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04-03-18, 10:36 AM
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Sierra de Javalambre, Montes Universales, Parque Natural del Alto Tajo and Serrania de Cuenca.
for BIG screens ...
Easter Week Bike Touring by Stefan Rohner
for BIG screens ...
Easter Week Bike Touring by Stefan Rohner
04-04-18, 02:17 PM
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brilliant photos so do you run cycle tours in spain.?
i cycled the camino in 2007 fantastic trip.
we had a hired van for all the gear done t on our road bikes, cheating a bit i suppose but still wonderful trip and great country and lovely friendly people.
i cycled the camino in 2007 fantastic trip.
we had a hired van for all the gear done t on our road bikes, cheating a bit i suppose but still wonderful trip and great country and lovely friendly people.
04-05-18, 12:07 PM
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no cycling tours
sorry... anyway, exploring by own is nicerCamino de Santiago is great, have done parts of it. sometimes a bit crowdy.
04-08-18, 02:02 PM
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With winter starting to turn to spring, I did a 400km dirt/trail tour across southwestern Finland a few weeks ago. Went really slow and had a blast, a lot of joy seasoned with some tragicomical "what am I really doing here?"-moments
Some phone snaps along the way;
Wrong place for a bike - it just stalled mid-corner. Skis would've been better. Ended up pushing for a few hours
Riding across the frozen lakes was a blast!
Best campsite of the trip
Breakfast in the western archipelago
Bike's an eight-year-old Surly KM with 27.5+ tyres slapped on
Downhilling the tank was one of those "what am I doing"-moments
Hobo camping
Some phone snaps along the way;
Wrong place for a bike - it just stalled mid-corner. Skis would've been better. Ended up pushing for a few hours
Riding across the frozen lakes was a blast!
Best campsite of the trip
Breakfast in the western archipelago
Bike's an eight-year-old Surly KM with 27.5+ tyres slapped on
Downhilling the tank was one of those "what am I doing"-moments
Hobo camping
04-11-18, 06:02 AM
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Yes, regular Ortlieb back rollers with some slight modifications to the attachment points to make them more offroad friendly and less rattly.
Glad you asked about the contents as well! My packing list for this trip was roughly as follows;
For camping; a tarp, 2x foam sleeping pad, three-season down sleeping bag, sleeping bag liner and ear plugs
Clothing (on top of what I wore when I rode); clean base layer (for sleeping in), thick wool socks, super-warm expedition-ish down jacket, light down jacket, rain pants, extra wool cap, buff, fleece liner gloves and big campfire mitts to poke around in the fire with
Hygiene; quite extensive first aid kit, toothbrush + paste, towel, toilet paper and hand sanitizer
Food + cooking; 3+1 liters of potable water, two days worth of food, snacks, cooking kit (Primus omnilite ti + two pots & accessories), 0,5 liters of gasoline, lunch box & mug
General items; head torch, extra batteries, powerbank, charger, knife, lighter, fire striker, sports tape, paracord, compass, ultralight backpack, steel wire, multitool
Bike-related; bike multitool (Topeak Alien 2), bike lights, pump, spares for on-road repairs, some extra nuts & bolts and a light wire lock
There was no need to carefully pack anything as there was a royal amount of space in the panniers for that amount of gear.
EDIT: the above pictures sure look nice!
Glad you asked about the contents as well! My packing list for this trip was roughly as follows;
For camping; a tarp, 2x foam sleeping pad, three-season down sleeping bag, sleeping bag liner and ear plugs
Clothing (on top of what I wore when I rode); clean base layer (for sleeping in), thick wool socks, super-warm expedition-ish down jacket, light down jacket, rain pants, extra wool cap, buff, fleece liner gloves and big campfire mitts to poke around in the fire with
Hygiene; quite extensive first aid kit, toothbrush + paste, towel, toilet paper and hand sanitizer
Food + cooking; 3+1 liters of potable water, two days worth of food, snacks, cooking kit (Primus omnilite ti + two pots & accessories), 0,5 liters of gasoline, lunch box & mug
General items; head torch, extra batteries, powerbank, charger, knife, lighter, fire striker, sports tape, paracord, compass, ultralight backpack, steel wire, multitool
Bike-related; bike multitool (Topeak Alien 2), bike lights, pump, spares for on-road repairs, some extra nuts & bolts and a light wire lock
There was no need to carefully pack anything as there was a royal amount of space in the panniers for that amount of gear.
EDIT: the above pictures sure look nice!
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04-11-18, 09:49 AM
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Yes, regular Ortlieb back rollers with some slight modifications to the attachment points to make them more offroad friendly and less rattly.
There was no need to carefully pack anything as there was a royal amount of space in the panniers for that amount of gear.
EDIT: the above pictures sure look nice!
There was no need to carefully pack anything as there was a royal amount of space in the panniers for that amount of gear.
EDIT: the above pictures sure look nice!
thanks.
right, before finishing reading I wanted to ask you why not 2x15L panniers. thanks for the answer.
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Wow! Some of the pictures with dirt roads surrounded by amazing scenery are better advertisement for gravel bikes than anything the manufacturers have developed. Beautiful.
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