I know Carlsberg don't do bike trips, but if they did...........
In 2011 a GSer put together a trip to the Italian Alps.... bikes (and riding gear and luggage) loaded into the rear of a truck in Belfast and driven to Geneva. Riders flew out from Dublin a few days later and met their bikes beside the airport and had 7 days maximising their time on some of the best tarmac in the world before dumping the bikes off again in Geneva and flying home again.
Well, I was the biggest sceptic.... thought my bike was gonna be flogged off to the Romanian Mafia. But all was above board. Andy Bolton is a keen biker who also happens to be a logistics manager for the world's largest generator manufacturer and what he does't know about transport and logistics isn't worth knowing.
Well, this summer he is offering the same again only on a grander scale. The Northern Ireland branch of the BMW club have arranged a whole 40' trailer full of bikes to Geneva where their members will collect bikes and ride off to Austria. Andy has also arranged 2 other trucks for a bespoke trip to Livigno in the Itlian Alps.
Livigno is a ski village in the winter and benefits from a tax free status. Fuel is tax free and cost of living is really cheap. Andy has sourced a hotel offering B n B with packed lunch each day for around 40 Euro per night. Each day he leads trips to all of the best biking roads in Eurpoe including the Stelvio and many other Alpine passes.
This was one of the best biking trips I've ever been on and last year Andy opened the doors for the 2014 trip. It was arranged by word of mouth to a select few bikers. The 2014 trip is for 1st or 2nd August until 9th (bike can be collected either day )
No expensive ferries and no need for 2 weeks off work. Simply load bike in Belfast the weekend before and fly Aer Lingus Dublin to Geneva to maximise one week of riding your bike, with only 2 hour travelling to get there.
I have already ridden the routes from Livigno, so am planning to avail of the bike transport only and want to squeeze in a week to Croatia and return.
Flights cost me 200 Euro return and the cost to ship your bike, luggage and riding gear is only £350 return.
I found out tonight that one rider has pulled out of this trip and Andy has agreed to let me post the free space up for grabs on here.
If you are interested in availing of the last space, let me know via pm and I will forward a word doc with the trip details and one lucky GSer will hopefully be joining us in August.
Just to clarify..... you can either avail of the guided tour and cheap pre-arranged accommodation on Livigno.... or just use the bike transport and do your own Alpine adventure.
BS
Here's a link to the last trip Andy organised .....................http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?260929-Belfast-to-the-Alps/page4
In 2011 a GSer put together a trip to the Italian Alps.... bikes (and riding gear and luggage) loaded into the rear of a truck in Belfast and driven to Geneva. Riders flew out from Dublin a few days later and met their bikes beside the airport and had 7 days maximising their time on some of the best tarmac in the world before dumping the bikes off again in Geneva and flying home again.
Well, I was the biggest sceptic.... thought my bike was gonna be flogged off to the Romanian Mafia. But all was above board. Andy Bolton is a keen biker who also happens to be a logistics manager for the world's largest generator manufacturer and what he does't know about transport and logistics isn't worth knowing.
Well, this summer he is offering the same again only on a grander scale. The Northern Ireland branch of the BMW club have arranged a whole 40' trailer full of bikes to Geneva where their members will collect bikes and ride off to Austria. Andy has also arranged 2 other trucks for a bespoke trip to Livigno in the Itlian Alps.
Livigno is a ski village in the winter and benefits from a tax free status. Fuel is tax free and cost of living is really cheap. Andy has sourced a hotel offering B n B with packed lunch each day for around 40 Euro per night. Each day he leads trips to all of the best biking roads in Eurpoe including the Stelvio and many other Alpine passes.
This was one of the best biking trips I've ever been on and last year Andy opened the doors for the 2014 trip. It was arranged by word of mouth to a select few bikers. The 2014 trip is for 1st or 2nd August until 9th (bike can be collected either day )
No expensive ferries and no need for 2 weeks off work. Simply load bike in Belfast the weekend before and fly Aer Lingus Dublin to Geneva to maximise one week of riding your bike, with only 2 hour travelling to get there.
I have already ridden the routes from Livigno, so am planning to avail of the bike transport only and want to squeeze in a week to Croatia and return.
Flights cost me 200 Euro return and the cost to ship your bike, luggage and riding gear is only £350 return.
I found out tonight that one rider has pulled out of this trip and Andy has agreed to let me post the free space up for grabs on here.
If you are interested in availing of the last space, let me know via pm and I will forward a word doc with the trip details and one lucky GSer will hopefully be joining us in August.
Just to clarify..... you can either avail of the guided tour and cheap pre-arranged accommodation on Livigno.... or just use the bike transport and do your own Alpine adventure.
BS
Here's a link to the last trip Andy organised .....................http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?260929-Belfast-to-the-Alps/page4
