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  1. k1ypp

    Cyclists - an apology!

    Last year, my wife, Jane, and I bicycled the Camino from Barcelona to Santiago. At least that was the plan, we only made it to Leon. She had a bad crash and needed surgery on her knee. She was able to walk okay, after a few days, so we took a bus to Lisbon and walked that Camino. We had already...
  2. k1ypp

    Cycling from Montserrat

    Grant, please do report back, I would love to hear how your route worked out.
  3. k1ypp

    The Mountains Camino Frances and the Fat cyclist

    When I walked my first Camino, I recall six local mountain bike riders passing us and climbing the "Mule Killer." It is an 18% grade going west, and 14% going down the other side. All six of them climbed it, however, one of them finished ahead of the others by at least 300 meters, he was really...
  4. k1ypp

    Cycling from Montserrat

    Hi Grant: Jane, my long suffering wife, and I rode from Barcelona, via Montserrat, to Logroño and then on to Leon. Our destination was Santiago, but Jane had a bad crash in Leon and we ended up walking around Europe for the next five months. She could walk okay, but her badly injured knee...
  5. k1ypp

    Getting my bike home from Santiago to Sweden

    We found Mail Boxes Etc. to be fantastic. We shipped two bikes home to the USA and it was the least expensive way, and they packed them very well. I'll try to put the link here. http://www.mbeglobal.com/nc/utility-menu/find-a-store/?extMode=mapView
  6. k1ypp

    Bike Security

    We had no trouble securing the bikes at night. Usually the albergue/hotel/hostal would make certain we had a secure location to keep the bikes. This varied, sometimes the bikes were in our rooms, or the hotel kitchen, a spare room, a garage, etc. Take the usual precautions that you would take...
  7. k1ypp

    Cycling advice

    Yes, it is possible, but with some caveats. First of all, I would highly recommend a mountain bike, should you decide to use the off-road trails. There are plenty of roads from SJPDP to Santiago, and a road bike should work well there, should you really want to use a touring bike. Jane and I...
  8. k1ypp

    Bike transport on trains and buses

    Last June, Jane and I were doing a self-supported, European tour by bicycle. As luck would have it, after 800 km, she had a bad crash in Leon and could no longer ride the bike. We had started in Barcelona and were headed for Santiago de Compostela. We couldn't take the high-speed, express, train...
  9. k1ypp

    Buy or rent a bike

    It sounds like Cycling-rentals.com, that dduroy suggested, may not be a bad way to go. It sounds especially tempting, since they offer all the extra equipment and phone. Jane and I recently rode bikes from Barcelona to Leon. We were planning a 14 country bike ride over a five and a half month...
  10. k1ypp

    What kind of bike is most suitable?

    I haven't biked the Camino, but I agree with newfydog, most definitely get a BELL! We walked the Camino Frances last year and I can't tell you how many times I had the daylights scared out of me by bikes approaching without any warning, especially if there was traffic nearby making some noise...

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