DesertRain
Member
Greetings! I am planning to bike the Camino Frances in March 2011. (Hopefully quieter than 2010 seems to be!) I will be riding as much on the "real" camino as possible and have a good mountain bike that will do the job. I will have plenty of time for the trip and it won't be a race.... It is a sabbatical (same word origin as "sabbath").
My one main question is.... Should I use panniers or a trailer (e.g. BOB Ibex) to carry my gear? I know that there is heated debate about this issue in general on various adventure biking forums (fora?), so I am looking for Camino-specific opinions. Would one or the other work better on the Camino? What have people's experiences been like? Why do you prefer one over the other? I have read that trailers are sometimes the preferred option while off-road and panniers preferred for on-road use.
I would appreciate any/all opinions on this topic.... as well as any other advice people have for the trip. Thanks.
My one main question is.... Should I use panniers or a trailer (e.g. BOB Ibex) to carry my gear? I know that there is heated debate about this issue in general on various adventure biking forums (fora?), so I am looking for Camino-specific opinions. Would one or the other work better on the Camino? What have people's experiences been like? Why do you prefer one over the other? I have read that trailers are sometimes the preferred option while off-road and panniers preferred for on-road use.
I would appreciate any/all opinions on this topic.... as well as any other advice people have for the trip. Thanks.