Tobago

[Entrenous]

Hi,

I am off to Tobago in a few weeks and from what I gather they have a bit of a cycling scene there. Can't seem to find anyone hiring road bikes and Virgin allow you to take your bike FOC (in a bag and under 23kgs) so I am thinking of taking mine.

Long shot but anyone been to Tobago and anyone taken their bikes for some road action?

Any help / tips apprecited?

Cheers

Simon

 

[marzjennings]

The roads in general suck, pot holes that will eat you and your bike and so fat touring tyres at least. Bring spares as finding a good bike shop will be tricky, if not impossible.

Where are you staying? A couple of the hotels have bikes to borrow, but in general you'll end up repairing them for the hotel.

These guys are great...

http://www.tobagomountainbike.com/

...and used to run some great rides (my info is 4 years old)

Drivers will give you only 4mm of space as they pass. They're not being mean, they just think that's all you need.

You've just missed this...

http://www.trinbagowheelers.com/

... which is a laugh.

I used to love riding in Tobago, but it's not for the faint of heart. Scenery is awesome and so are the people. Smacking a coconut that's lying in the middle of the road is a learning experience, but riding for half a day and then chilling out on the beach with your feet in the sea and beer/rum in your hand is a life time experience.

How are you riding in the heat?

 

[Entrenous]

The roads in general suck, pot holes that will eat you and your bike and so fat touring tyres at least. Bring spares as finding a good bike shop will be tricky, if not impossible.

Where are you staying? A couple of the hotels have bikes to borrow, but in general you'll end up repairing them for the hotel.

These guys are great...

http://www.tobagomountainbike.com/

...and used to run some great rides (my info is 4 years old)

Drivers will give you only 4mm of space as they pass. They're not being mean, they just think that's all you need.

You've just missed this...

http://www.trinbagowheelers.com/

... which is a laugh.

I used to love riding in Tobago, but it's not for the faint of heart. Scenery is awesome and so are the people. Smacking a coconut that's lying in the middle of the road is a learning experience, but riding for half a day and then chilling out on the beach with your feet in the sea and beer/rum in your hand is a life time experience.

How are you riding in the heat?

Thanks for your reply, big help, reckon I will stick to the off road and save the hassle of taking my bike on the plane, thanks again