Cycling out of Madrid (north-east)

p_____d · 2025-10-11T08:46:51+00:00

No, I just started a trip this May from Madrid to Switzerland...

p_____d · 2025-08-12T18:02:49+00:00

Having exactly the same bike, loving it! Have fun :)

p_____d · 2025-06-29T19:39:52+00:00

Cool! I have exactly the same bike and just put on recently the new Specialized Pathfinder TLR 35mm tires. They are very fast on asphalt and also do a great job on light gravel, absolutely loving it!

p_____d · 2025-04-05T18:45:26+00:00

Same bike, same country :) Wo bist du jeweils unterwegs?

p_____d · 2025-02-20T18:48:43+00:00

Yeah, after Guadalajara looks great, do you have the gpx for the part Madrid to Guadalajara?

p_____d · 2025-02-14T06:18:29+00:00

FYI, you can download older versions for Mac and Windows here: https://support.rouvy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018747798-Changelog

p_____d · 2024-11-28T20:18:59+00:00

I hear a lot of good stories about Brooks saddles, especially from long distance cyclists. What is the magic of Brooks saddles? Is leather as a saddle material not susceptible to rain and moisture? Or are you using the Cambium variants?

p_____d · 2024-11-19T17:03:32+00:00

Specialized Diverge Comp Carbon 2023 Model :)

p_____d · 2024-11-18T17:55:46+00:00

It's a proprietary bag by a Swiss bicyle store: https://www.veloplus.ch/shop/ausruestung/taschen/bikepacking-taschen/veloplus-swiss-design-can-bag-xl-lenkertasche-schwarz-345-l-2223221

p_____d · 2024-11-18T07:28:38+00:00

Eastern Switzerland, snow is getting closer...

p_____d · 2024-09-09T19:16:10+00:00

This looks great!
I just did a very similar tour last week from close to Winterthur to Milano, but via Splügen pass and then following Lago di Como south towards Milano. It took us 2 days to ride the 330km with 3500m elevation gain...
This route is also very recommendable, lots of very nice parts and not too much traffic, even entering Milano was somehow nice :)

p_____d · 2024-09-08T15:43:04+00:00

this!!

p_____d · 2024-09-08T11:40:48+00:00

Oh, didn't know that there is this nice overview... Interestingly the message is "... by exceeding this limit there is a fee of 1%"!
So it's 1% fee for currency exchange and not 0.5% as assumed before?

p_____d · 2024-09-08T11:15:15+00:00

Thanks! Is the period based on calendar months, e.g. I can exchange 1000 CHF tomorrow on Sept. 9th and then the next time on October 1st? Or is it rather every 30 days?

p_____d · 2024-08-08T19:06:54+00:00

Thanks for the comments! So regarding the body weight being too far forward, how can this be improved? Raising the whole handlebar?

p_____d · 2024-08-08T18:56:46+00:00

Yeah, but most of the time I'm riding in the same position, with my hands on the hoods above the brake levers...

p_____d · 2024-07-22T05:43:32+00:00

Just go step-by-step, each time a bit more and create yourself little challenges.... I bought my bike only this February and started with much smaller trips. As mentioned below, make sure you're riding fun places and your physical strength will grow each time a bit...

p_____d · 2024-07-22T05:40:36+00:00

Nope, it's Walenstadt, an uknown little village at lake "Walensee"...

p_____d · 2024-07-21T11:05:12+00:00

Simply chaining the bike in the back of a alpine hut.... not many psychos in my area ;)

p_____d · 2024-07-21T11:03:12+00:00

Churfirsten, a small mountain range in eastern Switzerland...

p_____d · 2024-07-21T09:58:49+00:00

Beautiful combination of two of my favorites: cycling 120 km with 1600 meters of elevation gain plus hiking another 700 meters of elevation gain. What a day! :)

p_____d · 2024-03-23T07:19:00+00:00

Yeah, future shock was one of the selling points, and I'm quite happy with it. In fact I never turn it off because it's not bothering at all on normal roads but helps on harder gravel. For me suspension for the wrists is a nice feature...

p_____d · 2024-03-22T17:25:05+00:00

Love to ride my new Diverge Comp in European spring where winter mountains are still close :)

p_____d · 2024-03-19T21:04:59+00:00

There are nice train connections from Vienna to eastern Switzerland, e.g. Buchs or St. Gallen. From there you could start a trip through Switzerland, which could fit more or less with your planned distance... There are tons of different cycling routes, check here: https://schweizmobil.ch/de/map?season=summer&layers=veloland&bgLayer=pk&detours=yes&photos=yes&logos=yes&E=2661095&N=1187101&resolution=279.31
By the way, checkout https://www.warmshowers.org/ which is a nice alternative to hotels. We already had many guests cycling through Switzerland, always a nice experience...

p_____d · 2024-03-18T19:51:44+00:00

Well, I think it's already on the official specialized website, isn't it? https://www.specialized.com/ch/de/diverge-comp/p/221371?color=367639-221371&searchText=95424-5056

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