Summary: New Bike to Bordeaux 2024 Bike Tour
It was a short 6-day tour, but I saw some really beautiful parts of France. The first two days were especially beautiful as the gorge and mountains were stunning.
I didn’t get enough training, but somehow, I managed to throw up some great numbers, and my body felt great! The only mishap I had was a fall yesterday. I took a wooden rail a little fast, and at an angle that was too narrow, so I slid my back wheel out. Me and the bike are ok; I was impressed that the tailfin bag system wasn’t even phased.
Totals?
- 483km
- ~24 hours of riding
- 3,326m of altitude gain
- 6 days of riding (1 rest day)
- Average km/h of 20
- The average daily ride distance was 81km
- The average daily ride length was 4 hours and 1 minute
- Two big climbing days with 1,059m and 990m in elevation gain.
The new bike is so much faster than my other bike!
My average speed on this trip was 20km an hour, whereas, in previous tours, it was 17.9, 18.5, 17.4, and 14.9. Part of that is the bike is much lighter, tires much faster, and I was carrying a little less weight in the panniers.
Ditto on ride time, as I pushed a little harder since it was a short trip. On my last tour, I averaged 3.5-hour riding days versus 4 hours this trip.
My notes for my next bike tour:
- I might need to mount my water bottles on the outside of the front tire or buy two 5L mounts to put extra gear there, as the new 22L bags are much smaller than the last ones.
- I had to dump my lightweight shoes, and I can’t do that on the next trip. They are crucial as walking around in wet biking shoes sucks.
- I need to pack lights as when it is stormy and gray, I would benefit from some flashers.
- Add my new pedals to my old bike as I like them so much better, and the grip is much improved.
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