France MTB Holiday

GPierotti
GPierotti Posts: 104
edited June 2011 in MTB general
I'm escaping our rubbish sumer and heading to france for a week with friends for a week of good biking!

Looking for wisdom from those who have done it before on what foods should i take with me (driving there from Scotland) and what i should pick up there based on advice i got about a big price gap between there and here.

Any tasty recipies that are cheap and tasty would also be awesome.

Cheers :D

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  • Ryan Jones
    Ryan Jones Posts: 775
    Flapjacks, flapjacks, flapjacks and errrrr flapjacks !
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  • bluechair84
    bluechair84 Posts: 4,352
    Doing exactly the same thing, ferry on the 24th, return on the 30th.

    A ferry to Dunkirk is cheaper than calais so I've found.

    And - you're going to FRANCE... why do you need to take food??? Live off pain au chocolat.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    bluechair84 wrote:
    And - you're going to FRANCE... why do you need to take food??? Live off pain au chocolat.
    Very much this. All I ate whilst I was there wsa Pain du chocolat, crepes, Pizzas, and kebabs (the kebabs were aweseome, like a selection of deli meats in a giant, fresh white bap!)
  • Iwingstein
    Iwingstein Posts: 111
    Having spent about 6 hours in Scotland on Monday last week and managing to get 2 hours spare to go around the Glentress red (no time for more) and having driven around a bit, I can't understand why you'd want to leave the country.

    Great biking trails, spectacular scenery, no language probs. Can't see a prob with rain either for that matter:D

    ATB

    Simon
  • covelove
    covelove Posts: 209
    I am away out for 4 and half weeks and have spent a good few summers out there. I would just eat and buy out there. Not that much difference in price and it's great to have soem change in terms of food and routes!!
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Iwingstein wrote:
    Having spent about 6 hours in Scotland on Monday last week and managing to get 2 hours spare to go around the Glentress red (no time for more) and having driven around a bit, I can't understand why you'd want to leave the country.

    Great biking trails, spectacular scenery, no language probs. Can't see a prob with rain either for that matter:D

    ATB

    Simon
    Because in the Alps you'll find properly big mountains, gondolas everywhere, you can spend entire days riding DH, without ever turning a pedal on a climb, the women there are just out of this world, and the weather is in a different league. 34 degreesC seemed to be the norm there in summer, for example.
  • Iwingstein
    Iwingstein Posts: 111
    34 Deg C way way too hot, 15 just nice. Er, why not peddle up hills, confused. Thought that was the other half of the fun.

    ATB

    Simon
  • morleyman200
    morleyman200 Posts: 513
    france is brilliant, where abouts are you going? alps im assuming? alp du hez? chamonix mont blanc, i couldnt agree more with the flapjack suggestion, i swore by them, another thing, is make sure your hydrated (not just with water) its very hot down south, even when it rains

    Enjoy it!
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Iwingstein wrote:
    34 Deg C way way too hot, 15 just nice. Er, why not peddle up hills, confused. Thought that was the other half of the fun.

    ATB

    Simon
    Dumb troll is dumb.
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    You know what's good? Variety. I live 40 minutes from Glentress and Innerleithen and they're brilliant, maybe I should never ride anywhere else ever again?

    Nah on second thoughts, bollocks.
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  • Iwingstein
    Iwingstein Posts: 111
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    Iwingstein wrote:
    34 Deg C way way too hot, 15 just nice. Er, why not peddle up hills, confused. Thought that was the other half of the fun.

    ATB

    Simon
    Dumb troll is dumb.

    Hmm, what a pleasant individual you are. Do you make a point of insulting people. I was only saying how nice I thought Scotland was and that I also dislike hot weather, and that I don't mind cycling up hills. And I get insults.

    Cheers to you too.

    .
  • bluechair84
    bluechair84 Posts: 4,352
    Iwingstein wrote:
    34 Deg C way way too hot, 15 just nice. Er, why not peddle up hills, confused. Thought that was the other half of the fun.

    ATB

    Simon

    I If had the option of riding in france and found myself riding up hills, i too would be confused.
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  • dot1
    dot1 Posts: 538
    bluechair84 wrote:
    Iwingstein wrote:
    34 Deg C way way too hot, 15 just nice. Er, why not peddle up hills, confused. Thought that was the other half of the fun.

    ATB

    Simon

    I If had the option of riding in france and found myself riding up hills, i too would be confused.

    Hahahaha!
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  • UH DH
    UH DH Posts: 4,160
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    the women there are just out of this world.

    That's because they're all men.

    Manzine is just wall to wall sausagefest.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    UH DH, there's a lot of men there, but are you kidding me?
    Maybe you were too busy oggling the male riders there to clock the women, but hey, whatever floats your boat, dude.

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