Anyone having a "cycling" holiday this year?
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Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
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Actually MrsUser76 is the only nervous one, cycling on the 'wrong' side etc. It'll be fine.
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Tell her from me, she'll be fine. Especially in a small group, you adapt very quickly. The trickiest bit I find is if you are on a cyclepath alongside a road and have to cross a junction, it takes a few times to remember which way to look first. In Holland though, where you're more likely to encounter such a thing, I think you have right of way anyway.
I've never forgotton on a bike, and only once while driving.
Any nerves are swifty overcome by the general loveliness of the drivers around cyclists.
Nothing major planned for me, I'll be at Wooler for a regular social cycling weekend in October.
Actually MrsUser76 is the only nervous one, cycling on the 'wrong' side etc. It'll be fine.
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Tell her from me, she'll be fine. Especially in a small group, you adapt very quickly. The trickiest bit I find is if you are on a cyclepath alongside a road and have to cross a junction, it takes a few times to remember which way to look first. In Holland though, where you're more likely to encounter such a thing, I think you have right of way anyway.
I've never forgotton on a bike, and only once while driving.
Any nerves are swifty overcome by the general loveliness of the drivers around cyclists.
Nothing major planned for me, I'll be at Wooler for a regular social cycling weekend in October.
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
I forecast that there will always be midges in Scotland.
Just slather some Avon Skin So Soft on.
I very nearly won the bike holiday battle this year but I think I've lost it now, so I'll have to regroup and try again next year. Perhaps I'll just book it without telling them. It's these folks I fancy, have done for a while http://www.bretonbikes.com/.
Other than that, the bikes always come with us on holiday and I might make a break for a few days by myself but it's no more than a half formed plan.
Other than that, the bikes always come with us on holiday and I might make a break for a few days by myself but it's no more than a half formed plan.
Baggy
Cake connoisseur
- Location
- Where the chevrons are
We're going...somewhere! Am going to heed Telemark's advice and have a look through the touring section for inspiration - we're going to have a few days away in June/July in the UK and then a full week in September, probably in France/Germany/Belgium/Italy...
byegad
Legendary Member
- Location
- NE England
I had four weekends planned but had to miss weekend number two due to illness. Still hoping to make the last two.
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
The lovely Helen doesn't cycle but our main summer holiday always involves me cycling. Either I hire a bike locally or take one, or more, of my own with me. Two weeks away, half of the time we do our own thing, me cycling, her sitting on a sun lounger by some water reading, and the other half we hang together doing culture food and wine. This year we are staying on the eastern fringe of the Picos and I'm taking a mtb and a road bike.
Only time it hasn't worked was when we went to Crete a few years back. Too damn hot to cycle anywhere and the glue in all our books melted.
Only time it hasn't worked was when we went to Crete a few years back. Too damn hot to cycle anywhere and the glue in all our books melted.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Kind of. In France when the PBP's on, I'm taking a bike but won't be racing!!
My wife isn't into cycling, but she's well educated (she can name riders in the Tour, knows an MTB from a road bike, and crucially, can spot a new bike in my fleet), but that doesn't stop us from having a cycling holiday. We go to the Alps in July, I get up early at 6am ish, and ride one of a number of routes, usually back by 11am for a full day of whatever.
No need to deny yourself some amazing experiences because your other half/family don't share your enthusiasm.
Munchkin100
New Member
- Location
- The Chilterns
Taking the bike with me to Dorset end of June and again in September for a change of scenery. Last year did loads of walking, so this year I will be going alot further, not sure whether to take road or MTB... maybe both :-)
Kirstie
Über Member
As the other half is as into cycling as I am we have a week of MTB booked in les arcs in August, and that's either going to be preceeded or followed by a week's camping which may or may not feature selected road rides, depending on how we feel....
mcshroom
Bionic Subsonic
- Location
- Egremont, Cumbria
I'm currently putting together a week's tour around Northern Ireland, haven't sorted it all yet though.
