A Checklist for Cycling Holidays

Cycling holidays are one of the best ways to experience a country that has beautiful countryside and scenic views. Cycling holidays allow you to really experience a place, things don’t just speed by you as you go through country roads on your bike, you can make as many or as little detours to check out the little things along the way that traveling by car does not always allow. Best of all it is a leisurely and easy way to travel. There are some things that you should prepare before heading off onto your cycling adventure, especially if this is your first time, the first and important being your fitness level. Other things you should consider are the area and length of your travel.

Fitness Level

Cycling holidays as you would expect are immensely physical as compared to traveling by any other type of vehicle. You determine how far and fast you travel. If you have not been on a bike for years or are new to bike riding then you should practice as much as you can before embarking on any cycling holidays. Logging regular miles to build up your endurance is also a good idea. Although you don’t have to be going fast during your holiday you will be on your bike for long periods of time and training for this is very important. It will make your holiday more enjoyable if you have a good idea of your limits and how far you can push yourself.

Bicycle Maintenance

Going on cycling holidays does not mean that you need to have extensive knowledge of bicycle maintenance. However you should have some basic knowledge. One of the most important things that you need to know is how to repair a puncture. If you can do this then nothing will really slow down your cycling holidays. There will most likely be a workshop nearby that can help you out if anything more serious needs fixing.

Plan Carefully

Don’t be over ambitious and hope to travel a wide area in a short period of time. You might find the days stretching out the next leg of your tour a chore. This is not at all how cycling holidays are supposed to be. Concentrate on a small area that you can easily manage and add to it if you find that you are able to travel further than you expected. Unless you are a regular cyclist who can go miles and miles be very careful about the distance you plan on going.