Great photos looks like you had a blast. Can't wait to ride Wales this year

Wow! your a braver man than me!!! Good going, whereabouts?

I have pretty much an identical set up including Alpkit bags and can highly recommend these bikes

flash wrote:That looks good. I'll have a search.....

I had to add a couple of velcro loops to the front which was easy enough to do ..........

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Blue wheeler, yep. What bag did you get, they have 235 bags listed..... ScotRoutes, possibly, I'll go measure but if Imcan find something that runs horizontally with the tube so I might squeeze in a bottle.... Can't see them listed on the Decathlon site, I'll upload some photos of mine https://www....

Jones bar bag are way overpriced. I bought a cheap bag from decathlon that fits perfectly

Just bought a B17 needs breaking in (1000 miles they reckon?) Seems reasonably comfy but yet to do a big ride. You WILL need to buy a rainproof cover as they don't like getting wet! They are only a tenner off e bay, also you'll need to spend another tenner on proofide but that should last a year. PS...

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Rasta wrote:Hola!

PS. A few mentions above about good sign posts. Not true if going southbound. There are none. It is a pilgrimage heading north to S de C.

I am staying a week in Seville before starting my trip so heading northbound.

Thanks guys and in particular Albs1973 for the wealth of information, sounds like I'll have to do more than one visit ! Full disclosure....I had planned to mostly stealth camp along the Ruta but from what I have read this is inadvisable and probably illegal. I have opted for cheap hotels most of whi...

The Via Del Plata is a classic route and ideal taster for Bikepacking as it's well maked and has lots of resupply points. I've been toying with putting together a grand triangular route comprising my C2C route from Tarragona as far as Burgos, then along the Camino de Santiago to Santiago de Compost...

Hi Guys, I'm Keith from Dorset. No stranger to cycling but have never 'Bikepacked' before. A friend of mine did the Trans America Trail when he retired a few years ago which got me thinking about touring on two wheels. It didn't take me long to figure out that Bikepacking was the way forward for a s...