Comments for CycleGreece Blog http://cyclegreece-blog.com Awesome Odysseys on Ancient Terrain Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:08:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Samothraki, Winged Victory on Wheels by GorgeousGreece http://cyclegreece-blog.com/2009/10/02/winged-victory-cycling-on-samothraki/#comment-23 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:08:07 +0000 http://cyclegreece-blog.com/?p=59#comment-23 Thank you for enjoying the posts! We offer a 3 hour guided bike tour of Athens in 90% car free areas of the old city. Rhodes has some nice cycling outside the main town. Santorini is not cycling-friendly, too few roads and too much traffic on them — it’s a better hiking island. Crete has terrific cycling but it is more for moderate to advanced cyclists. I cannot speak for Istanbul but clients who have biked there tell me it is perilous.

]]> Comment on Samothraki, Winged Victory on Wheels by nancy jones http://cyclegreece-blog.com/2009/10/02/winged-victory-cycling-on-samothraki/#comment-22 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:41:55 +0000 http://cyclegreece-blog.com/?p=59#comment-22 Enjoying your posts.
Traveling to Greece (2 seniors) in May.
What are shorter (1/2 day), easier, less risky cycling opportunities you know of in Athens area, Santorini, Rhodes, Crete, and Istanbul area.
Thank you.

Regards,

Nancy

]]> Comment on Spartakiada, An Ancient Cycling Experience by GorgeousGreece http://cyclegreece-blog.com/2009/10/07/spartakiada-an-ancient-cycling-experience/#comment-19 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:07:07 +0000 http://cyclegreece-blog.com/?p=31#comment-19 Yes, Giorgos Altyparmarkis is a legendary bicycle mechanic with quirky shop hours. He usually opens about 2 or 3 in the afternoon and works until 11 pm or midnight.

By the way your post on Athens Bike Shops is interesting. http://www.clubantietam.com/?p=1323

There is also Kassimatis Bike Shop in Piraeus specializing in Specialized bikes.
8, Ippodamias Sq.
Tel: +30 210 4113654
email: info@kasssimatiscycling.gr

]]> Comment on Spartakiada, An Ancient Cycling Experience by bike shops in athens http://cyclegreece-blog.com/2009/10/07/spartakiada-an-ancient-cycling-experience/#comment-18 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:43:53 +0000 http://cyclegreece-blog.com/?p=31#comment-18 [...] is apparently a legendary bicycle mechanic in Athens (or all of Greece: see here, here, and here), but unfortunately his shop was closed when I walked by.  It looks like there were some fun [...]

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