How to organize a Bike Route
How to organize a bike route depends in different elements, but, in general, importat conditions to keep in mind are lenght, difficulty or the route itself, the land and the season on when it is going to take place.
Threrefore, it seems that every possible information about the route is recommended, so we can guess if this route fits our own circumstances.
Along Spanish countryside, not to mention other countries, there are a lot of paths and routes perfectly conditiioned to enjoy riding a bike.
No matter a bike or an electric bike, we are talking about doing some sport, and of course, it is important to keep hydrated in every moment. So, we must not forget to bring some water or other non alcoholic drinks with us in order not to have problems during the route. Knowing points along the route to refill the water it can be also usefull, over all if the route goes along the countriside far from villages.
If the route is long we should also bring some food in order to recover ourselves from the effort. Energetic food, nuts or fruits as bananas could be good friends.
Other important point are clothes. If there’s any possibility of rain or storms, we should carry a waterproof jacket. This simple thing can help us a lot in times of trouble.
Our cyclist pants must be high quality and so must be the chair in our bike so we are perfectly comfortable during the route. That is extremely important in two or more days routes.
If the season choosen is Summer it is a must to protect our skin from sunburns, a good sunscreen is essential, but it is also convenient to cover our head if we are going to stay long hours under the sun. In general, wearing a helmet is never a bad idea.
It is advisable to put in our luggage some torch or any other extra item for the lights on the bike, as there are a lot of routes withe tunnels on them, which are, sometimes, not enough iluminated.
If the route is going to take a few days, we must carry some luggage in rear bags, remember that “less is more” and it’s better to take some time to think what to put in the luggage than carry too many things that will mean extra weight and extra effort.
As we have already said, in our rear bags there will be only needed items like these:
- Short and long cyclist pants, no matter the route will take place in summer, in several days there might be stormy weather.
- A Cyclist T-shirt suitable to control sweating. Clothes that get dry fast are always better.
- A waterproof jacket.
- A helmet, in long routes this is essential.
- Tools to repare a flat tire.
- Bike gloves suitable for the season. You are about to spend a long time holding this handlebar so being protected is useful.
- Suitable shoes. It may seem obvious but, little problems on feet could mean great difficulty.
- A route guide, could be a paper one or downloaded in an electronic device. We must not forget to enjoy the route and stop to contemplate beautiful landscapes and interesting places.
- A little amount of common medicins to treat common troubles such as falls, chafings, muscle hurt, insect bites…
All of these would be correctly placed inside the rear bags, that we must have prepared with a waterproofing layer. We can do this with just a plastic bag, but it is really importat, cause if the rain appears during the trip the rear bags could soak a great amount of water up. Water comes from heaven but also from the ground splashed directly from our bike’s wheels. It doesn`t seem desirable to find all our little clothes wet at the end of the day.
