Renting?? Tips and ideas?

[bwinner]

Hi,

I'm from the US but currently living in Spain and will be here until May doing my study abroad. At the end of the school year, I would love to do the Camino de Santiago -- something that I have thought about since researching it for a paper 5 years ago. Now that I'm actually here, I don't want to miss out on the opportunity. But, I don't have any of the actual equipment here with me. I've seen a few sites that mention renting a bike and gear, but is this a practical option for me? Also, I would like to know about how many days it would take to do the Camino Frances by bike so that I can plan accordingly with my return flight to the States. Any information and tips you could give me would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks in advance

B en Espana

[bwinner]

Hi, me again.

I've decided to do the Camino del Norte instead of the Frances, but still have a few doubts about how long it will take me to go from the Spanish border at Irun to Santiago. I am not a serious cyclist but am generally in good shape and an overall athlete. I just don't know how many days it will take to cover the 825 kilometers. Other threads I have read on here say they took about 2 weeks, but that seems a bit long to me. Am I way off, or could anyone give me some feedback? Thanks for any help and advice!

B

[robin]

It looks like about two weeks to me,if you hurry and don't mind being a credit card tourer.
Better to take a tent and camping gear and take your time,at least when you are (quite wrongly) denied acess to refugios because you are a cyclist you can sleep peacefully without worrying about bed-bugs or noisy children.
Better still,start at le Puy or Vezelay and enjoy a week or so in France getting firt for the Pyrenees.
I'm going to repeat what I keep saying,this is not something you do to a fixed time frame.
Set off when you want to ,and get back when you get back.
robin