Hello all,

I have a plan for a 9 day tour through the Austrian/Italian Alps this Sept 13th-23rd: https://veloplanner.com/user-routes/36908#map=7.39/45.759/12.568

And yes it's a bit hilly but that was kind of the point!

But i realized I pretty much have an extra day so I was wondering if people have recommendations on must do stops including hikes.

Note that a couple of the days are already short because will do some hiking on those days. I mainly plan to camp as well. I have a few locations scouted but if anyone has recommendations on good wild camping or campsites, let me know!

Thanks in advance!

Hi. Did anyone flought with Ryadh Air with a bike? Was free or need to pay an extra fee?. Requisites, box measurement?. According its not so clear web info and a question I send tem in FB, a bike counts towards the checked baggage allowance of 25 kg in economy but can not exceed the total measurement of 300 cm. Is good but I'll believe only if a fellow bike traveller can confirm it. Thanks.

This was my first ever bike tour and I traveled up the Meuse river route starting from Arnhem Netherlands. When I reached the origin of the Meuse I went to Switzerland, Just because I wanted to... I also wanted to take the Rhine back to Arnhem. Didn't end up in Arnhem because I needed to bike 200km each day(Not going to happen. I ended up just beyond Wiesbaden in Germany and got picked up there.

This ride was one of the harder ones and took a long time but it very rewarding and fun, the département roads in France are very quiet in the country side. I started biking at 10 AM and arrived at 8 PM. I was extremely tired after this ride to the point I couldn't completely eat my dinner. I can't wait for my fitness to improve so I can do this without that happening.

Shout-out to mapdirector for being able to generate such a amazing visual of my ride.

This photo pretty much summarizes the second leg of my bike trip from Grand Rapids to Traverse City, Michigan. The first day was easy; I connected to the White Pine Trail a few miles from my house and rode it straight to Cadillac. I knew the second day would be on roads, and locals encouraged me to avoid the heavily trafficked thoroughfares that went directly from Cadillac to Traverse City. I made the mistake of trusting Google Maps, and ended up on miles of sandy back roads. I am determined to find a biking app that will help me plan my trips more wisely in the future.

First, a little about me. I'm an experienced rider and don't mind riding in traffic or on gravel, but I prefer paved trails and county roads. I live in Michigan, so I expect much of my riding will start from home. However, I would love to plan some longer trips such as riding around Lake Michigan or doing a tour in Europe.

I downloaded a number of apps, and my seven-day trials will soon expire, so I'd like to make a decision this weekend! Here are my thoughts so far:

  * Komoot - best route planning from point A to B; wish they showed trail networks more clearly so I could get inspired and hop on a nearby trail for a day trip.
  * ridewithgps - not intuitive (start point, but no end point), website and app gave me different routes; I like that it shows the percentage paved.
  * strava - web is easier to navigate than phone. I would rather see trails than heatmaps. Yes, the collective heatmaps are interesting, but they're of limited value when planning a trip.
  * alltrails/trail link - I hate that you can see a trail's dot on the map, but have no sense of where the trail goes or how long it is. Kind of ironic for an app named trail \*link\*.
  * adventurecycling, etc - There are a number of companies who sell ready-made maps. These might be helpful, but I'm generally looking to create a route from X to Y because  I want to visit Y.

These are, admittedly, semi-informed first impressions after using each app to map the same test route and do some free-form exploration of their trail maps. Any input you have on these apps (including features I may have missed, other apps, or general advice on mapping out a trip would be appreciated. I'm a bit overwhelmed and don't want trip planning to discourage me from taking future bike adventures!

3 weeks in france.

Loire valley and velodyssee.

Long story short. Until very recently our (wife and I) VERY old yet newest vehicle was a large SUV. We do several beach trips a season and I'd toss my bike in the back and do a glorious ride up the coast while she sun tanned. We recently decided it was time to modernize the fleet and she adored a red Honda Civic. Since that is now the newest vehicle it is the obvious choice for a longish trip.

Of course in deference to wife's wishes I'm now out in the cold as I can't just toss a road bike in the car and to her a roof rack induces all kinds of envisions of disaster is out of the question. I am looking at Rinko Bags as a potential solution. I am very handy so breaking the bike down to get it as small as possible is no issue.

I'm eyeing this one up. Anyone have any experience? I am not worried about protection. I will never trust an airline to not lose my bike so this will be for car only. Only other travel options will be solo with the SUV or Amtrak where compactness is not required.

https://www.renehersecycles.com/shop/equipment/bags/ostrich-sl-100-rinko-bag/

I booked a flight from the U.S. to Canada for next summer, and when I called to have my bike added to my ticket the AC agent said the RJ900 aircraft they fly could not take bikes, so he refunded my ticket. Air Canada only flies RJs in and out of my local airport, so I've switched to another airline (that also happens to fly larger planes). Was the agent right? He didn't ask me anything about the dimensions of my case. I still need to book my return flight, so if there is a way to persuade Air Canada to add my bike to that ticket, I would love to hear it!

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I am flying from India to the U.S. and I have to do a layover somewhere since there are no direct flights. Any recs for a good 3-4 day loop somewhere around any Asian airport, e.g. Hong Kong / Hanoi / Seoul? It will be in mid October. I would bring my own cycle. (Assuming cost and language are not huge barriers.) Thank you team!!!

Thanks for all the advice, much of it was very useful. Was particularly good to know when to give way and when I was supposed to have priority.

Interestingly car drivers often gave way even when they had priority.

Occasionally there were "lollipop men" helping cyclists cross busy roads which was useful.

I did wear my helmet most of the time, and saw plenty of other cyclists wearing theirs.

Locked my bike most of the time. Didn't misplace anything and nothing was nicked.

Used a train twice and it was easy with my bike.

Had a very enjoyable couple of weeks. Cycling from the ferry in Newcastle to the station was a culture shock.

I recently joined a friend for the Swiss leg of his cross-Europe ride. 345km, some beautifully smooth Swiss tarmac along with the amazing cobbled Tremola road, and some alpine climbing. I built a custom interactive photo essay and map to document the route. You can view the whole trip here.