Bicycle Touring in Tuscany
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.74 (674 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0975500201 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 327 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Very Useful Michael R. The first part of the book has some good advice on choosing a bike. Ultimately, I must agree with the author on avoiding rental bikes for long trips. I rented a very nice road bike in Rome and took the train North to Tuscany. Everything went smoothly until a pedal ripped off that was not properly installed. This guidebook (along with a pocket Italian-English dictionary) help me find a hotel in rural Italy. While the author does not list Hot. very helpful book russ Just got back from a week long ride (#5) outlined in this book and was very happy with it (copied relevant pages only and took that with us vs. lugging the whole thing along, and color didn't matter as we were seeing it in real life). Really appreciated lots of little helpful hints, tips and directions - we knew if we'd gone too far or missed a turn etc, very detailed descriptions. We took our own map which is the best way to go. Lots of gr. M. D Schneider said Used this book for a month long tour in "Used this book for a month long tour in 2007" according to M. D Schneider. A friend and I used this book and linked together several of the tours and covered much of Tuscany and well as a bit of Umbria and the Marches. We took a month and covered about 900 miles. We spent a lot of time off the bikes in Pisa, Florence, Anghiarri, Assisi and Siena. Overall the book was the core of our guidance. The routes were absolutely great. They kept us to less traveled roads as much as possible and provided a great mix of moder. 007. A friend and I used this book and linked together several of the tours and covered much of Tuscany and well as a bit of Umbria and the Marches. We took a month and covered about 900 miles. We spent a lot of time off the bikes in Pisa, Florence, Anghiarri, Assisi and Siena. Overall the book was the core of our guidance. The routes were absolutely great. They kept us to less traveled roads as much as possible and provided a great mix of moder
This is your guide to some of the most spectacular riding in the world.. It provides everything you need to plan a tour of Tuscany, Umbria and the Marches: What to bring, where to go, how to transport your bike, how to ride away from the airport. Bicycle Touring in Tuscany is a backroads guide to cycling in Italy. It describes eight multi-day tours with detailed maps of every route