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Recreative mountain biking – the MINNA way-ve

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Go!

Proper preparing for a ride can make the difference between disaster and adventure! And here, Minna goes into complete overdrive …

Packing

For short off-road rides I might choose only to bring water and the necesseties for fixing a flat. For longer rides, sometimes with shower facilities at the starting point, this is my checklist.

Driving

  • If I drive to my destination, I print my way with new www.viamichelin.nl or www.mappy.com. (Err … no, I still don’t have a GPS … getting lost on big European highways has become a trend …)
  • www.eurotunnel.com Taking the car across the channel (by train) (France/UK)
  • www.norfolkline-ferries.com Taking the car over to the UK (by boat)

    Flying

    Mental note to myself: Airport code for Charleroi-Brussels-South is CRL, for Zaventem-Brussels-International BRU. And, watch out so you don’t fly to Mallorca (Las Palmas) instead of the Canaries (Palma) … or hang on … was it the other way around???

  • www.jetair.be
  • www.ryanair.com
  • www.brusselsairlines.com Charging 70 euro one way for the bike (February 2010)?
  • www.connections.be
  • www.flysas.be
  • www.iberia.com BIG WARNING HERE! Unless you manage to stay below the baggage allowance (20kg+10kg hand luggage), be prepared to pay dearly per kg of excess luggage (18 euro per kg in July 2007)! NO FLAT FEES available for
    sports equipment, as with all (?) other airline companies. I was better off with Ryanair! Less scratches on the bike box with them as well!

    Staying the night

    Check my ZZZ page.

    Other links

  • www.xe.com Going outside the EUR zone?

  • If you travel with your bike, why not leave your comment here:
    www.bikeaccess.net.