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  1. Peregrinopaul

    Cycling SJPP to Roncesvales

    I’ve been over the Route Napoleon twice, once on a folding bike (very difficult) and more recently on a mountain bike (almost easy). There is no designation that I am aware of that the RN is not for cyclists, nor have I ever come across advice to avoid it. Lots of people on bikes. However, that...
  2. Peregrinopaul

    Caminos for cycling that are not very hilly.

    OK I'm going to chime in here. Robert, I'm 3 years older than you and have been cycling caminos since 2012. I chose to go by bike because my knees are pretty shot, and walking with a backpack to the supermarket and back would be a pipe dream. All my caminos except the last (2023) have been quite...
  3. Peregrinopaul

    Caminos for cycling that are not very hilly.

    Are you intending to hire a bike, or bring your own, (from where)?
  4. Peregrinopaul

    Seeking a Medium Camino Ready Gravel bike from SJPP from ~5 April 2024

    I note that Cycling Rentals do not deliver SJpdP.
  5. Peregrinopaul

    Seeking a Medium Camino Ready Gravel bike from SJPP from ~5 April 2024

    In 2015 I bought a second hand MTB in Anglet. It was a very good refurbished hire-bike from a bike shop. Here’s one which provides that service. https://www.joebike.fr/en/bikes-for-sale/ I booked a place for myself and bike on the Express Bourricot shuttle to St Jean. I note that Jobike deliver...
  6. Peregrinopaul

    Packing List for Bicycle

    ALWAYS with sealant!
  7. Peregrinopaul

    Bringing your own bike

    I agree. I agree. Not worth it for a short camino.
  8. Peregrinopaul

    Packing List for Bicycle

    I wear a hat with flaps (we call it a fishing cap) under my helmet. I also take ‘golf sleeves’ to protect my forearms from the sun. 1 full-zip cycling shirt - easy to wash and very quick dry. I carry a small-size, very snug fleece jacket in a dry-bag which I attatch to the frame with its clip...
  9. Peregrinopaul

    Bringing your own bike

    Another point: the weight consideration (on camino) is a big deal for me. I don't carry side panniers (1.7kg), I have a super light (180g) Ortlieb backpack which I carry velcroed on to my rack. And bike hirers expect you to carry an accessories kit - spare tube, pump, puncture kit and a huge...
  10. Peregrinopaul

    Bringing your own bike

    Yes, but there is the cost of the bag to consider. Not cheap, but I have flown to Europe with it 4 times, I think.
  11. Peregrinopaul

    Bringing your own bike

    I flew Iberia back to Madrid. There was an extra E50 fee for the bike.
  12. Peregrinopaul

    Bringing your own bike

    Unpacking in St Jean Airport
  13. Peregrinopaul

    Bringing your own bike

    OK. I have taken and returned with my own bike several times from Australia. My bike is an expensive Scott carbon MTB. On earlier caminos I always rented, which was fine, but the bike was always much heavier than I was used to, with unfamiliar gearing. Last year I flew with my bike in a...
  14. Peregrinopaul

    Cycling Camino April 2023

    I rode the Francés in June ‘23. I see no point in using an agency. Pre- book your first 3 days and then take it as it comes. How much time are you allowing? And what about the bike? Where will you start? Give us a bit more info and you’ll get lots of advice from forum members.
  15. Peregrinopaul

    Bike Safe Accommodations on Camino Portuguese Lisbon to Santiago- Are Stolen Bikes an Issue?

    Wow! This was surprising to me, having stored my bike overnight there on at least three occasions. I have to confess that on 7 caminos I have never unduly worried about my bike in albergues.
  16. Peregrinopaul

    E-bike charging on the camino - Contributing to cost

    And incidentally, @Xali1970 rode his ebike on an epic 3000+km journey to raise money for an Irish charity. I think his moral compass is sound.
  17. Peregrinopaul

    E-bike charging on the camino - Contributing to cost

    Nope. I’m not giving up, @SFHoneybee. I can’t get past the impression you create that because the OP can afford an ebike he should be overly generous to the poor (implied) cafe owner. I, like probably everyone else on this forum, can afford to own a motor vehicle. Therefore, by your logic, maybe...
  18. Peregrinopaul

    E-bike charging on the camino - Contributing to cost

    You seem to imply that offering to pay 3 times the cost of the electricity he actually uses is not a fair fee. What he can afford is surely irrelevant. Should we offer to pay for charging our iPhones? I think the whole point of Xali’s post was that he wanted to be fair. And incidentally, Spain...
  19. Peregrinopaul

    from SJPP on a Brompton!

    The Thule racks fit easily to a folding bike. See photos in posts #9 and #11
  20. Peregrinopaul

    from SJPP on a Brompton!

    I used Thule racks, and still do. They are very well designed and easy to fit and remove. This one is on the front of my MTB.

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