"You just don't get it, do you?" Steady now. Keep calm. I thought that people were entitled to have differing points of view. If you actually read my posts you will see I recommend a modern bike and I also let folk know what sort of bike I ride, a lightweight aluminium framed 24 speed - my point is that one
could go on Camino on any old bike and I stand by that.
Those old styles of bikes can still be purchased brand new, and are currently used by tens of thousands of cyclists in Europe - and, yes, you can definitely do the Camino on one.
We have them in the UK but an American company named Linus sell them - like this ... hub three speed, steel mudguards, swept back bars - a beautiful machine and I say again, you can do the Camino on one, or an older 2ndhand version.
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Incidentally, I don't fly (they fall out of the sky you know, as well as being the worst polluters we have on the planet) - so I am all for steamers and horses and buggies (the Amish seem to get by) and also see absolutely nothing wrong with walking barefoot or wearing old sandals, or taking a cotton raincoat, or sleeping on the ground (preferably with a sleeping mat). When I visit people I always ignore the bed they give me and sleep on the floor in my sleeping bag, just as I am.
What is this thrall to expensive modern things? It is pleasant to spend vast amounts of money on modern things, I'm sure, but isn't necessary you know. Until quite recently mountaineers went up wearing old boots, tweed suits and silk underwear, a trilby on their head and a lit pipe sticking out of one side of their mouth.
Seems one cannot teach a newfydog old tricks -
Buen Camino - however you do it