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Treskelion reacted to henrythedog's post in the thread Compostela: Electric Bikes Excluded? with
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A mountain bike will be plenty for your Camino. I rode the VDLP on a mountain bike and didn’t need more! IMHO you’ll have much greater satisfaction riding a traditional mountain bike rather than a pedal assist e-bike. If obtaining compostela is...
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Treskelion reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread Type of bike for Camino Francés with Like.
No need to apologise for wishing to do the camino by bike /e-bike, you have every bit as much right to do so as I do to walk! There are regrettably a few people who feel rather negatively about ebikes, please don't let any of their comments...
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Treskelion replied to the thread Type of bike for Camino Francés.Noted this valuable advice. Thank you. Manoeuvring an e-Trike and trailer would be awful and, although I am disabled, I do not wish to be constantly seeking help even though I am sure it would be offered. Why that rig … my catheters & sacs alone...
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If I spend 3 weeks traversing the Camino on my conventional bike, how is that any different than you walking for three weeks? In my case, I ride a bike because I have a spinal cord injury. My partial paralysis does not stop me from walking short...
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Treskelion reacted to Bedspring's post in the thread Compostela: Electric Bikes Excluded? with Like.
How many people on the Camino have actually been injured by a person on an e hike. Euro velos 1 and 3 overlap the Camino in places. I definitely do not think people on an e bike should qualify for a compostella, and not convinced people on any...
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Treskelion replied to the thread Compostela: Electric Bikes Excluded?.Correct. I suspect any incident involving me will hurt! Which makes you very aware of potential hazards …
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Good luck and safe travels and I wrote this in another post and failed to write it here but when I think people like yourself who have no choice but to use an ebike should be allowed to do it and get a compostela. I have nothing to prove this...
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Treskelion replied to the thread Compostela: Electric Bikes Excluded?.Depends actually … “torque sensing” or “cadence” for electric assistance. Before my spinal cord tumour I would regularly ride 120km in the morning to visit an old military chum, stay overnight then return home the next morning. I was quite young...
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Yes, many sections can and do have cars (and cows and sheep).
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