Reports by Quoth May

Seventeen Best Bike Tours in France, Holland, Italy, Germany and Austria.

Why bicycle? Why Europe? When to Go, By Organized Group? Or, by Personal Tour? Bring Your Own Bike or Rent or Buy? What Kind of Bike?
Trains and Bicycles, Maps, Hotels, and Tourist Sight Information Sources.
Seventeen Best European Cycling Trips: Author's Ratings, and when, where, and how to do them: Detailed Itineraries and Photos. On the same site: How to Bicycle In and Out of Paris

What you need to know about renting bikes in Paris; bicycling in Paris; subways, trains, and the RER; and cycling out of Paris. French pronunciation; French bicycle types and repair vocabulary; Road signs and their observance; helmets. How to get regional maps, lodging, and tourist sight information. Six bicycle routes and tours out of central Paris, avoiding almost all traffic: Detailed Directions and Photos. On the same site: Seventeen Best Bike Tours in France, Holland, Italy, Germany and Austria.