Eurovélo 6 + recherche de vélo à Orléans
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Eurovélo 6 + recherche de vélo à Orléans

by Sstteeff

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Sstteeff
Alsace · 11 posts
Bonjour, J’atterris à Paris le 10 juillet et m'organise pour partir d'Orléans à mon petit village d'Alsace via l'eurovélo 6. La discussion est ouverte pour toute recommandation de lieux à voir, bons camping ( en mode pas cher ... ), détours à faire, conseil expériences, et matériel ( c'est mon premier périple à vélo ). Je suis encore à la recherche d'un vélo équipé ( peut-être que vous avez sa dans votre garage, ou connaissez quelqu'un qui souhaite en vendre un ), donc vos conseils de marque d'équipement ( sacoche ou remorque ), de magasins....etc sont la bienvenue. Bon été à vous :)
PT Ptijojo75 Regular ·
Bonjour, J'empreinte aussi en partie l'eurovélo6 aux mêmes dates, mais dans l'autre sens et plus loin (orléans-nantes). Mon parcours de paris : la seine jusqu'à melun, cala du poing, canal d'Orléans, loire par euro6, canal de nantes à brest. J'emprunte généralement les chemins de halage. J'en suis à ma énième rando vélo, et je commence à avoir un peu d'expérience en ce qui concerne le matériel. Pour le cycliste : le plus important : les fesses ! Avoir une bonne selle, enveloppée d'une housse confort et porter un cuissard rembourré. Pour le vélo on peut tout se permettre. Un dérailleur qui fonctionne parfaitement est toutefois impératif sous peine de rester sur place en pleine côte, voir de chute, et si l'on peut, avoir au moins 1 frein à disque : pluie, boue, que l'on est forcément amené à rencontrer, surtout si vous empruntez des halages (canal d'Orléans) rendent totalement inefficaces les v-brake. Pour le transport du matériel j'ai choisis une répartition qui me permet de ne pas me retrouver tout nu en cas de vol du vélo ou des sacoches. J'ai donc 2 sacoches sur le vélo et un sac à dos de 3 kilos contenant : pharmacie (penser à la pince à épiler et à la pince à tique), matériel de secours (une tente, une couverture et un imper de survie — sur pearldiffusion—, un drap housse en soie, lampe, couteau, ficelle, briquet, nourriture 1 jour (2 soupes, 1 nouilles chinoises, 1 bte de sardines), barres céréales, vêtements (1 polaire, 1 short, 1pantalon, 1 chemise manches longues, caleçons, chaussettes), de quoi écrire et 1 bouquin. La canne à pêche est en option... Le tapis de sol est sur le sac. L'intérieur du sac est doublé par un sac poubelle et les vêtements dans des sacs plastiques : l'humidité est votre principal ennemi. Dans les sacoches (1er prix décath) elles aussi doublées sac poubelle: dans l'une: Vêtements de pluie et 2ème t-shirt poly pour rouler + 1 coton, chaussures eau, et petit matériel bricolage et confort (grosse corde, scotch en toile, corde et pinces à linge, sacs poubelles, sacs de congélation à zip, chambre à air, pompe, tendeurs, antivol, 1 pt sac à dos ultra-compact —décath— 1 poche à eau, 1 lanterne de jardin, 1 oreiller gonflable — un bon repos est essentiel— pt matériel de pêche). sacoche 2: la cuisine : réchaud, gamelles, quart, dépannage repas (en boite tuperware 2 soupes, 2 nouilles, 2 sardines), 25 cl d'huile, gourde, flocons d'avoine du pt dej et réserve de barres de céréales en sacs congel. Sacoche guidon amovible: cartes, portefeuille, tel, lunettes soleil, boussole, canif (avec tire-bouchon et ouvre-boites), pte jumelles, pt serviette ultra-light décath (pour la sueur). Sur le porte bagages : tente décath ultra-light 2 kg, sac de couchage (le tout soigneusement emballé en sacs poubelles). Sous la selle : Bombe anti-crevaison, muti-outils vélo (décath), rustines, lampe avant (la laisser sur le guidon = risque de vol), 1 gros antivol, 1 autre plus fin mais très long. Le compteur vélo bien réglé n'est pas du luxe. Très utile de savoir combien on a parcouru pour se situer. Vous voilà paré !

Pour les repas je recommande un max de protéines : sardines, lentilles, cassoulet, pain complet. Les 25 cl d'huile servent à cuire le foie de porc. Acheter le soir avant étape pour le soir même et le lendemain midi. Je cherche une solution pour le transport des oeufs : si une idée vous vient... Le total de cet équipement, la boite de cassoulet comprise, fait 14 kilos.

Evitez à tout prix les routes, même départementales, trop vallonnées. Prenez les jolis, plats et ombragés canaux de France !: à vue de nez moselle, meuse, marne, loing pour rejoindre le canal d'Orléans.

Voyez : http://www.velocanauxdodo.fr

Vous trouverez des campings pas chers tout le long. Enfin fixez vous des étapes entre 40 à 50 km maxi, selon la nature du terrain. Encore une fois le problème n'est pas les jambes, mais les fesses !

Bonne route !,

Joris.
PT Ptijojo75 Regular ·
J'ajoute : les pneus : si vous avez un vtt virez les gros pneus crantés au rendement ridicule. VTT ou VTC montez des pneus Schwalbe anti-crevaison (revêtement intérieur kévlar), plus lisses (patine pas mal dans la boue) mais excellent rendement et ne crèvent réellement pas (pas 1 crevaison en 3 ans de canaux) et des chambres à air autoréparables (5 € chez decath)

Regardez sur le bon coin si vous pouvez trouver un bicloun d'occas. qui ne soit pas issu de décathlon. Même neuf un premier prix décath (qu'on voit partout) vous claquera dans les mains, soit par le dérailleur, soit par les freins, soit les 2. Personnellement il m'est arrivé d'en abandonner un en route. Ce n'est pas qu'ils soient pourris mais Ils ne sont absolument pas conçus pour autre chose que la petite ballade du dimanche et surtout pas 1000 bornes en continue avec une charge.

Je rectifie ;Pour le parcours je vous propose de regarder: la même chose que cité dans le message précédent...dans l'autre sens, bien sûr : canal d'Orléans vers l'est jusqu'à Buges (au dessus de Montargis), canal du Loing dir. nord jusqu'à veneux les sablons, bords de seine jusqu'à Créteil (S-O de Paris) en passant par Melun, la marne depuis créteil dir N-O jusqu'à chateau-thierry via maux, à Chateau-thierry 40km plein nord par la route pour récupérer l'Aisne à soissons, dir. Est jusqu'à Boug-et-Comin, là le canal des ardennes jusqu'à charleville-mezieres, là canal de l'est dir. S-E jusqu'à Touls via verdun et à Touls...je recommande le train à moins de vouloir traverser les vosges !.

En 21 jours vous êtes confortable. Penchez-vous sur la question : en vélo la ligne droite n'est pas forcément la plus rapide : c'est le relief qui compte ! Mon premier périple, il y a qqs années, le Morbihan par la route, a surtout consisté à pousser le vélo !

Ah : je précise que je si suis aujourd'hui parisien je suis originaire de meurthe-et-moselle où j'ai encore ma famille : la route ne m'est donc pas tout à fait inconnue ! cordialement, Joris.
SS Sstteeff ·
😉 ouah merci pour tout ses bons conseils !! Je vais prendre tout ça en compte :) finalement je vais partir de Tours. J'y arrive dans deux jours, malgrés que je sois dans un pays magnifique ( Islande, où il y a d'ailleurs énormément de cyclotouristes ) je suis impatiente de commencer l'aventure. J'ai trouvé sur le net un loueur de vélo qui revend les anciennes séries complètement révisés à des prix raisonnables, puis il ne me restera plus qu'a passer chez décath, pour finir l'équipement :)
PT Ptijojo75 Regular ·
Bon alors de tours c'est très simple : staight way l: a loire jusqu'à orléans, then le canal d'orléans (super beau) jusqu'à "veneux les sablons". And grow-up north direction until south of paris by "le canal du loing" : you arrive at "melun" : take a train to paris (30mn) and then "le canal de l'ourq" from " la villette" (sortie est de paris) spécial way for bycicles, jusqu'à meaux (60 km) où vous trouverez la marne qui va vers l'est !
SS Sstteeff ·
Merci :) Ah encore une petite question, je pensais emporter seulement mon hammac et bache speciale ( donc pas de tente ), est ce que tu crois que je vais trouver des arbres convenables dans tous les campings ?
PT Ptijojo75 Regular ·
Non, de nombreux campings sont justement sans arbre? Mais de manière générale je te recommande de partir avec une tente !
PT Ptijojo75 Regular ·
Si vous avez les moyens, investissez dans une tente utralight pro T2 décathlon : 120 euros mais moins de 2 kilos et super facile à transporter.
PT Ptijojo75 Regular ·
Une fois à la villette prenez soin de vous engagez sur la rive droite du canal de l'ourq, vous verrez flêché meaux assez rapidement. Arrivé à meaux l'ourq et la marne sont côte à côte, donc le mieux est de demander aux habitants pour ne pas se tromper.
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Accommodation and food I always found a hotel to stay in for prices ranging from 8 to 15 €. Except in Kunming (the capital), where many hotels were fully booked (Chinese New Year). I ended up at a 100 € hotel with great value for money.

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Onboard electronics Since my smartphone doesn’t support eSIMs, I subscribed to a China plan with my carrier. Otherwise, for much cheaper, Alipay offers eSIMs for foreigners that allow access to services usually blocked for Chinese users (WhatsApp, Facebook, etc.).

An internet connection is essential for paying with Alipay or WeChat, as this payment method is widespread.

I only managed to use Alipay.

Either way, always carry cash because sometimes there’s no signal, or the merchant only accepts WeChat.

Also, it’s best to bring a power adapter when you arrive rather than struggling to find one.

Traffic and roads The Chinese aren’t reckless drivers. They follow traffic rules and watch out for cyclists. This is slightly less true in Xishuangbanna (the region bordering Myanmar and Laos).

In urban areas, there are almost always wide bike lanes, separated from other roads, where bikes, electric mini-scooters, and scooters share the space pretty harmoniously.

The roads are in great condition, and traffic is generally manageable—even light—except for one stretch (Eshan -> Yangwu).

Most traffic is absorbed by expressways, China’s equivalent of highways: toll roads that are off-limits to slow vehicles.

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Riding at these altitudes—though modest—took a bit of getting used to.

The route I didn’t plan anything in advance. My only goal was to reach Kunming. I don’t know why, but just hearing the name of that city, like Yunnan, always felt dreamy to me.

Here’s the breakdown: Hekou -> Man Hao (94 km); Man Hao -> Yuanyang (64 km); Yuanyang -> Jianshui (bus); Jianshui -> Tong Hai (78 km); Tong Hai -> Chenjiang (85 km); Chenjiang -> Kunming (60 km); Kunming -> Kunyang (60 km); Kunyang -> Eshan (67 km); Eshan -> Yangwu (58 km); Yangwu -> Yuanjiang (59 km); Yuanjiang -> Pu'er (bus); Pu'er -> Dadugang (75 km); Dadugang -> Jinghong (80 km); Jinghong -> Menglun (67 km); Menglun -> Mengyuancun (51 km); Mengyuancun -> Mengla (43 km); Mengla -> Boten (67 km).

Otherwise, I’m currently in Thailand and just hoping my return flight with Qatar won’t get canceled.

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Cbandiera 3 months ago
Cycling trip through the Po Valley and Venice
Hello there, pedal-powered Young Boys! Claudio (still from Faverges) dreaming about a cycling getaway in Italy from Faverges (train all the way to Turin) from Turin down to Venice along the Po River and back via the Padana (Alta Italia da attraversare – Northern Italy to cross) The tricky part is getting from Chioggia to Venice. I read it’s possible by hopping on a boat from island to island, but it sounds a bit stressful. Has anyone already tackled this route?

Thanks, and cheers to all! http://cbandiera.free.fr/parcours/Padania/

Claudio
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Minimetro 4 months ago · Vfpromeneur
Tips for choosing a long-distance touring bike
Hi there,

I’m currently looking for a bike to do my first bike trip across France, with the ultimate goal of cycling through Latin America. I’ve got a lot of questions and I’d love to hear if you have any answers or advice to share. First off, I’ve been through this before with hiking. I want to get top-quality gear right away. When I started hiking, I ended up buying everything three times—first beginner gear, then intermediate, then expert, etc. For biking, I’d prefer to skip that process and invest right now in a bike that could ideally handle Latin America. I’ve set a total max budget of around 5000 € (roughly 4000–4500 € for the bike and the rest for accessories: panniers, helmet, cycling shorts, etc.).

So, I’ve got quite a few questions:

* I’ve read in several places that some people recommend buying the bike directly in Latin America. Since I need a first bike to train in Europe, would it be better to buy an entry-level bike in France (and sell it before the big departure)? Or is it preferable to start right away with my final bike to get used to it? Is buying it there just to save a bit of money?

* For a long-term trip (around six months) in Latin America, is it better to go for a gravel bike or a mountain bike?

* Should I buy a new bike or a refurbished one? Even more so given that I’m planning a long trip—could a refurbished bike end up causing more breakdowns?

If you have any advice on models, technical features to prioritize, or recommended sellers or resellers, I’d love to hear it. I’m a total beginner—I’ve only just started watching videos and reading up on the subject, and all the technical specs are new to me!

Thanks in advance for your help!
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