Cycling the Porteguese Camino

[Mgt]

Hello,
Has anybody experienced difficulty with rented bike fitting? My height was emailed to the supplier on ordering rented bikes months before my Camino.The bike was a small size same size as my bike at home but is a trail bike with bars across.I cannot cycle it

 

[Anthony Coyne]

Can I ask how much the bike rental is? We brought our bicycles from Dublin in 2022 and is was very easy.

 

[Cork_Karl]

Hello,
Has anybody experienced difficulty with rented bike fitting? My height was emailed to the supplier on ordering rented bikes months before my Camino.The bike was a small size same size as my bike at home but is a trail bike with bars across.I cannot cycle it

Sorry to hear that. Perhaps a bit late but might it be worth trying to rent from another company? There were quite a few options from Porto when I was thinking about starting there.

The last time I cycled a Camino was back in 2010 and the bike was very heavy and not as advertised! This time I’ll be renting a mountain / trail bike from Lisbon from this Saturday which is actually perfect for the hills I’ll be going over.

 

[Cork_Karl]

Can I ask how much the bike rental is? We brought our bicycles from Dublin in 2022 and is was very easy.

I’m getting mine for €400 over a fortnight on a special deal - that includes transport back to Lisbon. It was less than that from Porto €285. I know it’s cheaper to have flown with my bike but I goosed up the front disc brakes putting the front wheel back on coming back from Clare a few months back. So I don’t have much confidence with newer brake systems than I grew up with