Gravel Travels
An amazing Bike Shop with Coffee and Rocket Rentals!!
We really lucked out with the team at www.eatsleepcycle.com Eat Sleep Cycle Malaga! The web site was really easy to navigate and they were prompt in their response to our questions and we ended up booking the bikes while still in Canada - although - at this time of year - things seemed pretty quiet.
The gavel north of Malaga is quiet hilly so Anne grabbed a Ridley KanzoE and I was set up with a Cannondale Supersix Evo! What a whip!! The staff was awesome, courteous and helpful and the mechanic was excellent. From walking in the door to ready to ride - maybe 20min and totally chill with good vibes only! They have a handy book of routes that you can scan right into your ride with GPS - we were staying around the corner - so if, like us, you are close...come dressed to ride! The hub they are creating also invited me to some group rides but I was mostly on with Anne or solo for my time there. If I had been around longer - I would have for sure! From what I could see - Eat Sleep Cycle Malaga is making all the right moves in this community!
The most amazing little place to stay....
Air BnB pics of our place were SPOT on for Malaga and Louisa was there to meet us and show us around this charming little apartment that was VERY close to all the action. Check it out if you are looking for an awesome place in the Heart of the Old City abnb.me/cto)RJ58Exb We rented a car at the airport to get to Malaga but you really don't need one - BUT - if you do drive - be prepared, driving in this town leaves you more winded than a climb up Ventoux and parking - is a SPORT!! Good luck!! On the driving note - EVEN in the busiest and wildest downtown chaos of Malaga - the drivers are COURTEOUS beyond belief!! We had to ride in town a bit to get to the gravel - about 5km - and I couldn't believe it! Cyclists take the full lane and people are chill and patient. Malaga drivers - we LOVE you!
An easy sight seeing tour along the Oceanfront with neat tunnels!
Just off the plane from Germany, through the aforementioned "gauntlet" of driving and parking in Malaga and we were ready for an easy ride along the beach. There is a bike path the entire way but it can be crowded with the seemingly "universal wanderers" - hopping on the road and skipping some of the busier sections is no trouble at all in this town of courteous drivers! Cool restaurants, kite surfers, the smell of the Ocean and wood fired fish grills all make for a perfect mix!
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