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I did the VDLP 2018 Cadiz to Santiago and used “ Bicigrino “ they were great,delivred to my hostel and have a great hotel/hostel they use in Santiago . Give them a try for a quote , bike was brand new, new waterproof bags, tool kit, water bottle, great lock. Good luck CaminobillHello fellow Pilgrims!
My father has expressed some interest in coming on the Camino with me this year however he has let himself go physically over the last few years and I would like to hire him an Ebike.
On the forums I discovered bikeiberia.com and contacted them - they are basically charging $40 AUD per day for a 37 day Camino. He feels this price is a bit steep therefore I am hoping someone can recommend another company?
Secondly we will be transiting through Pamploma on the way to SJDP so another option might be to grab one there however we would have to be able to get it picked up in Finesterre or Santiago if that's not possible.
Please advise if you can specifically help with this query.
PS: I cant wait to get back out on those trails come June!
Here's the bicigrino.com rental page.Hi, I'll 2nd Caminobill's recommendation. I used Bicigrinos.com on both the Frances & Via de la Plata. For the Frances they are affiliated with bike shops en route which give free service for most breakdowns.
I should add that cycling the Camino is not without hurdles, I was lucky to team up on my second day with Alex from Argentina, many Albergue do not have a secure place to store bikes , especially an expensive bike. Alex with Spanish first language was often able to negotiate a place with security for our bikes. On the VDLP we were to ride say 70% of the track but speep hills, loose rock etc made it not feasible. Cheers BillThanks for the tips guys Ill hit up bicgrino for a price!
How will an ebike cope with the Camino Frances ? - well from my personal observations - bloody poorly,.
I would include the Alto del Perdon
Thank you so much for this post. I have walked 300K and cycled all the Frances. I have also cycled all the Portuguese. I have been toying with the idea of cycling the Del Norte but finding it a bit daunting. I must be getting older! I have recently rented an ebike back home and I thought it would be perfect for the Camino. I understand that I will not qualify for a compostela but this time round my intentions are to purely enjoy the Spanish coast and take it more as a holiday rather than a challenge. Might Contact you for more info if you don’t mind!I'll chime in here Mike. We keep a couple of ebikes in France, and while they cope just fine with the trails, they are not practical in some other ways.
We've ridden a zillion different routes of the St James network. We are fairly skilled on a mt bike, and ride the trails where ever we can. That would include 95% of the Frances. At the same time, we're getting older--my wife turns 71 in a few weeks, so we're happy to get a bit of pedal assist from an ebike. The last two trips we've done a mixture of French Chemin St Jacques and GR's through France on the ebikes. We've rolled back ten years in the decline of our abilities.
The ebike allows one to haul bit bigger and softer tire (we run 2.8") and better suspension, without crawling like a pig on the paved section. They are a bit heavier, but with gear the relative change is not huge. They allow you to creep up technical climbs, not need to get up momentum to bash over an obstacle. Overall, I'd say they are more trail capable than our old bikes.
They also offer security when for some reason you have to push on extra km (for example one place we were going to stay the proprietor had a heart attack that week). Or last year, when one of us got a respiratory ailment on the plane and spent the two weeks of preparatory rides on the sofa.
That said, they are not going to make a biker out of someone who isn't: I have often said one must learn to bike off road with gear before launching onto a Camino. You need some skills, balance, technique, and that doesn't come in a battery.
Also, they are not cheap. I no more recommend department store bikes than I do department store packs and shoes. This is doubly true with an ebike; if a battery won't get you through a day it becomes dead weight when you need it most.
Finally, they are really hard to ship legally. We bought the bikes in the USA, and kept the batteries here as our spare set. We then bought batteries in France (600 euros each) and clicked them in when we arrived. We found a place to store the bikes there so we're ready to go when we make our annual trip. For us it beats renting, but for most, renting, also not cheap, would be the way to go.
As far as interacting with hikers, we've been doing this for 20 years, we slow down, say hello, never ran one over on a regular bike, and still haven't had a problem on the ebike.
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Are you sure you won't qualify? I think as long as it's assistance and you still have to pedal you qualify as long as you do the distance.perfect for the Camino. I understand that I will not qualify for a compostela but this time round my intentions are to purely enjoy the Spanish coast and take it more as a holiday rather than a
Are you sure you won't qualify? I think as long as it's assistance and you still have to pedal you qualify as long as you do the distance.
that would be a bonus
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