Taking your bike on a train from Florence to Munich

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The adventures of the train rides from Florence to Munich & wrap up of the Munich-to-Florence bike tour.

[@dooley-ch]

Great trip report. Thanks for sharing and good luck on your next adventure.

[@bicibetta]

Thank you a lot James 😊

[@Amanda_K_001]

All of these videos are great for a bike but what about a bike bag?

[@kaptajnsejersen6303]

When did you see that solo bikepacker on the Brenner pass? Maybe it was me. 😀

[@bicibetta]

😀 it was in September 2021 When did you go? And what was your destination?

[@kaptajnsejersen6303]

@@bicibetta My tour was in May 2022. From Esbjerg (DK) to Verona (I) (HH-M by train) Your tour was very nice all the way to Florence. I found you on Komoot as well..

[@polyfission2776]

Very interesting video, thank you :) Is it difficult to ride trains with your bike in Italy? I am leaving early september (Will start my tirp in Switzerland and ride the most parts to Rome). But I am worried about trains not allowing bikes!

[@bicibetta]

Thank you :) Both regional and long distance trains have bike storage. For the long distance trips you can reserve a spot for your bike. It sounds like you would rather hop on and off the regional trains on and your way to Rome, though. In that case it can happen that the bike racks are full and the train staff asks you to wait for the next train. Other than that you need to be able to lift your bike, because the hooks for the wheel are on the ceiling (maybe bring an old sock in case the hook is not rubber protected and you don’t want your wheel to get scratched). Your plan sounds lovely - Switzerland and Italy, how cool! If you pass through Tuscany, maybe my “Biking from Tuscany to Rome” video might be interesting. The route was recorded on komoot (the links for that are in the video description) - it was a lot of gravel, though, at the beginning.

[@bicibetta]

Video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hF6baaWVjctsqZY Day 1: Pietrasanta - San Gimignano (122 km, 1570 hm) www.komoot.com/tour/717954003?ref=itd Day 2: San Gimignano - Pienza (101 km, 1920 hm) www.komoot.com/tour/719686941?ref=itd Day 3: Pienza - Bolsena (94 km, 1950 hm) www.komoot.com/tour/720884990?ref=itd Day 4: Bolsena - Rome (125 km, 1580 hm) www.komoot.com/tour/722147209?ref=itd

[@polyfission2776]

@@bicibetta Thank you for the tips and very helpful informations :) I have subsribed. Even your video about what to pack for a trip helped to quell some uncertainty :D. I will definitely go to Tuscany. Most of my trip will go through the ''Via Francigena'' road as it seemed to be the most bike-friendly option that I could find on a whim. I thought about bringing my performance road bike, but since here in Canada with Covid, packages get lost ALL the time, I am not willing to risk it. So I will buy a new bike in Geneva, and ship it back to Canada once I get to Rome. Expensive plan I know, but anyway I need a more ''comfortable'' bike geometry for super long rides, since my road bike is more aggressive.

[@polyfission2776]

@@bicibetta Anyway beside this, do you have an Instagram account too?

[@bicibetta]

@@polyfission2776 Thank you for sharing your plans. They sound good :) From what I heard of the „via Francigena“ it must be a common bike route. One acquaintance of mine biked on it to Rome a year ago and recommended it to me. Nice, then I hope your new bike fits you well, is comfortable for the long rides and that it makes its way to Canada. Have a safe trip!!! PS: I am not active Instagram.