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We are planning on doing this stretch by bike this year too. (We're walking from Logroño to Burgos first).
However, we're planning on taking 4 days though (40 - 50km per day). 8 days sounds like very short cycling stages to me. Please don't misunderstand me, I'm not meaning to be critical, just...
If you're doing mainly road cycling then a road bike or hybrid is definitely best (less friction, lighter etc) but you'll need to check the routes as when I was on the sarria to Santiago section last year a lot of cyclists were using the same tracks as the walkers and a mountain bike or...
I would also highly recommend Decathlon. Their road bikes mountain bikes and hybrids are incredible value for money (I build bikes and can't do them for the same price/quality ratio using trade prices!). The Vermont one is OK, pretty low end spec though and will be quite heavy. If you're only...
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