DominicMurphy
New Member
Hi there, firstly great site - lots of useful information found so far!
We are cycling (4 of us) from Birmingham to a Village in the Swiss Alps in June of next year - leaving us plenty of time to train, although we are all keen sportsmen, none of us are cyclists! We are doing the cycle for charity and intend to raise lots of money for charity...
There are a couple of things that i need some help with,
Firstly - Are there any usefull websites (or personal knowledge) that can be used for route planning other than the likes of theaa.co.uk or mutimap - something a littel more specific and cyclst friendly? We intend on going - Birmingham, London, Dover - Calais, Lille, Reims, Dijon, Geneva and finally Villars-sur-Ollon.
Secondly - we all need to buy bikes, what do you recommend for this type of ride - it will be on roads and are looking to spend upto £1k on each bike. Should we go for race bikes or a cross between a race/mountain bike?
Look forward to hearing from anybody that could pass on some helpfull hints/tips/knowledge!
Dominic
We are cycling (4 of us) from Birmingham to a Village in the Swiss Alps in June of next year - leaving us plenty of time to train, although we are all keen sportsmen, none of us are cyclists! We are doing the cycle for charity and intend to raise lots of money for charity...
There are a couple of things that i need some help with,
Firstly - Are there any usefull websites (or personal knowledge) that can be used for route planning other than the likes of theaa.co.uk or mutimap - something a littel more specific and cyclst friendly? We intend on going - Birmingham, London, Dover - Calais, Lille, Reims, Dijon, Geneva and finally Villars-sur-Ollon.
Secondly - we all need to buy bikes, what do you recommend for this type of ride - it will be on roads and are looking to spend upto £1k on each bike. Should we go for race bikes or a cross between a race/mountain bike?
Look forward to hearing from anybody that could pass on some helpfull hints/tips/knowledge!
Dominic