BUDGET PASS BAGGING
Jun 05, 2019
5 minutes
WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY: David Zilkha
was feeling restless on a dull, rainy, March day when I read an article about Bikeshuttle – they will transport your bike to Geneva or Toulouse for about the same as it would cost you to ride there on the motorways. Before I’d had time to think about any of the practicalities, I’d booked a five-week return for my CCM GP450 to be shipped to Geneva. By the time the trip came around, my poor financial planning had resulted in a bank balance that was already well below zero. My understanding girlfriend agreed to lend me some money, so I set off with the princely budget of €30 per day for food, accommodation and entertainment, while the only other costs were fuel
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