Just checked out the "riding in paradise " thread n pics..

And now I can't wait:D


for some added info when you decide what road to take lookup the michelin map green or yellow cover then look up the roads you are interested anytime you see a fat green line against the contour of that road it means "worth the ride "

there are some classic like the col de la bonette beteween barcelonette and nice (highest pass in the alps), also the "defile du daluis and defile du cians" and valley de la vesubie , then left to rimplas and from saint sauveur de tinee to roubion .....also do not miss the dolomites stay in cortina d'ampezzo a night and ride around
I better stop here there is too much info to pass along

enjoy the summer riding the beast it is a cinch on the hairpin I mean the torque will get you around any hairpin in second sometime third gearbut beware there will be lots of bikes on these roads.and sometime especially in switzerland beware of brown ice in hairpins (fresh cow****)!!
 
The Rocket should have no problem in the mountain passes.
Like Triick mentioned, you will notice a diffence in ower at high altitude but it will still run as good ot better tan any bike up there. I live and do most of my riding in the Rocky's. When I go home to Illinois and get close to sea level I do notice a power increase. Enough difference that I have sometimes have the front wheel in the air without really trying.
 
The Rocket should have no problem in the mountain passes.
Like Triick mentioned, you will notice a diffence in ower at high altitude but it will still run as good ot better tan any bike up there. I live and do most of my riding in the Rocky's. When I go home to Illinois and get close to sea level I do notice a power increase. Enough difference that I have sometimes have the front wheel in the air without really trying.


true but since most of the time the mountain roads in the alps are ridden around 30 to 40 kph the power difference is negligible I went up the bonette several time (10 000 feet) and did not feel any real difference ,and since I was doing about 35 kph all the way to the top I was never noticing .
 
true but since most of the time the mountain roads in the alps are ridden around 30 to 40 kph the power difference is negligible I went up the bonette several time (10 000 feet) and did not feel any real difference ,and since I was doing about 35 kph all the way to the top I was never noticing .

Very true! Most of the Alpine roads are too tight and windy for expansive power. Even the knee draggers weren't doing more than 80kph. I found them very comfortable between 40-60 for the most part and occasionally down to 2d gear for the hairpins. Also, there's often traffic and the slow truck you get stuck behind. When that was the case, there was still power-a-plenty for a rapid pass in a short window.

Not sure your routing from the chunnel down, but if you want a good "warm-up" I suggest going through the Black Forest. Lots of great twisties, less traffic (usually), and some great bike friendly (even wash pits and garages) guesthouses.

I'll try to find a few of the popular route maps and post links here for you.
 
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