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I'll be happy to take a while to sit and chat with you should we meet. Where do you plan to start? I'll be cycling in France, with maybe some of Spain, so it's not impossible that our paths will cross.When the going gets tough, the tough get going and adapt. Multiple sclerosis decided to impact my life to the point of limiting my walking ability. Even with the help of braces and trekking poles, I am not able to walk everyday and for extended periods of time. However, I started training on a bicycle and stationary bicycle. For my October Camino Francés, I will rent an e-bike and cycle to Santiago and Finisterre. I am determined to do this before I lose mobility completely.
Maybe I will see some of you on the way. If I do, let us sit together, enjoy the day, and laugh.
Buen camino!
The month of OctoberI'll be happy to take a while to sit and chat with you should we meet. Where do you plan to start? I'll be cycling in France, with maybe some of Spain, so it's not impossible that our paths will cross.
SJDP. No, I'm in US. Booking this week. Grateful to be vaccinated.Ok, same time as me. Your starting point? Or don't you yet know? Are you already in Spain?
Admire your post. Now for the brass tacksWhen the going gets tough, the tough get going and adapt. Multiple sclerosis decided to impact my life to the point of limiting my walking ability. Even with the help of braces and trekking poles, I am not able to walk everyday and for extended periods of time. However, I started training on a bicycle and stationary bicycle. For my October Camino Francés, I will rent an e-bike and cycle to Santiago and Finisterre. I am determined to do this before I lose mobility completely.
Maybe I will see some of you on the way. If I do, let us sit together, enjoy the day, and laugh.
Buen camino!
Buen Camino. Hope entering Spain is ok by then as it means my October holiday will be onWhen the going gets tough, the tough get going and adapt. Multiple sclerosis decided to impact my life to the point of limiting my walking ability. Even with the help of braces and trekking poles, I am not able to walk everyday and for extended periods of time. However, I started training on a bicycle and stationary bicycle. For my October Camino Francés, I will rent an e-bike and cycle to Santiago and Finisterre. I am determined to do this before I lose mobility completely.
Maybe I will see some of you on the way. If I do, let us sit together, enjoy the day, and laugh.
Buen camino!
it'll be an E-TRIKE and that might solve a few things
Thanks for that information. Now, I'm looking forward to that part of the ride.@turkeyneck I'll be cheering you on all the way to SDC. MS has affected our family too. Electric bike is the way to go. Don't be a martyr - use the side roads that parallel the camino path when the going is steep, rough or narrow. For example, the road up to O Cebreiro, and on the descent from the Cruz de Ferro. The road winds around the mountain rather than taking the straight downhill. The road is steep enough and the path is downright treacherous. I've walked the road in preference to the path a couple of times. On a bike it is a no-brainer.
I haven't found a place that rents an electric trike yet. Although I'd prefer the trike, I'm training on two wheelers.Your are right - a trike does solves a few things: balance issues, blisters, butt pain, watching the scenery, etc.
We have been using them for 9 years now and will never go back to the two-wheelers. But haven't used one on a Camino yet.
I haven't taken a two- or three-wheeled cycle on the Camino. But in general, a trike will not be able to go everywhere a bike would: narrow trails, rougher trails, and places where you have to carry (not push) your bike uphill.Long is the road and weary the traveler. I think that's how it goes. A little tired after training today. My goal is to cycle 10 - 15k , take a break, and then repeat that rhythm until I reach my daily stop. As every pilgrim does, I will go at my pace and ability. I will embrace my internal turtle.
A trike will most likely mean a Camino by road only...it doesn't matter, it's whaever works and makes a person happy.I haven't taken a two- or three-wheeled cycle on the Camino. But in general, a trike will not be able to go everywhere a bike would: narrow trails, rougher trails, and places where you have to carry (not push) your bike uphill.
I would find that too scary - winding roads, high speed vehicles, and me on a low profile, wide cycle.A trike will most likely mean a Camino by road only...it doesn't matter, it's whaever works and makes a person happy.
One of my sons commented when we arrived in Santiago that a person could drive the whole Camino...it burst my bubble a little bit. He's definately not a pilgrim, but who cares!
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