Gerrit Verniers
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Highways in Spain are generally asphalt with concrete through smaller villages. Tracks are generally graded stone and gravel . . . with the odd boulder.What type of roads should I expect on the Camino Frances? Is it asphalted, gravel, rock? I only have a city-bike with 8 gears. Would that work? Planning only to ride the last 500 or so kms up to Santiago.
Thanks for your advices, Gerrit
What type of roads should I expect on the Camino Frances? Is it asphalted, gravel, rock? I only have a city-bike with 8 gears. Would that work? Planning only to ride the last 500 or so kms up to Santiago.
Thanks for your advices, Gerrit
YesIs it asphalted, gravel, rock?
I think the broader answer is "all of the above"
Trecile and Jeff, these replies are not reassuring for the use of a city-bike. What would be useful is to give an opinion based on the quantity and/or quality of the trails. Thanks Gerrit.I think the broader answer is "all of the above"
Trecile and Jeff, these replies are not reassuring for the use of a city-bike. What would be useful is to give an opinion based on the quantity and/or quality of the trails. Thanks Gerrit.
What would be useful is to give an opinion based on the quantity and/or quality of the trails.
My sister rode a step through town bike with a front basket from Sahagun to Ponferada.What type of roads should I expect on the Camino Frances? Is it asphalted, gravel, rock? I only have a city-bike with 8 gears. Would that work? Planning only to rid T e the last 500 or so kms up to Santiago.
Thanks for your advices, Gerrit
Are you aware of Bikeline guides?Trecile and Jeff, these replies are not reassuring for the use of a city-bike. What would be useful is to give an opinion based on the quantity and/or quality of the trails. Thanks Gerrit.
So what you're really saying is "I have a piece of string, will it be long enough to tie up a parcel?" - how long is the string? How big is the parcel?Trecile and Jeff, these replies are not reassuring for the use of a city-bike. What would be useful is to give an opinion based on the quantity and/or quality of the trails. Thanks Gerrit.
I Biked the Camino Frances in May of 2018 from Pamplona to Santiago. From all the reading I did prior to my Camino I decided that skipping the Pyrenees was my best bet. As mentioned below you will run into all types of surfaces I use the combination of the Camino Trail along with the Google Maps "bike mode" for my travels.What type of roads should I expect on the Camino Frances? Is it asphalted, gravel, rock? I only have a city-bike with 8 gears. Would that work? Planning only to ride the last 500 or so kms up to Santiago.
Thanks for your advices, Gerrit
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