Cycle off as light as a feather thanks to baggage or even bike transfers
So, you want to go ahead and tackle La Flow Vélo, but are feeling in two minds about riding along with all your clobber? There are practical solutions to enable you to cycle along without all the bother of transporting your personal belongings. Specialist baggage transfer companies can guarantee the transportation of your luggage from one accommodation provider to the next, agreeing precise details in advance. This all-inclusive solution will enable you to travel light, and with a light mind. There are also further all-inclusive transport options, allowing you, for example, to be taken, along with your bike(s), directly to the start point of your cycling adventure.
To lighten your load, here La Flow Vélo provides a list of service providers that transport customers, with their equipment, or can transport your luggage from one stopover to the next on your route.
BicyBAGS
BicyBAGS proposes baggage transfers and the transportation of people, as well as delivering your bike(s) to where you wish, between the towns of Thiviers et Rochefort. The company’s "one way" system means that, at the start, you can have your bike and luggage taken to a designated address, then, at the end, you can leave your bike(s) at a point of your choice, so you don’t have to worry about returning it (or them) back to your start point. This makes it possible for you to ride further than you might otherwise, seeing more landscapes, benefiting to the maximum from your time, without having to go back along the same route.
After further information?
Contact the service provider directly on French tel +33 (0)5 49 76 92 56 or by email at the following address: contact@bicybags.com
Location Vélo Charente
Location Vélo Charente is a bike-hire company based at Châteaubernard (on the south side of the town of Cognac) that also proposes "one way" bicycle services, as long as you hire your cycling equipment from their shop, and it covers the whole area covered by La Flow Vélo between Sarlat and Fouras.
You can book directly via their bicycle rental platform, or then contact the service provider directly by French tel +33 (0)7 71 28 22 89, or via the following email address: location.velo.charente@gmail.com.
Du Vent dans les Rayons
From the Nantes area, the bicycle service provider Du Vent dans les Rayons will transport cycling tourists to the start point of their upcoming cycling adventure. The company offers a complete, personalized transport service, covering a radius of 300km from the Nantes area… which takes in western portions of La Flow Vélo, in both the départements (or French counties) of Charente-Maritime and Charente, from Fouras to Angoulême. The company is particularly geared to helping groups. You can fix your initial meeting point, be it at an airport, a railway station or a home. Your bike(s) will then be transported in a suitable trailer, while you travel in comfort in a minibus.
Little extras from a service provider:
- Bike hire (if required for your cycling adventure)
- Minor last-minute bike repairs
For further information and expert advice, contact Benoît DALMAR on French tel: +33 (0)6.72.46.42.80; OR via email on: duventdanslesrayons@gmail.com
Ask Accueil Vélo accredited accommodation
Certain Accueil Vélo accredited accommodation providers can see to onward baggage transfer to your next accommodation, either themselves, or using a third party. You need to book such extras in advance, and they may incur an extra charge.
A good number of hotels, campsites, gîtes (holiday rentals) and chambres d'hôtes (B&Bs) along La Flow Vélo have gained Accueil Vélo accreditation, meaning they are committed to welcoming cyclists in the best possible manner as you progress along your cycling trip.
