Majorca training camp/bike hire

^ I did that very route a couple of weeks about and it was only 3000m. I felt short changed.

http://www.bikerental-mallorca.com/index.php

Looks decent.

Cheers mate.

Hi all, I'm thinking of a week long (7 full days, 6 days' cycling with a rest day in the middle) Billy-no-mates solo trip in early October (stretching the non-running legs after the Berlin Marathon). I'm thinking:

• Book cheap flights
  
• Book cheap hotel accommodation in Alcudia (or Port de Pollenca??)
  
• Book Bikeboxalan
  
• Check to see whether my bank's travel insurance covers my bike
  
• Worry about any other details nearer the time...
  
  
  

Does this sound like a plan? Any other locations I should be considering as alternatives?

Ta!

I stayed in Palma Nova. Worked for me.

Currently staying in a place between Port Pollenca and Alcudia. PP is a nicer place in my opinion but probably more choice of cheap hotels in Alcudia. If you are here just to cycle it will make no difference .

There are some group rides in PP that go most days that you can join, otherwise so many cyclists on the popular routes that you won't feel alone.

Thanks guys. Will get my flights sorted (BA looks like best bet for bike transportation?) then see what sort of offers I can get in PP/Alcudia region.

Hippy - Where did you get your BikeBoxAlan from? Hire rates direct from the site seem pretty steep ??

I got it from them bikeboxalan. It was a rushed call but it's only money and it worked fine.

Easy jet is £35 each way...... I ended up hiring a bike from Pro Cycle in the end . Travelling with a small child and a bike box is not easy. Top of the range ti bike with Di2 and deep sections was €25 a day which was not much more than the cost of the hire of the bike box, excess charge on the plane etc .also can't get a bike box in the car with all the family luggage as well..

You can buy a map with the cycling routes for €10 if you need to from most bike shops.

True. I would've saved some hassle and a hundred or more quiddies if I'd hired bikes over there - if my set up wasn't a bit odd.

All good info, cheers. I've sort of set my heart on riding my own bike out there and after some enquiries I can probably borrow a bike box, so BA looks like my best bet. (No children to carry!)

edit ...Booked. Another consideration is exactly what qualifies as a "London" airport these days, and my best return option brings me back to City Airport, half hour from home. Brucey Bonus!

Got owned like a boss on the second corner but still fun
Bicycle Descent of Sa Calobra - GoPro - YouTube

Got the bike from rentmarch which I can recommend for cheap no hassle rental
www.rentmarch.com

Slevless descending badly and falling off their bikes? Who knew?

Looks fun though.

Penis-mounted camera?

Seriously - was it mounted on your old chap?

^ also crossed my mind

None of the slevless crashed there when I was there. I am disappoint.

My nose is usually on my stem when descending, always quicker than pedalling

Soon...

You've left it a bit late haven't you? You're supposed to go when it's shit weather in Brit... oh...

Cross post:
Best bet for giro watching in Mallorca (Pollenca)?

Today was pretty good.

Tolos? Rapha cafe if it still there?

Rapha's gone, Tolos was full of people watching Tennis, found a place just by Pollentia Park Hotel- Pro Cycle.

Lfgss.cc training sandbagging camp?

You doing any running out there at the moment Henry? Gonna be out there at the end of June.

Nope, I didn't have space for the shoes...
Out of Alcudia (Victoria) there's a nice trail up to somewhere- I walked that yesterday.
There are loads of tracks, but I think running on some of the roads/ beachfront would be less than fun- narrow, etc.

Yeah I was thinking of taking my trail shoes and just getting lost.

Strava would be good at finding good trails, but I'd then have to resist the urge to look at times and then stop myself from getting competitive...