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#biketouring

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plactagonic

You know what they say about when you take something apart and put it together again that some bolts will remain unused, for me it was the through axel that didn't make it in to the box.

Also I decided to take a bus, trains here don't take assembled bikes and since I had to disassemble it I decided to took night bus to Bilbao (probably the closest direct route to French border still 150km of riding to it).

It took me only about an ½ hour to put it there, probably bit bigger box and I am less careful.

Bike box in bus station waiting room.
Hand holding through axel in front of bike box.
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plactagonic

I am unsure what to do next. The weather doesn't look that good in the next week but what bothers me more is the state of the route I would like to take. (Yeah they don't bother to sign them in Spain and it is really bad for EV routes).

So I am considering taking the train to the French border and start riding there, at least on the official website it looks like it should be fully developed with signs and stuff. It won't help with weather but it will be some change at least.

The train is from Santiago de Compostela to Pamplona.

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Cycling Nomads

We made our way to Taourirt, a small town just a few kilometers from the gas station where we had spent the night. Needing to restock on supplies. We stopped for coffee and breakfast. But just as we were about to set off again, the wind picked up, and dark storm clouds rolled in.

Realizing the weather was only getting worse, we checked out the town’s two hotels and decided to stay at Hotel Riad in the main square. Our room was simple but spacious, with a balcony and a good hot bucket shower. What we thought would be just an overnight stop turned into a longer stay—more bad weather was on the way. After a few days of crazy winds and rain we were happy to hit the road again. It felt special to witness rain in the desert—a rare and beautiful sight. #cycletouring #cycling #wanderer #exploring #bicycle #bicycletouring #adventurecycling #cyclinglife #cyclingnomads #traveldiaries #biketouringforever #pedalpower #travelstories #travelbybike #bikewander #bikelife #biketouring #fromwhereiride #worldbycyclingù #worldbybike #pedaljourneys #humanpoweredadventures #neverstopexploring #biketocamp #worldbycycling #BikeTooter #biketouringmike

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alxtrnr

Nearly finished planning a couple of weeks cycle touring in Ireland. Really looking forward to the trip. Leave is booked for the last two weeks in May. I was lucky at this time last year with sunshine and blue skies pretty much everyday riding from Kent to Orkney via Cape Wrath. Whatever the weather it's going to be an adventure.

If you have any recommendations or tips to share about the route please do.

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listed.toCycle touring. The fifteen Signature Discovery Points of the Wild Atlantic Way. | alxtrnrCycle touring. The fifteen Signature Discovery Points of the Wild Atlantic Way. | alxtrnr
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Harald Kliems

Curious about #BIkePacking or #BikeTouring? Madison Bikes is hosting a social on Sunday, March 23 at the Goodman Center in #MadisonWI. We'll have short presentations from people (including yours truly) having done different styles of traveling by bike, followed by plenty of opportunity to chat and plan adventures. facebook.com/events/1638061690

www.facebook.comBike Packing SocialEvent in Madison, WI by Madison Bikes on Sunday, March 23 2025
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Harald Kliems

New video of our #BikePacking #BikeTouring trip through the Alps. Today: Singen in Germany to Buchs in the Alpine Rhine Valley. We got a late start but still managed to get 125 km in at the end of the day. No crashes, mostly dry, and the first taste of the actual Alps.

youtube.com/watch?v=MYKbV6RU3d

The next episode will be a while, as I'm traveling and won't be able to do much editing on my small screen.

YouTube11 Days in the Alps, Day 2: We're in the Alps!By Ride or Pie?!
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jalict

Regarding trekking and touring bikes; I see SO many entry bikes with suspension - I understand the intention is to make them comfortable. But then I see most of the biking community talking about "tire will do the most suspension".

if this is actually applies; why is it that bike producers put suspension on almost ALL entry bikes I can find? I am really confused by it - doesn't it just complicate the production or what is going on here?

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plactagonic

Today my route was 105km, it sounds like a lot but more than 20km was by ferry. This ups my ferry count to 4.

1st in the #spain where I thought it was a bridge, with the route overlay in OsmAnd I couldn't tell.

2nd from Ayamonte to #portugal

3rd and 4th today. I arrived to the first port 5 min after it left and had to wait for an hour. I met two Americans riding from Morocco to Lisbon.

So enjoy the ferry pictures ;-)

The river ferry
Empty ferry port.
3 bikes tucked on the side of a ferry.
3 bikes in passenger ferry in bike spaces.
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plactagonic

Last few days from Tavira weren't the best, I rode few km on coast, smooth gravel and nice wood walkways then it is mostly golf courses and holiday resorts. I frequently lost the route so I couldn't ride what I had planned (I always was so frustrated by the resorts that I just ended early).

Today I just rode from Lagos to Aljezur and skipped the Sagres. I didn't mind the small hills or little bit worse roads sometimes. It was finally quiet without much cars.

Bike leaning on wooden railing of straight wooden walkway.
Zig zag railings for "slowing" bikes. It is nearly impossible to go through them with my bike.
Salty picture of my bike leaning on bollard with EV 1 sign. There is raised barrier and in the background can be seen salines with piles of salt.
Ford with bike/walk bridge on right side. I had a "good" idea to ride through the water, it is deeper than it looks.
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plactagonic

After I get drenched 2 days ago I just decided to stay in Tavira as I planned. So few km in #Spain and ferry in Ayamonte to #Portugal.

It was after the rain so some little issues on the road but nothing serious that couldn't be ridden around. The Via Verde del Litoral is flat and boring, yes it may look nice on the pictures but riding several km in straight line is soul crushing, I want hills (they will come).

In Ayamonte I found out that I couldn't make it anyway because I wouldn't catch the last ferry. So it somehow worked out even with the setback.

The difference on the Portugese side of border was immediately noticeable- on road it feels like a game of who can overtake me closer. Fortunately I get of the road pretty quickly and it should be easy to avoid them, I just didn't checked the navigation that closely before I used the route.

Fallen tree on the road.
Flat gravel road on sunny day, I am bored of them.
Bike on board of ferry looking at the ferry port. It is probably the last picture of spain for a while.
White houses in Tavira, on the right is church.
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plactagonic

The last 2 days in #Spain were mixed, I rode from El Rocío which has this wild west feel to it but I foolishly decided to rode through it on bike. It was bad idea all roads are this fine sand and lots of potholes, probably good for the horses but nearly unrideable on my bike.

From there I got on the coastal route, that was nice separated or with little to no car traffic. That quickly changed before Huelva where the EV route goes through oil refinery and then suddenly change to highway with pretty nasty intersection.

After Huelva the few km I had to camp was really nice on bike line along the highway.

#bikepacking #biketouring #BikeTooter #europebybike @bicycle_touring

El Rocío- dirt road in a town, white painted row of houses on right side, row of trees on the other. Horse drown car rides on the road.
Photo of sparsely planted forest
Road through oil refinery.
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