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  1. SilentNight

    Advice on Getting a Second-Hand Gravel Bike?

    The goto website for 2nd hand gravel and mountain bikes is pinkbike.com, which started in 2000. Google pinkbike gravel, then select the top listed link. As of this writing, pinkbike has 146 webpages of gravel bikes and their components available, with 2.9K used bikes available in North America...
  2. SilentNight

    Packing List for Bicycle

    While I have not yet been on my Camino, I have mountain biked in remote areas over rugged terrain in different lands. Adding onto others’ excellent suggestions: Tune up your bike before your trip, especially bleed your brakes, replace brake pads, replace ball bearings if needed, maintenance of...
  3. SilentNight

    Bringing your own bike

    Late to this thread. Hope this helps. Besides flying with my bike, I have rented at locales around the world. I prefer to bring my bike. I agree with Peregrinopaul, and adding on, I have learned not to expect the same performance from a bike rental as my own bike. On a near top of the line Santa...
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    Bike Safe Accommodations on Camino Portuguese Lisbon to Santiago- Are Stolen Bikes an Issue?

    That perspective works for university or high density urban areas, where bike theft may be common. Once you earn a good income, why settle for instant noodles when you can have filet mignon?
  5. SilentNight

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

    If you haven’t already, you may want to check out the YouTube videos on how long your choice of bike lock will resist a cordless angle grinder, the tool of choice for bike thieves. Nearly all bike locks can be cut open in 10-30 seconds. The LiteLok took 3+ minutes to be cut open. The HipLock...
  6. SilentNight

    Pedals for biking

    Is your Cannondale an aluminum frame? Sorry, I get a bit myopic nowadays. I was thinking only of my mountain bikes. I prefer not to damage/disfigure my IBIS carbon bike frame that I depend on for its frame integrity on highly technical trails. Also, I wonder how to attach the pannier frame to...
  7. SilentNight

    Pedals for biking

    I used to be a road cyclist, and after moving to a coastal community where I was nearly run over 2X by sightseers intent on the ocean views, I switched to mountain biking. Locally, I mountain bike with flat pedals. I like the challenge of working harder on steep, technical ascents and descents...
  8. SilentNight

    Cycling Camino Portugues: googlemaps, touring vs mountain bike, gear

    Thanks for your advice, appreciate it! Full suspension on uneven terrain saves riders with painful spinal, shoulder, hand, hip issues like me, so that we may ride the next day. I do not want to ride over cobblestones with only front fork suspension, which is the typical touring bike. The...
  9. SilentNight

    Cycling Camino Portugues: googlemaps, touring vs mountain bike, gear

    Thanks for all of the helpful information! I very much appreciate that you considered my health challenges in your perspective. Flying with a bike has been fine so far, and I thank you for your advice. I downloaded the apps, and I will test them while I travel in Italy this year before the...
  10. SilentNight

    Cycling Camino Portugues: googlemaps, touring vs mountain bike, gear

    Thanks, this is helpful! I will check out your suggestions, and follow your tips.
  11. SilentNight

    Cycling Camino Portugues: googlemaps, touring vs mountain bike, gear

    Thanks, I appreciate you taking the time to respond, as well as your suggestions. The last time that I used a hardtail for half an hour, my joints were still in pain the next day. I just had two finger joint replacements, and riding one of my full suspension mountain bikes up and down my canyon...
  12. SilentNight

    Cycling Camino Portugues: googlemaps, touring vs mountain bike, gear

    Thanks for the tips. In bygone years, sweating the small stuff was not my focus. Alas, that perspective is best for normal, healthy people. With the progression of my 2 auto immune diseases in my body, despite excellent healthcare at a world class medical center, nowadays I find it important to...
  13. SilentNight

    Cycling Camino Portugues: googlemaps, touring vs mountain bike, gear

    My brother and I plan to cycle the Camino Portugues in mid-April 2024. We both can no longer hike for medical reasons. I have several questions, and if you can illuminate the concern, I will very much appreciate your reply. BTW, I’m sorry in advance that I have several questions. If you might...
  14. SilentNight

    E-bike charging on the camino - Contributing to cost

    Appreciate the info. Righto, the US treats its wait staff far differently from many European countries. Don’t get me started on some restaurant’s insistence that all tips be shared among the entire wait staff. I have never been in the service industry, and this practice of sharing tips is what a...
  15. SilentNight

    E-bike charging on the camino - Contributing to cost

    Okay, and thanks. Much depends on the lithium battery’s voltage and amperage. Also, averages can be so misleading. In my state, which is the most populous state and has the most eBikes in the US, the average cost to recharge an eBike is triple what your table shows.
  16. SilentNight

    E-bike charging on the camino - Contributing to cost

    From a practical perspective, recharging your lithium battery puts a large demand on the albergue’s source electricity. Nearly all electric companies in developed countries charge a set price for a base amount of electricity. Whenever a property exceeds its base allotment, the property is...
  17. SilentNight

    E-bike charging on the camino - Contributing to cost

    In the US, men tip more generously than women. That’s one of the reasons why I like to tip generously, in order to help overcome that generalization, besides rewarding excellent service.
  18. SilentNight

    E-bike charging on the camino - Contributing to cost

    He owns an eBike, which means he likely has disposable income, and thus can be more generous in the spirit of God’s grace or hold onto material things. And you’re right, it’s his choice.

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