If you could move to any country for cycling, where would you go?
- Thread starter jarlrmai
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- The TerrorVortex
France.
It's got quiet roads, hilly roads, flat roads, Alpine roads and just about any terrain you can think of.
Decent food and wine, friendly locals (at least, I've always found them to be) and the south is a decent temperature even in January.
I'm struggling to think why I'm still in the UK, TBH...
It's got quiet roads, hilly roads, flat roads, Alpine roads and just about any terrain you can think of.
Decent food and wine, friendly locals (at least, I've always found them to be) and the south is a decent temperature even in January.
I'm struggling to think why I'm still in the UK, TBH...
Mad Doug Biker
Banned from every bar in the Galaxy
- Location
- Craggy Island
Either that or Italy.
Velo711
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
Well Canada has 9.8 million square miles, varied terrain, and wide roads. France is still one of the most beautiful countries.
Keith Oates
Janner
- Location
- Penarth, Wales
South East Asia where it is warm all the year around!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cyprus. I think they've collapsed economically because of the disproportionate amount of money gone into the infrastructure of that island nation as the road surfaces are far too good for the incredibly small number of people living in the communities served by such roads. But still, for cycling, it is unsurpassed. November, December, January and February will give as many good and warm days cycling there as will May, June, July and August in Britain. And the incredible scent of the remoter parts is very intoxicating.
So you've got great weather, fantastic road surfaces, they drive on the left like us, there are the seemingly never-ending climbs in the Troodos mountains and almost everyone is happy to speak English. Cyprus for me every time. Oh, and they use our 3-pin plug system as well.
So you've got great weather, fantastic road surfaces, they drive on the left like us, there are the seemingly never-ending climbs in the Troodos mountains and almost everyone is happy to speak English. Cyprus for me every time. Oh, and they use our 3-pin plug system as well.
ComedyPilot
Secret Lemonade Drinker
- Location
- The Kingdom of Yorkshire
Germany - they have a massive amount of well signed/well tended cycle routes. The weather is lovely and warm in summer. Plenty of flat/hills to choose from. Not as open to suffer from prevailing winds like the Netherlands. Skiing in winter. Lots of good bier and food. Really nice, honest, open people with a cracking sense of humour.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Denmark.... it's lovely, but may be a bit boring to live there, and it seems to rain as much as here.
oldfatfool
Guru
SE France.
Spain, as well as the above, with the well used autovias, the other roads out of cities/conurbations, are pretty much deserted.
I've got to go to one of those in two weeks for two weeks and I am filled with a terrible dread. Phoenix, Arizona. It's not too bad when you get there as there's a terrific cycle route along a canal that runs diagonally through the area that has an abundance of fruit lying on the ground to pick up as and when you want it. There is also the wonderful Camelback mountain to run up if you so wish. What I really REALLY hate though is the interminable flight and the horrendous queue to get through immigration but coming back is worse with the associated jet-lag. It's an essential aspect of my job that forces the trip.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Australia lived there for three years, the best three years of my life
