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@Leo
thanks bill, hippy and mdja
for planning routes there is a website called Bikely which is very helpful. we are aiming for geneva - i have a fair idea of which towns i want to see / have a look around and so on. i'm probably going to be doing a route a bit south of yours
we will be staying in hostels / b&bs or hotels - i like camping but we want to keep the things we have to bring to a minimum and make the cycling reasonably speedy
so panniers are a bit of a must then? i can fit a pannier on my fixed wheel bike if i want. i'm fit but after reading about the flatness, i'm thinking that it wouldn't be quite as enjoyable as i had imagined. so maybe buying a second hand geared racing bike on ebay then selling it when i get back would be a plan
bill: hahaha - bibs with a good pad crucial then?
how are the d roads for cycling, safety wise?
which would be the best / quickest way from london to calais?
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