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I think at those dangerous places I would send my bike to the next stage/albergue and just walk with my backpack.Depending on where you start, you may be doing a lot of "hike a bike" since it is quite hilly and there may be a lot of foot pilgrims on trails. I would not recommend a bike down the hill at Zubiri or down the hill at Alto del Perdon. Many rocks. You should consider the road route there at least...
I don’t mind pushing the bike. How many km did you do per day? 50? If that was the case, did you manage to build a group of people? or this speed was to fast for walkers and too slow for road bikers?I used a Dahon folding bike on the Frances and the Madrid. It involved a lot of pushing - I think you lose efficiency with 20” wheels. I liked the sit-up position, ideal for taking in the landscape. The big advantage was flying in and out.
How many km did you do per day? 50? If that was the case, did you manage to build a group of people? or this speed was to fast for walkers and too slow for road bikers?
Basically we did 2 walkers’ stages per day, so no camino family. That’s the price you pay for travelling by bike. Just accept it. You still have plenty of interaction with walkers.I don’t mind pushing the bike. How many km did you do per day? 50? If that was the case, did you manage to build a group of people? or this speed was to fast for walkers and too slow for road bikers?
There are many small roads that parallel the camino, or at least finish up at the same places. I find if I look at Google maps using the satellite view and go out a bit, I find quite a few little roads that sometimes beckon me to go off the path. I've done this quite often, on the spur of the moment. Possibly something you could do if the path is crowded or difficult for a bike.I think at those dangerous places I would send my bike to the next stage/albergue and just walk with my backpack
Thanks!Basically we did 2 walkers’ stages per day, so no camino family. That’s the price you pay for travelling by bike. Just accept it. You still have plenty of interaction with walkers.
Here are a couple of pictures. Looking at the first reminds me of one thing I really liked - the “step-through” mounting without a cross bar. You’ll notice most of the load is on the front. I liked this because it dampens the rather skittish steering caused by the near-vertical steering column. I don’t know if the Brompton is similar.
We used the roads quite a lot when they more or less paralleled the route. The black bag on top of the panniers was the transport bag for flying.
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I used a 20" folder on the Camino Portuguese and some of the other advantages were:I used a Dahon folding bike on the Frances and the Madrid. It involved a lot of pushing - I think you lose efficiency with 20” wheels. I liked the sit-up position, ideal for taking in the landscape. The big advantage was flying in and out.
The Thule racks fit easily to a folding bike. See photos in posts #9 and #11Disadvantages
- In the rough the 20" tyres struggle.
- Luggage racks and panniers were harder to find.
They look good. I had not seen them before.The Thule racks fit easily to a folding bike. See photos in posts #9 and #11
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