MTB Cyprus?
 

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MTB Cyprus?

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As above - anyone done? What’s the riding like (having seen it mentioned in a guide book)?

Is it as I suspect better for gravel riding bearing in mind a lot of minor Cypriot roads are unsealed?


 
Posted : 29/10/2023 3:04 pm
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I went around 2005 I think, was pleasant enough but I wouldn't describe it as full on. We rode some very nice balcon style paths around the big mountain (forget its name), great views and some interesting exposure but nothing I would describe as technical. Certainly not by modern standards. There was also some more open riding, tracks rather than paths. The sort of thing a gravel/rigid would be great on. Climbing then swooping down to the coast.

Bear in mind it was a long time ago now and I suspect more technical riding might have been sort out. What we did was more old style ATB stuff. It was November, not especially warm but not cold either 


 
Posted : 29/10/2023 3:55 pm
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We went more recently, it's still the same 😞


 
Posted : 29/10/2023 4:31 pm
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I did a couple of days with Paul at Akamas MTB Tours in 2020. It was OK, but only OK. He's very risk averse (although I was never asked to sign any sort of disclaimer) but refused to swap the brakes from Euro to UK on the hire bike. I haven't bothered since.


 
Posted : 29/10/2023 5:17 pm
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Ha ha I googled akamas mtb tours and the pictures that came up were exactly the riding we did in 2005. Exactly. So I guess we did it all!


 
Posted : 29/10/2023 5:29 pm
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I’m surprised Cyprus bikes are set up Euro-style


 
Posted : 30/10/2023 8:33 am
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I also did a ride with one of them years ago, basically a loop around the Mountain, very pleasant but not very challenging. I tried to persuade him to ride a nice looking path that me a the missus had walked down the day before but he wasn't up for it.


 
Posted : 30/10/2023 10:01 am

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