advice needed how to get bike bag from biarritz to ceebere

gearoidkerry

Hi all advice needed please.my self and my brother are going to do the raid pyreneen trip in september and are looking forward to it.flights are sorted and looking up placess to stay along the way,the one problem we have is when we get to Hendaye[start] how do we get our bike bags to PRADES[finish]we will be taking around 5 days to cycle it and just a small seat post mounted bag.when we finish[all going well:D]we would pack up the bikes again and fly out of perpignan.any advice would be welcome thanks gearoid

Transporting

You could pop into your local bike shop and get 2 boxs new bikes come in, pack your bike and leave the box for recycling in your first destination. then have a google and find a bike shop in your finishing point and see if they are willing to give you 2 boxs, most bike shops are more than happy to get rid of them. I find pipe lagging provides great protection to the frame and is very light

gearoidkerry

very good idea if going with just bike and small bag but we are staying on at the end for a few days rest and the idea of a bit more gear into the bike bags was wat we had in mind,thanks for comming back:D

JH_raheny

maybe try overlanders that provide this service for motorcycles

Captain Havoc

JH_raheny wrote: »

maybe try overlanders that provide this service for motorcycles

I think they did it for Deenside Wheelers last year.

Chris O Donoghue

You should consider using the "poste restante" service: when you get to Hendaye post your gear to the Post Office in Prades, or even post it before you leave home. They'll hold it for you.

"You can receive mail at the central post offices of most towns. It should be addressed (preferably with the surname first and in capitals) "Poste Restante, Poste Centrale", followed by the name of the town and its postal code. To collect your mail you will need a passport or other convincing ID, and there may be a charge of around a euro or less. You should ask for all your names to be checked, as filing systems are not brilliant."

Quote from http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/DF_postal.shtml#PostServices

Also take a look at: http://www.laposte.fr/Particulier/Envoyer-et-recevoir-du-courrier/Toutes-les-offres/Poste-Restante

gearoidkerry

thanks for the good ideas am checking them out now,looking forward to reading how yea boards gang get on.traning logs are a big help.thanks again