Santiago de Compostela May/June 2008

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Bikemental

New Member
Location
Belfast
I am planning to cycle from Bilbao to Santiago de Compostela in May 2008 over 7 - 10 days following the Camino route.
We fly into Santander on 30 May and out of Santiago on 10 June.

At the moment there are 2 of us planning to go. I would like a slightly bigger group - maybe 4 or 5.
To give an idea of who we are. We are from Belfast. We are both male. I'm 49 and my friend is 40. Neither of us are particularly religious but it is a trip we have both always wanted to do. For us, the priority will be having fun and hopefully a lot of laughs along the way.
If you are interested in joining us please get in touch.

We are both reasonably fit but not obsessive cyclists and anyway I would prefer to do this trip at an enjoyable pace that gives time to stop and enjoy the view etc.

It doesn't matter to us if you are 20 or 70, male, female or other - if you can stay upright on a bike for a few hours and enjoy a laugh you are welcome to join us.

Cheers

George
 

Chris James

Über Member
Location
Huddersfield
I am not in a position to come with you, but my wife and I walked about 100 miles of the Camino about five years ago. We had wonderful holiday. There is a fantastic feelilng of cameraderie between the pilgrims and you get to see quite out of the way bits of Spain, with the scenery changing daily (even when walking).

In short, I am sure you will have a great time!
 

Bigtallfatbloke

New Member
are you camping or hotelling it?

What bike are you on...fast road bikes or tourers?

I'm in 2 minds...I might be able to do this...cost is an issue...
 

jags

Guru
cycled it in 2006 great trip last day was a killer 60 mile an hour head wind's lashed rain all the way into santiago man it was brilliant ,there are some mega climb's on that route,village's are beautyful love to go but other commitments .(ps,make sure you have plenty of water or your in direstraights)
 

jags

Guru
we were just unlucky the last day we got the tail end of a storm,sorry about that bigtallfatbloke i suppose i did paint a bit of a bad picture there ,but it is a good trip honestly..
 
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Bikemental

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Location
Belfast
We are using ATB's because we are following the walkers path.

We will be doing around 30-35mpd. No big deal really.
We want to have time to take it easy and socialise with others
and generally have a good time.
I've done the head down cover as many miles as possible in a day type tours but I think on balance I like to notice which country I'm in.

So anybody up for it.

George
 

Bigtallfatbloke

New Member
George please forgive my ignorance but what is an 'ATB' bike?

Also the 'walkers path'...is that suitable for riding on a road bike/tourer?
 

Chris James

Über Member
Location
Huddersfield
Bigtallfatbloke said:
George please forgive my ignorance but what is an 'ATB' bike?

Also the 'walkers path'...is that suitable for riding on a road bike/tourer?

ATB = all terrain bike = mountain bike

No, the walkers path isn't suitable for a tourer.
 

will

Guest
Just in case this is interesting:

A friend's blog writing about his 11 day cycling trip on the Chemin de St Jacques ([SIZE=-1]The Way of St James / El Camino) [/SIZE]to Santiago de Compestala - sounds like a brilliant ride.


http://tindonkeytravels.blogspot.com/search/label/Santiago de Compostela


One branch of the trail goes by my garden near Geneva.

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jags

Guru
touring bike wont be a problem as long as you have good tyre's you will come across every kind of bike on the camino
 
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Bikemental

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Belfast
I don't think it's fair to say that a tourer would not be suitable.

I think a mountain bike would be better but I know people have done it on tourers and hybrids.
If there is a section which you don't feel comfortable riding you can always go on road for a bit or even walk.

In otherwords, just say 'yes' and join us.
You will enjoy it.

George
 

Chris James

Über Member
Location
Huddersfield
Bikemental said:
I don't think it's fair to say that a tourer would not be suitable.

I have actually walked well over 100 miles of the walkers path and large chunks of it definitely aren't suitable for a Galaxy. For example one section that springs to mind goes through a boulder field, another goes between the vines in a vineyard. However, in many cases the road runs close to the walkers path.

The standard route for bikes and horses is slightly different to the walker's path.
 
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