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    Camino Francés guide for cyclists

    You could look up thee peregrino online app for the Frances. I found it quite useful with maps, geographical profiles and cyclist specific information
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    Compostela: Electric Bikes Excluded?

    Not outlawed, requires an AM drivers' license, registration, insurance and taxation, though is banned from use on cycle infrastructure as it's in the same class as a light motorcycle / Moped Nope. The type approval is legally required to be displayed on the permanent sticker on the seat tube...
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    Compostela: Electric Bikes Excluded?

    Whatever ... I can't tell if you're being wilfully of bad faith or just ignorant, but even in the US this would be classed as a motorbike if the 8000w is enabled despite what the blurb says (it'sshipped as a class 2 20mph btw). It's outside of the definition of class 1, class 2 or class 3...
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    Compostela: Electric Bikes Excluded?

    Let's refrain from exchanging threats of physical violence and violent fantasies shall we?
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    Compostela: Electric Bikes Excluded?

    In relation to European regulations his statement is incorrect regarding an e-bicycle. The post was nothing but uninformed preconception. Please read up on what legally qualifies as an e-bicycle in Europe, plenty of correct info on this thread I won't repeat (thanks @Kathar1na ) Speed pedelecs...
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    Compostela: Electric Bikes Excluded?

    True, In the end it’s a man-made indulgence whose meaning should be deeply personal to the recipient.
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    Compostela: Electric Bikes Excluded?

    Welcome to Spain. Please leave your North American preconceptions at home...
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    Compostela: Electric Bikes Excluded?

    Shouldn't be very hard: there are very very few of those on the Spanish bridleways that most Caminos are using...
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    Compostela: Electric Bikes Excluded?

    Please don't transpose what happens in the US to Europe. Speed pedelecs or ebikes having a motor that's > 250W are not that popular outside of Belgium and Switzerland because of quite restrictive regulations and they are onerous to use on public roads due to tax and insurance requirements. There...
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    Which apps for family to track me

    If you want to avoid getting lost, buy the Alpine Quest app. It's not a navigation app per se as it does not guide you, but it pinpoints your location within a couple of meters onto a map. It has different map layers you can superimpose onto a base Googlemaps layer. Two most useful layers are an...
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    Which apps for family to track me

    I used an Irish SIM along the Camino Frances , the VdlP and the Mozarabe. Coverage was adequate
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    Which apps for family to track me

    I'm doing that regularly when out cycling or walking. Googlemaps location sharing doesn't share the Sat Nav directions, it shares your location. You will need an internet connection for it to work while you walk though, hence the importance of a local cellular phone data sim if you're not an EU...
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    Which apps for family to track me

    Polarsteps is great for sharing your adventures. If it's precise geographical location, googlemaps location sharing will do just fine. Garmin (if you use one of their devices) and Strava also have that functionality. It's called safety beacon. You'll be relying on the cellular network, which can...
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    EU Ruling On Bookings.Com

    Nothing stops those establishments from having multiple rates, like most hotels. I use booking.com to find lodgings, but will book directly: you often get better prices, or at a minimum the same price when you say you found this rate on booking.com. When I did use booking.com, a few time the...
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    E-bike charging on the camino - Contributing to cost

    I would have thought basic manners and a modicum of "savoir vivre" dictate that you purchase something when using an establishment's facilities. Times change I suppose.
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