On Your Bike

hi,
i am going for trek and a bike ride to leh from manali. if anyone interested to join or have planned to be in manali in the mid of june then do let me know, we can do the trek or bike ride toghter

Hello!

My husband and I are going to bike on and near the Loire a Velo in France. We have a great, detailed (1:75000) bike map for when we're following the Loire a Velo but we need a good map (not necessarily biking, could be a road map) for when we leave the the Loire a Velo. Where can we look for a paper map of the Loire Valley in France that's approximately 1:75000 - is there such a thing?

Thanks in advance!

I'm looking to add a reference section to my own blog linking other peoples cycle reports from Cambodia & Vietnam.
To that end does anyone have recommended blogs or journals that would be relevant?
Preferably they should be less than 2 years old & include an idea of costs (I hate reports that don't give me an idea of how much things, particularly hotels, cost).

Hi i will be cycling mainly in Myanmar/Burma and northern Laos this July and August. Just wondering should i bring rain gear, i imagine it would be too hot for my Gortex gear. Is it so hot i wont need anything? Also thinking of riding with 26x1.5 tires, should these be okay. Also flying home from Bangkok, anybody know where i can pick up a bike box from near the Khao San road area.
Thanks,
Paschal

Hello to everyone!, im david, spanish.. from Tenerife, and im 22!! Ive been planing this thing for some years and always doubting if I could do it or not. Now I think ive prepared myself. My plan is to travel europe by bike, like backpacking, BIKEPACKING! So the plan is to start in Seville and go up through all the country doing the roads de santiago "via de la plata", then connect with "camino frances" and ride the north of spain till I get to the french frontier. Then connect with the french…

Hi folks,
I will be undertaking 4-6 bike trip through continental Europe veering south through the Balkans as it get cooler.
Normally i would just buy maps but I am looking at a GPS with maps already loaded onto them as it may work out cheaper in long rung that buying 50+ maps or so...
only two I have come across that look suitable are the GARMIN Edge Touring Bicycle GPS from a couple of years go and Mio Cyclo 505 HC GPS computer.
does anyone have advice on how either of these are for long…

Hi,
Does anyone have any recent experience with taking their bicycle on a long haul British Airways flight (Heathrow/Bangkok), in particular with the bike just in a clear heavy duty bag.

Thanks.

Hey folks,

Anyone have recommendations of sunglasses (girls ones in particular) for someone with a small head. Polarised lenses is a must.

Any info much appreciated,

Thanks, happy biking all :)

Like many people, I was curious to see northern Sri Lanka after it had been closed many years due to the civil war. Now it is open and local people welcome visitors. No permit is needed to go there nor is there passport registration anymore, though police or soldiers might ask you to stop for a chat.

The two highways to Jaffna in the north are paved and in good shape. Mannar Island is a good ride too. Village roads are paved as well, though some are bumpy.

I visited during April 2015 and had…

given the political uncertainties in Argentina.....which country should I choose for a month of cycling??? Costs, attitudes to cyclists...road conditions etc...all considered.
Thanks! Muchisimas gracias,

Hobblehead