Cycling Menorca questions.

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Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
Holiday being booked tomorrow.......quite excited :hyper:.
We will be based in Es Castell (nr Mahon).
My wife doesn't cycle so I will do just 2 days.
Am I better on roads or paths (I don't do serious off road stuff). ?
Are the roads OK for cycling i.e. not full of mad drivers ?
Any ideas welcome.

Having googled it I found a bike hire close to the hotel that does good quality e.g. Specialised & Giant carbon.
 

clid61

Veteran
Location
The North
Went 21 years ago with better half and 2 year old son. hired bikes , mine obviously had a child seat. no problem at all. Things may have have changed though and from what I know of Spain , hopefully for the better
 
I maybe missed them but I didn't see any cycle paths on Mallorca the few times I've been there, I can't Menorca being any different. If you want to get anywhere you'll have to do it on road. On Mallorca there's some great little lanes which take you away from any hussle and you'll probably never see any cars on them. I can't remember any trouble with drivers either I think there's a bigger empathy thing there (most know or are cyclists). Enjoy :becool:
 

twentysix by twentyfive

Clinging on tightly
Location
Over the Hill
Not been to Menorca but it looks like a one road Island with some small spurs. My preference would be to stick to the smaller stuff
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fossyant

Ride It Like You Stole It!
Location
South Manchester
Not been to Menorca but it looks like a one road Island with some small spurs. My preference would be to stick to the smaller stuff
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You are correct. The roads spur off the main road into the resorts. We stayed there a few times but at the west side. It's a pain on transfers as the coach leaves the main road, down to one resort, then back to main road, down the next fork. Worth planning a few route before hand, around your resort and stick to the smaller roads.
 

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