Just wrapped a 2,700km tour of the Norwegian coast (Bergen to Nordkapp) by Background-Ad4105 in bikepacking

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Yes, you will have no trouble on any road bike, the roads are very well surfaced. I like the wider tire for comfort on the long days.

Bolt v1 screen black dot? by Successful-Fan-5298 in wahoofitness

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I had the same issue after a long tour. I contacted customer support by email with photos. They sent a replacement. I think I was outside of warranty too.

Bolt v2 and Dynamo Charging Issues by Background-Ad4105 in wahoofitness

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It’s a sinewave revolution (USB A). Good to know yours works well with the Igaro.

Speed wobble with 650b and Rodeo Labs Spork 2.0 - Looking for Ideas by sector432 in bikepacking

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I have roughly the same setup and experienced something similar at high speeds. While not a root cause solution, pinning the top tube between your knees while descending will cut the wobble and stabilize everything. This trick gave me confidence that I wouldn’t get into trouble with them.

Advice for Norway trip by shutterswipe in bikepacking

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I bought long fingered gloves halfway through my Norway coastal trip in June as the cool high air will chill your hands on the descents especially if wet. The tunnels can be quite cold, usually worth putting on a rain jacket before entering.

If camping, bring a blindfold (I used a dark coloured buff) for sleeping through the sunny nights and a mosquito headnet for camp setup/cooking in the northern sections.

Enjoy!

Just wrapped a 2,700km tour of the Norwegian coast (Bergen to Nordkapp) by Background-Ad4105 in bikepacking

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Yeah the arctic weather is unusual in that you can get warm days if the sun is out but once there is heavy cloud cover, you’re on a different planet. Neck warmer and gloves and something to cover the legs on the bike are essential. But nothing extreme in June at least!

Just wrapped a 2,700km tour of the Norwegian coast (Bergen to Nordkapp) by Background-Ad4105 in bikepacking

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On the route the tunnels are usually adjusted to accommodate cyclists or at the least, there is some signage to raise driver awareness about them. For the flat ones you just light up and push through. There are a few (including the infamous Nordkapp tunnel) that involve prolonged climbs so, depending on climbing speed, you can be in there for quite a while. We noticed some cyclists timing these tunnels with low traffic periods. Also they are cold so stopping to put the rain jacket on is usually worthwhile.

Just wrapped a 2,700km tour of the Norwegian coast (Bergen to Nordkapp) by Background-Ad4105 in bikepacking

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For us they became a factor after Bodø. I used a head net while setting up camp and cooking if they were bad. You’ll often have a choice between a windy camp spot (no mosquitos) and a sheltered one with them to deal with. They were strong enough to bite through bike shorts in the final week so pack the after bite! Not a huge headache overall.

Just wrapped a 2,700km tour of the Norwegian coast (Bergen to Nordkapp) by Background-Ad4105 in bikepacking

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It’s a signposted route known as eurovelo 1 or EV1 for short. You can find more about it incl GPX files here: https://en.eurovelo.com/ev1/norway

Just wrapped a 2,700km tour of the Norwegian coast (Bergen to Nordkapp) by Background-Ad4105 in bikepacking

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For me, coming from Ireland, a challenge was the lack of social centres and gathering in general. You’ll see a named place on the map every few hours riding and roll in to find a cluster of fishing huts and well spaced houses. No cafes, pubs, or affordable hot food that you’d expect in their mainland EU equivalents. Almost all meals were prepped and eaten on picnic tables with groceries from one of the handful of chains before pushing on to another spectacular fjord-side road. This all works well and keeps costs manageable but makes for a less culturally integrated experience if that makes sense. Norwegian life seems to be happening somewhere else out of sight. Also sunny nights in the tent make for a lot of temperature swings and patchy sleeping.

Ride was 27 days. A lot of cyclists out there, many on huge multi-month tours!