- Lips get sunburned too! Make sure your chapstick has SPF protection….I learned this the hard way
- Travel books are heavy. I probably shouldn’t have brought any, as I rarely used them. They get out of date quickly, and most towns have tourist information centers anyway.
- You need less clothes than you probably think. I brought 5 pairs of cycling shorts and shirts, but could have gotten away with 2. Think about it, do you really want to ever be carrying around 4 dirty pairs of cycling shorts? You can wash 1 in the shower with you each night.
- You will definitely need some sort of air mattress for your tent. I think I have a thermalite and it packs away in my bag really small and light, and makes sleeping comfortable.
- I have used my Swiss Army knife almost every day.
- Carry your own toilet paper
- Take the time to clear the ground of rocks before you set your tent up
- Make sure the shower works before you set your stuff up in it
- I have often wished for lower gears on my bike; I never wished for a larger gear.
- Towns sometimes have youth centers, where you can get on the internet for free. I found one in Le Pradet and Digne
Heather Bikes 
tips – awesome!!! what does the bike gourmet have as a trip re: food??
By: bamba on July 11, 2008
at 4:42 pm
I like these tips. Is it for you for the future or for your friends?
By: Amber on July 14, 2008
at 2:35 am
send the extras home
By: MOM on July 15, 2008
at 2:33 am