Klaus-Gerd GiesenSep 25

FINAL Day 19 of my #retirement #bikepacking tour on #Brompton folding #bike : Casalbordino -> San Salvo (the last 35 km - mostly on the fantastic cycle path "Via Verde della Costa dei Trabocchi" which stops here; further South there are only roads with heavy #traffic ).

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Show threadKlaus-Gerd Giesen

Conclusion of my #retirement #bikepacking tour on #Brompton folding #bike : 1,027 km in 19 stages.Thank you for your patience. Thanks also to bikerouter.de and cyclers.app for routing.The daily post here was intended as incentive for all those over 65 with health issues—like myself—who do not yet dare to go on such long bike tours.

#bikepacking #BikeTooter #cycling #CycleTravel #cyclotourisme #cyclotouring #fahrrad #vélo #radreise #radfahren #cyclisme #criticalmass #radtour #BikeItalia #Italy

Sep 25 at 3:03pmWeb
Show threadPepijnSep 25
@KlausGerdGiesen Thanks for sharing. It was fun following your journey!
Show threadKlaus-Gerd GiesenSep 25
@Pepijn Thank you for your kindness.
Show threadAI6YR BenSep 25
@KlausGerdGiesen Wow, just saw this post, now I have to go look through your entire journey, this looks SO AWESOME
Show threadJohn RobinsonSep 25
@KlausGerdGiesen Chapeau!(or the German equivalent).
Show threadKlaus-Gerd GiesenSep 25
@johnelalamo Merci bien.
Show threadanthropomorphic blast radiusSep 25
@KlausGerdGiesen Thank you ever so much for sharing this with us all. I have very much enjoyed 'being there' with you on your journey :¬)
Show threadKlaus-Gerd GiesenSep 25
@UrbanDjent Thank you for your kind comment.
Show threadEat This PodcastSep 25
@KlausGerdGiesen I very much enjoyed following along.
Show threadKlaus-Gerd GiesenSep 25
@etp Grazie mille! 🙏
Show threadAxel 🚴😷🐧🐪⌨ | #WeAreNatenomSep 25

@KlausGerdGiesen: Thanks for having taken us with you on that journey. Definitely inspiring. So the Italian Adria coastline also got on my bicycle touring bucket list.

By the way, how did you stay overnight on that journey? Hotels? B&B? Camping?

Show threadKlaus-Gerd GiesenSep 25
@xtaran Thank you so much. 🙏 We stayed in private accommodation, B&B, small hotels, etc. Offseason it's a bargain. Most campings are now anyway already closed.
Show threadFrau mit Fahrrad 🚴🏼‍♀️Sep 26
@KlausGerdGiesen I really love the idea of a retirement bikepacking "like forever" tour 😁
Show threadyanndegatSep 28

@KlausGerdGiesen hi! i have a similar trip in mind. were you satisfied by the east/north path you took? i have 2 options, either going west/south and then cross the country after rome, or going east/north like you did. but i'm a bit scared by the north route. cycle lanes seems to be more developped on the west coast.

have you encountered unsecured situations? thanks a lot

Show threadKlaus-Gerd GiesenSep 28
@yanndegat Crossing Italy from west to east (or vice versa) was not an option, as it is too mountainous. We went East-South. Overall, the route was very safe, especially from Domodossola in the Alps down to Milano downtown, and the last few stages along the Adriatic coast: both with lots of bike paths. The exceptions: entering Ancona from the north, and a series of bridges and major road sections for which there was no alternative.
Show threadyanndegatSep 28
@KlausGerdGiesen great! thanks a lot. that's good to know; and congrats for you trip! may you ride a thousand more!
Show threadKlaus-Gerd GiesenSep 28
@yanndegat Merci bien pour vos gentils mots.