BalkanExpress
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Work permitting I am lining up a short four day tour around Easter time.
As an outline for the route, and aiming at max 100 km a day, I am looking at Cork-Killarney, Killarney- somewhere on Beara via Dunloe gap and Kenmare (where depends on how the legs hold up), Rest of Beara to maybe Bantry, then back to Cork.
It will be a credit card tour so I'll be staying I in B&Bs with a small amount of kit in my saddlebag.
If anyone has cycled in this part of the world then all and advice is welcome. In particular having read a few crazy guy and other journals what is the terrain like on Beara (the journals suggest either not too bad or very up and down I guess this was based on teh state of each authors legs but objectively does it roll gently or are there lots of short sharp climbs)?
Also, I will need to hire a bike in the Cork area(too complicated to take mine for a variety of reasons) does anyone have any ideas as to where I can hire a good enough bike for the trip?
many thanks in advance
oh yes and before anyone mentions it, the waterproofs will be packed
As an outline for the route, and aiming at max 100 km a day, I am looking at Cork-Killarney, Killarney- somewhere on Beara via Dunloe gap and Kenmare (where depends on how the legs hold up), Rest of Beara to maybe Bantry, then back to Cork.
It will be a credit card tour so I'll be staying I in B&Bs with a small amount of kit in my saddlebag.
If anyone has cycled in this part of the world then all and advice is welcome. In particular having read a few crazy guy and other journals what is the terrain like on Beara (the journals suggest either not too bad or very up and down I guess this was based on teh state of each authors legs but objectively does it roll gently or are there lots of short sharp climbs)?
Also, I will need to hire a bike in the Cork area(too complicated to take mine for a variety of reasons) does anyone have any ideas as to where I can hire a good enough bike for the trip?
many thanks in advance
oh yes and before anyone mentions it, the waterproofs will be packed
