Are you considering bicycle touring in Portugal? This is what we did in May 2022 while experimenting with a new way of traveling in ‘Ultralight’, meaning with a folding bike and minimalist luggage.
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00:00 Considering cyclotouring in Portugal ?
00:20 Why Portugal ?
00:45 What is magical about ultralight cyclotouring ?
01:39 Where to start the trip in Portugal ?
02:04 Taking the train with folding bikes.
02:41 A typical day in this trip
05:09 Food in an ultralight trip
06:04 The pavement of the Eurovelo 1 in Portugal
07:32 The relief of the Eurovelo 1 in Portugal
08:07 Headwinds
08:30 What to visit in the cities
09:35 The GPS and how to find your way
10:27 Staying alive with Portuguese drivers
11:00 Mission accomplished: 1000 km of cycling with 8000 m elevation
11:30 Conclusion
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9 Comments
Alain and Lucie, I love the way you travel. This is a great site and great information on how to tour the world bicycling! I want one of these ultralight bicycles – do they make them with batteries?
Thank you for sharing your insights and learnings!
This is fantastic information on how to tour world on bicycle. Have you find any birding opportunities ?
Alain and Lucie, your video tour and the background commentary were beautiful. It is great to see both of you getting younger by the day. Happy cycling and a healthy new year!
Look forward for next Vlog
Hi what brand and model are your bikes? .
Lovely video, very inspiring! On my next trip I will have to try cyclotouring for sure. Maybe I will even have to swap my trusty brompton for a helix..
Liked. When you are going about looking at the city, how do you keep your bike and panniers safe from being stolen? These are obviously eye catching bikes.
Arkel panniers have a reputation for being heavy, but I've never seen any like yours. Are they as lightweight as Orlieb panniers? (I've used both Arkel and Ortlieb products.) (Good photography and story line, by the way.)
This is very good example of using Helix folding bike!