Cycling/Racing in Mexico?
04-07-11, 08:09 PM
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Cycling/Racing in Mexico?
I'm heading to Mexico for the summer and really want to bring my bike. Three months with no cycling would really suck. I'll be in San Miguel de Allende, which from what I have been told and read, is a pretty nice place (they have a pretty decent bike shop there too).
Has anyone done any serious cycling in Mexico? I'm trying to figure out how much paved roads ill be able to find and how much cobbles/dirt I'll be riding on. I was thinking of just bringing my back up 32-hole clinchers and getting some Gatorskins and ridin the hell out of 'em.
Any info/advice would be much appreciated!
Has anyone done any serious cycling in Mexico? I'm trying to figure out how much paved roads ill be able to find and how much cobbles/dirt I'll be riding on. I was thinking of just bringing my back up 32-hole clinchers and getting some Gatorskins and ridin the hell out of 'em.
Any info/advice would be much appreciated!
04-07-11, 10:14 PM
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I haven't been to Guanajuato(the state of san miguel) but roads aren't that bad in Mexico and all of them are paved and mostly nice. The only unpaved roads you'll find are those going to really small towns.
For reference, I've never flatted on the roads in Mexico and I have the crappiest no-name tyres you could think of.
Don't know about the bike shop but the grand majority of bike shops in Mexico are 100% MTB, roadies are non-existent and you'll get little to no road bike service. I live in the 5th biggest city in the country and there's only one real roadie bike shop.
For reference, I've never flatted on the roads in Mexico and I have the crappiest no-name tyres you could think of.
Don't know about the bike shop but the grand majority of bike shops in Mexico are 100% MTB, roadies are non-existent and you'll get little to no road bike service. I live in the 5th biggest city in the country and there's only one real roadie bike shop.
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I haven't been to Guanajuato(the state of san miguel) but roads aren't that bad in Mexico and all of them are paved and mostly nice. The only unpaved roads you'll find are those going to really small towns.
For reference, I've never flatted on the roads in Mexico and I have the crappiest no-name tyres you could think of.
Don't know about the bike shop but the grand majority of bike shops in Mexico are 100% MTB, roadies are non-existent and you'll get little to no road bike service. I live in the 5th biggest city in the country and there's only one real roadie bike shop.
For reference, I've never flatted on the roads in Mexico and I have the crappiest no-name tyres you could think of.
Don't know about the bike shop but the grand majority of bike shops in Mexico are 100% MTB, roadies are non-existent and you'll get little to no road bike service. I live in the 5th biggest city in the country and there's only one real roadie bike shop.
Do you know of any racing going on anywhere in Mexico?
04-07-11, 10:56 PM
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Ran across this whilst perusing:
https://gingerninjas.com/tour/cycling-in-mexico/
https://gingerninjas.com/tour/cycling-in-mexico/
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I haven't ridden there but I have visited. Just get used to the old people saying "GET OFF MY LAWN!" seeing as it is like the US and UK's retirement community. Everything should be paved in that area, even as you get out of town. I had to go to Mexico City a couple of years back and I remember the company I was down there for took me there because they thought I might be in to art or something. They have a lot of neat things in regards to art, but I just wanted to see a donkey sh....never mind. Only place I have ridden in Mexico is Cabo, which is one of my favorite places to ride.
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The only racing you'll find in the entire country is in Mexico city, there's a license/cycling federation, competition, prizes, sponsorships, etc.
There's about 1 big group ride a week, sometimes 2. Many times those group rides are treated as races (ie. prizes/sponsors) but not all the time.
There's about 1 big group ride a week, sometimes 2. Many times those group rides are treated as races (ie. prizes/sponsors) but not all the time.
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The only racing you'll find in the entire country is in Mexico city, there's a license/cycling federation, competition, prizes, sponsorships, etc.
There's about 1 big group ride a week, sometimes 2. Many times those group rides are treated as races (ie. prizes/sponsors) but not all the time.
There's about 1 big group ride a week, sometimes 2. Many times those group rides are treated as races (ie. prizes/sponsors) but not all the time.
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'nough said.
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'nough said.
'nough said.
It's just that here, they're in plain sight. Also, it heavily depends on the area... mostly confided to border towns and some central states.
Mexico is like 5th in Latin-America on murder rates, let alone the world; not that dangerous.
Read this, written by an American:
Is Mexico Safe To Visit? Definitely!
https://www.nirdvana.com/2011/02/25/mexico-safe-visit/
San Miguel de Allende is probably one of the safest cities in Mexico and way better than many US cities, so I'd rather be there 100x than in Detroit for example.
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There's as much drug cartels in Mexico as in the US, where do you think they sell the drugs, and get the money from?
It's just that here, they're in plain sight. Also, it heavily depends on the area... mostly confided to border towns and some central states.
Mexico is like 5th in Latin-America on murder rates, let alone the world; not that dangerous.
Read this, written by an American:
Is Mexico Safe To Visit? Definitely!
https://www.nirdvana.com/2011/02/25/mexico-safe-visit/
San Miguel de Allende is probably one of the safest cities in Mexico and way better than many US cities, so I'd rather be there 100x than in Detroit for example.
It's just that here, they're in plain sight. Also, it heavily depends on the area... mostly confided to border towns and some central states.
Mexico is like 5th in Latin-America on murder rates, let alone the world; not that dangerous.
Read this, written by an American:
Is Mexico Safe To Visit? Definitely!
https://www.nirdvana.com/2011/02/25/mexico-safe-visit/
San Miguel de Allende is probably one of the safest cities in Mexico and way better than many US cities, so I'd rather be there 100x than in Detroit for example.
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There's as much drug cartels in Mexico as in the US, where do you think they sell the drugs, and get the money from?
It's just that here, they're in plain sight. Also, it heavily depends on the area... mostly confided to border towns and some central states.
Mexico is like 5th in Latin-America on murder rates, let alone the world; not that dangerous.
Read this, written by an American:
Is Mexico Safe To Visit? Definitely!
https://www.nirdvana.com/2011/02/25/mexico-safe-visit/
San Miguel de Allende is probably one of the safest cities in Mexico and way better than many US cities, so I'd rather be there 100x than in Detroit for example.
It's just that here, they're in plain sight. Also, it heavily depends on the area... mostly confided to border towns and some central states.
Mexico is like 5th in Latin-America on murder rates, let alone the world; not that dangerous.
Read this, written by an American:
Is Mexico Safe To Visit? Definitely!
https://www.nirdvana.com/2011/02/25/mexico-safe-visit/
San Miguel de Allende is probably one of the safest cities in Mexico and way better than many US cities, so I'd rather be there 100x than in Detroit for example.
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