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  1. Ajrk

    Biking the Camino Late Dec 2016

    No problem I got lots of advice of this forum before I started mine . I think it's probably wiser this time of year to walk it as I only had one chance of getting four weeks off work I opted for cycling as I wanted to complete it in one go I spent lots of time walking with my bike and talking...
  2. Ajrk

    Biking the Camino Late Dec 2016

    I cycled the walkers route as that's the experience I wanted,and took 28 days to complete it yes there is always a Tarmac road nearby as a lot of the time the path runs alongside the road but sometimes the path deviates away from it and that's when you need a mountin bike I only used the road to...
  3. Ajrk

    Biking the Camino Late Dec 2016

    Hi Daniel having a quick look at your photo of the bike ( viewed on a phone ) it would not be suitable for off road use as in the walkers trail so not sure if your plan was to use only tarmac roads ? I cycled the Francis in April / May on a fully fledged mountain bike and regularly had to...
  4. Ajrk

    Biking the Camino from Pamplona in Oct. 2016- Advice/Itinerary

    Hi Daniel I recently completed my Camino on bicycle using Bicigrino as my rental option .They supplied an excellent Mountain bike with adjustable suspension and 29 inch wheels ( really makes A difference off road ) comes with panniers they delivered by Currier to Roncesvalles and they...
  5. Ajrk

    sunday bycicle support

    Hi Nunzis You could try the department store El Corte Ingles in Ponferrada not sure how big it is but the one in Pamplona had a full bicycle store with really helpful staff in it as I got some gear off them for my Bicycle and they normally open on a Sunday Alan
  6. Ajrk

    Sarria to Santiago by bike in July

    Hi there Lucky Sprite I would definitely recommend using a mountain bike V a hybrid .I just completed the Frances on one in May and off road you need it but it works fine on the Tarmac road where the hybrid is really only good for road use . Yes it can get a bit crowded on the trail but you have...
  7. Ajrk

    Bike rental suggestions, Camino del Norte

    Hi there not long back from the Camino (12th of May ) I cycled from Roncesvalles to Santiago and used Bicigrino who I would totally recommend ,the bicycle was a top of the range mountain bike ( I wanted to use the walkers path so road bike would not have suited ) it was a great machine for the...
  8. Ajrk

    Pamplona to Compostela Terrain

    Hi Joanne Yes as you mentioned they update regularly I only allowed an update yesterday ( in Roncesvalles at the moment and the app seems fairly impressive so far ) Regards Alan
  9. Ajrk

    Pamplona to Compostela Terrain

    Hi Saint Mike .I would be interested in hearing your opinion on the German Yellow book when you get it , and its relevance for cycling the Camino in particular.I start cycling my Camino next month,and I have a copy of the Brierley maps and just purchased the TrekRight app for my phone ( which...
  10. Ajrk

    Pamplona to Compostela Terrain

    I know it's an old post but I just came across it and took your recommendation and downloaded the TrekRight Camino app and I am really impressed with it and just wanted to say thank you for mentioning it I had not come across it before

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