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Sorry I cant help but very interested in your problem! My health and physical problems have combined to negate any attempt of mine to return to the Plata. Age (85) is also a factorHi all. Looking for some advice. A friend and I are cycling the Plata in September from Seville to SDC. We are renting e bikes to help as one of us has health restrictions.
The batteries are supposed to last for the day but we will likely need to recharge en route on some days. I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with charging up at local cafes / restaurants etc. The battery itself detaches from the bike and gets to 80% in a couple of hours.
I’ve been to Spain a lot myself over the years and the locals are generally very friendly and easy going, also the Plata is not a well worn path so they won’t have been inundated with pilgrims. My belief is that an offering of a few euros and a purchase of lunch etc will be a welcome exchange for an hour or 2 of power…
Taking an extra battery is not an option from the hire company and to be honest the extra weight makes it seem unappealing anyway.
Any suggestions or recommendations?
Tia. X
Absolutely. I’ll keep you informed as to how it goes. I’m new here but assuming I can message you directly?Sorry I cant help but very interested in your problem! My health and physical problems have combined to negate any attempt of mine to return to the Plata. Age (85) is also a factorMy love dove is hell bent on acquiring an E BIKE but its the very problems you have outlined which makes me post or in other words I shall be very interested in the solutions! Please keep posting ! In the meantime, good luck and God speed. Buen Camino
Samarkand.
Thanks for your reply and for the advice. I just wondered if anyone had any experience of charging batteries en route.Is the purpose of charging mid-way to extend your daily mileage or is this just worry about getting to your destination?
A 500W e-bike should do 50-70km on 1 charge. Once you are out of juice, you can still ride them albeit at a slow pace.
I´ve walked the VdlP and I don´t remember a stage longer than 30km, well within the range of an e-bike. I suspect bar and café owners en route will be happy to oblige, especially if you offer to pay/or patronise the establishment.Thanks for your reply and for the advice. I just wondered if anyone had any experience of charging batteries en route.
Thanks for the reply. Part of the reason we are cycling is that we can complete the vdlp in a couple of weeks which is the maximum I can be away from work. To complete in this time the average day is 75km and yes the e-bike should handle this but some days are 90 or 100k. I certainly don’t expect to be needing to recharge en route every day but I’m sure it will be necessary a few times.I´ve walked the VdlP and I don´t remember a stage longer than 30km, well within the range of an e-bike. I suspect bar and café owners en route will be happy to oblige, especially if you offer to pay/or patronise the establishment.
When I said 30 kms, that was the maximum distance between towns, so even when you are cycling 50plus km, you will always be passing through a town or village. So you should always be able to recharge en route.Thanks for the reply. Part of the reason we are cycling is that we can complete the vdlp in a couple of weeks which is the maximum I can be away from work. To complete in this time the average day is 75km and yes the e-bike should handle this but some days are 90 or 100k. I certainly don’t expect to be needing to recharge en route every day but I’m sure it will be necessary a few times.
Ah ok. Yes plenty of towns I’ve been looking at the guidebook. Just wanted to know if anyone had experience charging batteries in said towns. The willingness of the locals to oblige in this matterWhen I said 30 kms, that was the maximum distance between towns, so even when you are cycling 50plus km, you will always be passing through a town or village. So you should always be able to recharge en route.
Cool pics. Looks like fun but as you say off road definitely interspersed work on roadUnless you are a hardened MTB'er or have padded shorts, I would guess you'll be on the N630 in no time.
Pics from Jan 2022 out of Seville.
PS It's not the walkers you have to avoid, it's the local MTB crew coming the other way.
Great information thank you for taking the timeI did the Camino Frances on an ebike earlier this year, and had occasion to recharge the battery several times in cafes en route. I simply bought a coffee and plugged it into the wall, and the owners seemed perfectly fine with that. It only costs 25 cent to charge a 500kw battery to full, but I can't imagine the kindly folk who run cafes in Spain objecting.
It's a great way to travel, especially on hills, but don't run out of juice or you'll be sorry, and on the hills you can see the level meter dropping fast!
Won't bikes erode and damage the trails, you show pics of, especially when they are wet?Unless you are a hardened MTB'er or have padded shorts, I would guess you'll be on the N630 in no time.
Pics from Jan 2022 out of Seville.
PS It's not the walkers you have to avoid, it's the local MTB crew coming the other way.
Bikes don’t erode trails, at least not in the number that pass through the Camino. I’ve been biking and hiking on local trails near where I live, year round, for over 30 years (and so have many other people) Naturally the landscape has changed a bit, but the trails are still there and standing strongWon't bikes erode and damage the trails, you show pics of, especially when they are wet?
Not as such. What is pictured by many as a hiking trail are mostly bridle ways with mixed use.Won't bikes erode and damage the trails, you show pics of, especially when they are wet?
This actually a different topic to the one mentioned in the title. Forum members are able to start new threads on issues they wish to discuss. Have you considered this?Won't bikes erode and damage the trails, you show pics of, especially when they are wet?
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