Safety
The first thing I do when planning my own rides is to prioritize safety, as to avoid any unnecessary risks. While I’ve made my fair share of mistakes over the years, I’ve seen far to many cyclists (usually bike-packers) riding on roads and at times of the day when they have no business whatsoever being there.
I will always plan the routes to minimize riding in heavy traffic – but if the group is comfortable riding in moderate traffic, I can always plan the routes a little bit differently.
Service Car
A service car is generally not needed. We’ll be passing plenty of small towns with supermarkets, gas stations and even some spring water wells in the mountains where you can fill up your water bottles.
However, if someone needs to abandon a ride, help is just a phone call away as our car is always on standby to pick a rider up while we’re on the road.
(If we, during our initial contact, find that your group is to strong for me, I will guide you by offering support from the car on rides where it’s needed).
Quality of The Roads
Overall excellent. Some of the mountain roads have sections that are a bit rugged and bumpy due to harsh winters and forest vehicles driving on them (and some bad upkeep, to be fair).
When I started riding here I was riding on 23mm. Currently I’m on 28mm Conti 4 Seasons – something along those lines is also generally what I would recommend (25mm+).
Size of Groups
For safety reasons, I will limit groups to no more than 5-6 people, at least in the beginning. If I find there’s the potential to accommodate larger groups in the future, guests can be housed in a neighboring house just a short walk from ours, but with all meals served at our home.
