Month: June 2019

EuroTour day 1 – Flying to Paris with a bike

My cross-Europe bike tour has begun. My friend dropped me off at the airport in the morning with all my huge luggage. Here is how it looks.

Hoping this would arrive to Paris undamaged

I had to obtain a permission from the airline in advance and also pay an extra fee of $150 so that I could take the bike with me on the plane .

My ride for the next 9 hours

Fortunately the luggage arrived in Paris with no damage to the bike or the equipment. I took a taxi from the airport to the AirBnB place. The AirBnB place turned out to be a really nice house in the Paris suburbs.

The AirBnB place in Paris

Europe bike tour equipment list

Here is the list of the equipment that I’ve selected for my Europe bike tour. I’ve used multiple online resources to learn what’s important to take and what’s not really needed. The most useful information for me was in the Adventure Cycle-Touring Handbook and on the Veni Vidi Bici Blog.

Clothing

Clothes for the trip
  • Helmet
  • Cycling glasses with 2 lenses
  • Cycling mirror
  • 2 T-shirts
  • Patagonia Nano Puff jacket
  • Castelli bib shorts
  • Mountain biking shorts
  • 2 pairs cycling socks
  • 2 pair boxers
  • Mountain biking shoes
  • Biking gloves
  • Rain jacket
  • Mesh bag
  • Reflective vest
  • Sun sleeves
  • Cycling cap
  • Hiking pants with zip off legs
  • Money belt
  • Base layer 32 degrees
  • 2 cycling jerseys
  • Cycling rain jacket
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