Majorca Road Cycling

[Mark1978]

PS you might be there the same time as me!

[Mystical]

We have booked for last week in April, and are stopping at Hotel Pollensa Park, bikes are reserved from 24th April for 7 days.
Cant Wait

[Mark1978]

24th April for 7 days.
Cant Wait

I depart of the 27th so yep

[GlasgowAl]

Just managed to log back in after some time away.

Sincere apologies to those who gave advice!

Velosport cycle hire were perfect, great service and great bikes for what we needed. Trip was excellent, will do it again as soon as possible...

Puerto Pollensa was an ideal base and we loved easier routes along the coast and some trips to Cap de Formentor...

Day ride to Sa Calobra and back the best day I've ever had on the bike - truly amazing, great challenge and a fantastic life experience.

Again, apologies for not thanking you for the advice before now.

Mallorca is just the best place to visit for cycling.

Thanks,

Alan

[eileithyia]

Just managed to log back in after some time away.

Sincere apologies to those who gave advice!

Velosport cycle hire were perfect, great service and great bikes for what we needed. Trip was excellent, will do it again as soon as possible...

Puerto Pollensa was an ideal base and we loved easier routes along the coast and some trips to Cap de Formentor...

Day ride to Sa Calobra and back the best day I've ever had on the bike - truly amazing, great challenge and a fantastic life experience.

Again, apologies for not thanking you for the advice before now.

Mallorca is just the best place to visit for cycling.

Thanks,

Alan

Glad you enjoyed it and glad you well looked after by Velosport....

[Mark1978]

Have to disagree with the general notion that drivers in Mallorca are the best behaved. Indeed I had about the same amount or perhaps more close passes than I would on an equivalent ride in the UK. Including one guy who sounded his horn and gesticulated at me when I was doing nothing more interesting than riding along in a straight line.

It may be that in the mountains and coast it's better but stray inland and it's like being back home.

[eileithyia]

Well like anywhere there are always good and bad, and there is an occasional idiot driver even on Mallorca, but in general the standard is far higher with far less close passes and gesticulating motorists than I would have on my average commute. Sorry to hear of your experience.

[wirral_cyclist]

Have to disagree with the general notion that drivers in Mallorca are the best behaved. Indeed I had about the same amount or perhaps more close passes than I would on an equivalent ride in the UK. Including one guy who sounded his horn and gesticulated at me when I was doing nothing more interesting than riding along in a straight line.

It may be that in the mountains and coast it's better but stray inland and it's like being back home.

Brits in a hire car methinks - latest one probably thought you were on wrong side of road...

[Mark1978]

Brits in a hire car methinks - latest one probably thought you were on wrong side of road...

Wouldn't say so, it was a guy in an open top Merc and he looked Spanish to me. Definitely not hire cars.