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== Pre-trip gear == | == Pre-trip gear == | ||
[http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442631102&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302882220&bmUID=1263083739006 Elite Fluid Alu A-Frame | [http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442631102&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302882220&bmUID=1263083739006 Trainer: Elite Fluid Alu A-Frame] | ||
[http://www.topeak.com/products/Bags/Compact_Handlebar_Bag Handle Bar | [http://www.topeak.com/products/Bags/Compact_Handlebar_Bag Bag: Handle Bar] | ||
[http://www.lbmaps.com/ Garmin specific GPS maps for Baja($20)] | [http://www.lbmaps.com/ Map tool: Garmin specific GPS maps for Baja($20)] | ||
[http://mytouring.com/conf/200907_JFB_BagagesCyclotourisme.pdf Reference list of gear to bring on a bike] | [http://mytouring.com/conf/200907_JFB_BagagesCyclotourisme.pdf Reference: french list of gear to bring on a bike] | ||
== Hotel reservations == | == Hotel reservations == | ||
Revision as of 02:03, 25 January 2010
Biking
http://www.moon.com/destinations/baja-cabo/essentials/getting-around/bicycle-0
The 230 mile Cape Loop takes you through La Paz, Todos Santos, Cabo San Lucas, San Jose del Cabo, Buena Vista/Los Barriles, San Bartolo, El Triunfo and San Pedro. Close to La Paz the traffic may be too heavy but you can ride on the parallel dirt road. The longest distance between hotels is 70 miles. Otherwise camping is available. Organized bicycle tour companies originate in Baja, the US and Canada.
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?355687-Baja-Mexico&s=2f5e6644f06f3b6869d496a070bee117
I would fly to Cabo San Lucas to start the tour. Southern Baja is much safer with far less traffic. If you have knobby tires, nice low gearing and a sense of adventure, there are plenty of dirt roads along the Sea of Cortez up to La Paz. You can camp anywhere you like on pristine beaches with nobody in sight for miles. Beautiful.
Actually a loop from Cabo to La Paz up the east side and then from La Paz to Cabo down the west side would make a good trip. Todos Santos on the Pacific side is a quaint surf town with a growing expat community.
Maps, books and references
Article: Baja California - Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas
Book: Bicycling Baja (Paperback)
Map: Bikely trails in Baja California
Map and reference: Todos Santos
Places to stay in Todos Santos: (on the least expensive side)
http://www.casablancabb.com/index.php
http://www.serendipityventures.com/
Flying with a bike
Details for checking a bicycle on American Airlines
Pre-trip gear
Trainer: Elite Fluid Alu A-Frame
Map tool: Garmin specific GPS maps for Baja($20)
Reference: french list of gear to bring on a bike
Hotel reservations
Feb 18 and 28 San Jose del Cabo: Feb 18 and 28. Back up plan if something happens to our El Delphino Blanco reservation, La Fonda del Mar B&B
Feb 19 Possible place to stay: Cabo Pulmo
Feb 20
Feb 21
Feb 22 - 24 La Paz: Posada Luna Sol
Feb 25
Feb 26
Feb 27