
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    León to Santiago by Brompton?

    I have a Brompton but I used a 26” mountain bike for cycling the Camino. I needed all of the lower gearing, and I wished that I’d had a front shock absorber rather than a rigid fork (it was an old used bike) for some of the trails. Consequently, I stuck to the roads most of the time. The climbs...
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    LIVE from the Camino I injured myself coming into Pamplona a few days ago...

    I had the exact same situation and found a small room on Airbnb for about €22/night. Ended up staying 6 nights in central Pamplona before resuming the Camino. I prepared my meals in a kitchenette, so it was fairly thrifty. Perhaps that would help …
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    Weight, and how its discussion is terrifying me.

    One other consideration is that you may shed some body weight along the way. I stressed about the ounces / grams of many items that I planned to carry, then I lost about 20 pounds of body weight which was my exact pack weight at the beginning of the Camino. That made walking and stress on my...
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    Hiking at Night?

    It may not be apparent at first, but even Spaniards acknowledge that they may be in the wrong time zone - i.e. the sun probably rises later and sets later than where you live. An early start as you proposed may give you 4-5 hours of walking in the cold & dark. As a cyclist, I waited until...
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    How far is too far

    Another option is SJPP to Valcarlos, then Valcarlos to Espinal. I did that same sequence and found it enjoyable. First day was relatively easy & nice dinners in both towns. Don’t know what I missed on the Napoleon route, but the low route traveled along the path of a mountain river for much of...
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    Safety

    Your path as a cyclist varies from the walkers considerably. You’re sometimes on the same path, sometimes on a parallel path within sight of each other, and sometimes on roads far from the walkers. Given that cyclists are perhaps 5% of pilgrims, you may be alone at times. I’ve cycled in many...
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    A Request for Bicyclists on Camino

    I rode CF last September and agree that the reckless cyclists were almost never bicigrinos loaded down with luggage. Nonetheless, the only effective strategy is to slow down to walking speed and learn to keep your bike under complete control. If I came upon walking pilgrims blocking the path who...
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    Cycling the Camino Frances in April 18

    I’ve only walked Valcarlos, but the walking path sections would have been difficult single track riding. Stick to the road, and the elevation alone will give you plenty of challenge for your first day. I suspect that the Napoleon route may still have snow in April, and the cyclists I met who...
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    Cycling Camino Frances in December/January

    I cycled the same route in September where the mornings were down to 5 degrees. Even though I live in a wintry climate and have cycled on studded tires, I would be very wary about cycling this stretch in the winter. I don’t think the weather forecasts would accurately get the road conditions on...
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    Washing clothes on the camino

    I brought a fine mesh zipper bag that weighs practically nothing. My dirty clothes & soap went into the bag for soaking, agitation & rinsing. The handiest thing was that the walk to the clothes line didn't have me dropping socks and other pieces of clothing along the way, and a small hook on the...
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    sending excess luggage SJPP to SDC

    I mailed a package to Ivar through the French postal service which also provided a packing box. I emailed Ivar a scanned copy of the tracking receipt and heard back from him a week later when the package arrived. The whole process was simple & straight forward, and I'm planning another...

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