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Trento Bike Pages
From Slovenia to Ireland, this incredible European bicycling resource covers all routes. The Italy-based site has compiled and organized links to all manner of biking pages, divided by country. There's plenty of trip reports, travel tips and trail descriptions to be explored.
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GORP: Europe Biking Guide
The Great Outdoor Recreation Pages serve up this brief yet entertaining guide to biking in Europe. Features take you from the patron saint of bikers in Italy to the Paris-Roubaix race. To make up for the small size, GORP offers links to other European biking resources.
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Travel with Bicycles
Trying to get your trike on a train? Someone had the great idea to collect and organize info from rec.bicycles.rides, so it's easy to figure out how to take your bike on all modes of transportation. Find great tips on how to avoid extra fees, keep your bike from being damaged, even where to rent worldwide.
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Bicycle Maintenance Guide
It's time to bone up on the basics of bicycle travel maintenance and repair. There is also section on travel tips includes a packing list, suggested airlines, and advice on shipping bicycles. Other sections include "What to do in an accident," "Bicycle computers," and discussions of bicycle parts.
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Warm Showers on the WWW
Cycling in Europe is made cheaper, with places to stay for free! This excellent list has names and e-mails of cyclists around the world willing to offer a place to stay to other traveling cyclists (ranges from a bed to lawn space for pitching a tent). You don't get the whole list online, but you do if you sign up (it's free).
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