Bike holiday in Italy

[Spokes-woman]

Hi everyone,

I wanted to let you know that I have discovered an amazing biking holiday in Northern Italy. It caters for all abilities, provides a really personal service with airport transfers etc all in. It's run by an English guy who has lived out there for several years and therefore really knows the areas. If you, like me, are looking for something a bit different for holiday next year then check out www.lessiniabiketour.com

They were fab and I will certainly be thinking seriously about going next year.

Cheers,

ED resident

[PeckhamRose]

Do you run the company?

(I'm gettin the hang of these first posters who promote something!)

[Spokes-woman]

Actually no. As I said, I am an ED resident and it is run by a bloke who lives in Italy! As a first time user I just thought I would pass on the fact that I had found a really good holiday that I thought other local residents might be interested in.

Thanks for the welcome to the forum!

[Applespider]

Sounds lovely...

However, most legit new members don't make a random recommendation as their first post; that's more the area of those being paid to promote links. But I'll reserve judgement until we see how long you hang around for and what else you contribute that's more local in flavour.

[louisiana]

Yes, what PeckhamRose and Applespider said.

I'm all in favour of small people doing nice things, well, but the whole first-time poster recommending something is to be taken with a pinch of salt.

[louisiana]

So, Spokes-woman, can you tell us something about the holiday you went on? I'm assuming you did go on one...

[felt-tip]

push-bikes or motorbikes?

[Spokes-woman]

Wow, didn't realise I was going to get quite that reaction! Having thoroughly enjoyed the weeks cycling near Soave I got chatting to the owner over lunch who said he had been struggling to get the word out in England. Having passed it around to friends and family I perhaps naively thought that I would spread the word around my neighbours too using this forum. This is my first thread, but have used the ED forum many times for recommendations for GPs and local trades. Having lived and worked quite happily in ED since the late 90's I would hate to think that I've started offending people now!!

Louisiana-I'm a road cyclist, I went with a friend who prefers mud and hills, we were both well catered for and now have rock solid thighs!!

[louisiana]

S-W, I'm a road cyclist too (cycling across Cuba was my biggest trip). It would be great to hear about the nitty gritty.

[Spokes-woman]

Not sure I am quite in your league - Cuba sounds a little scary to me! Perhaps I am a little ambitious calling myself a road cyclist - I have just made it past the 'getting to the top of Dog Kennel Hill' stage. But there were some serious cyclists there going on some serious climbs. I tended to stick to the flatter and altogether less daunting routes, enjoying the coffee, pasta, wine and return transfers to the hotel each day! I have to say that I didnt go on one of the more challenging 2000m climbs that were on offer, but stuck to the charming scenic, much flatter routes around lake Garda.

[Huguenot]

There's a fantastic bike route in Bali from the top of Mount Agung. It's downhill for about 40 miles. :))

Incidentally, when I were a yoof I used to stare goggle eyed into Thomson's travel agents at the idyllic jungle paradise and smiling 'natives' that Bali apparently delivered with abundance.

It doesn't, it's the Ozzie equivalent of Playa de las Americas. If they don't have a Linekers, they should have.

[Spokes-woman]

Downhill for 40miles? My idea of perfection!!!

[Applespider]

Huguenot - presumably you have 40 miles uphill before you can enjoy that lovely descent... :-S

[louisiana]

Huguenot Wrote:

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> There's a fantastic bike route in Bali from the

> top of Mount Agung. It's downhill for about 40

> miles. :)

That's like the opposite of the 25 miles uphill from Cork city going west. With three weeks of luggage etc. I speak from experience. Passing motorists were lovely though - offering endless lifts on what they considered an impossible journey. :)

[Huguenot]

No chance. A minivan with a trailer full of steel rocket sleds and gel filled bum pleasure.*

*I imagined that's how bicycle fans may possibly describe a bicycle.

['bout now]

Spokes-woman, spokesman, spokesperson.

"enjoying the coffee, pasta, wine and return transfers to the hotel each day"

Your online moniker is extremely appropriate.

[Spokes-woman]

I thought we had moved on from the facetious comments, but clearly I was wrong!

[HAL9000]

Huguenot Wrote:

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> ... and gel filled bum pleasure.*

Oh my gosh ... just sprayed a mouthful of red all over my keyboard and monitor :)