A few pics from the two foreign jaunts this year:
Alsace in May
Hotel in Salles, Alsace.
We stopped for coffee, because there were bikes there already (bikes attract bikes) - and discovered that the two bikes at the end had all tyres "flat" - they had been put there as "decoys" ...... Clever hotel-owners.
My travelling companion (Dorsetboy - in traditional blue shorts) outside the chalet in Gerardmer
"Working" on his SatNav - be afraid......... be very afraid.
On the way back to Le Havre - we spotted a likely looking establishment for lunch (attracted by a couple of bikes) - and we in turn - attracted another 4:
Stopped in Rogny for the night. The hotel was a bit of an error, as it was kind of "tired".
Brittany - July
Travelled across on Brittany Ferries - their sponge protection for cargo-straps is shit - took a week for the seat to recover.
Port Launey on west coast
Port Launey - looking upriver
Took the bike to the statue of Saint Rita - Patron Saint of Rimtape....... always worth a visit:
Discovered that I was staying only around 20 miles from Rob & Gail, so had a couple of BBQs with them ......
Some cracking roads around Brittany - just got to watch for Monsieur Le Farmer coming around bends with a harvester - taking up most of the road.
Al
Two trips to Franceshire
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Two trips to Franceshire
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dave the german wrote:Al, don't use the straps over the seat - use one at the front of the bike and one at the back making an X shape - ratchet each gradually and try to keep them high (ish) up
Yeah - I know - But I hadn't realised that the cushions they had - were knackered. The good condition ones don't damage the seat.
If I take the GS - I have enough space for my own cargo-straps, but not on the R1100s.
In future - I'll carry a spare seat unit in my rucsac...........
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Give me some credit - The bikes were all left to the crew to secure, and the straps and the cushions "appeared" to be okay.
As you say - they must have had them well-sucked down. They had the straps removed before we got on to the car deck at the other end.
The French are crap sailors anyway
Al
As you say - they must have had them well-sucked down. They had the straps removed before we got on to the car deck at the other end.
The French are crap sailors anyway
Al
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I used the Hull - Rotterdam ferry before - far better than the old tub from North Shields, but they didn't have cargo straps just rope - reminded me of the good old days with ropes and sheets on the wagon!
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