14 Oct Bike Fit Basics for a Rental Road Bike: Get It Right Before the First Climb
Most of a rental bike fit is done before you leave home. Here are the three numbers that matter, and why your first ride should not be up Fóia...
Most of a rental bike fit is done before you leave home. Here are the three numbers that matter, and why your first ride should not be up Fóia...
No depot, no queue, no rebuilding a bike from a box. A current-season Cervélo arrives at your door already set to your saddle height...
The best coffee in Armação de Pêra is roasted on site, set back from the beach, and closed two days a week. Here is where to stop, and when...
The coast road out of Armação de Pêra is flat and busy. Ten minutes north it becomes the Algarve's quiet climbing country, and the Malhão is waiting...
One Lagos café has a coworking bar lined with sockets. Another bans laptops at weekends. Here is where to work in the Algarve, and where just to drink the coffee...
Flying your bike out, or renting one for the day? Here is how a guided ride in the Algarve works either way...
One opens at 07:00, the other has the sea view and the toasties, and between them one is always open. Where to stop for coffee on a ride from Quarteira...
Flat coast in front, the Barrocal behind and a Volta ao Algarve climb within a morning's ride. Six routes and climbs from Quarteira, with the numbers...
The question I am asked most before a guided ride is "will I hold you up?" Here is the honest answer...
A road bike in the Algarve costs anywhere from €43 to over €100 a day. Here is what you actually get at each price, and what the gap pays for...