Mountain bike?

If you are living and working in Grand Bay then you should be able to get away with only a mountain bike at least for the short term.

One thing to consider though is if you want to go anywhere else on the island a mountain bike would not be the safest way to move about the island.  Drivers in Mauritius are not the best and the roads are quite narrow with little to zero extra room for a car and a bike to share the road.  Getting around Grand Bay is fine, but even then you should definitely be careful.

thanks bunkoma! Yes I've heard several stories about the roads. None of them good

if you have a GPS, the road can be a place full of pleasure. it warns you of the turns, gives you the odometer & kilometer travelled for, and can also keep traces of your routes

have a nice ending week, and a merry wkend
islander

islander77 wrote:

if you have a GPS, the road can be a place full of pleasure. it warns you of the turns, gives you the odometer & kilometer travelled for, and can also keep traces of your routes

have a nice ending week, and a merry wkend
islander

Do you mean in a car or on Mountain bike? I am quite prepared to take my mountain bike OFF the road too

both

I have been offered the job in Mauritius! I have nothing else to say just very excited lol.

Hi and congrats Strawb!

That's some good news! Keep us posted on your new adventures

Regards
Armand

Thanks Armand,

I'm still very excited!

I'm getting married in May, then off on honeymoon to Italy, and then looks like STRAIGHT to Mauritius!

I must be the first person ever thats looking forwards to coming BACK from my honeymoon before I've even left

Indeed Strawb

Hope people will believe you when you tell them you are going to work in Mauritius and not extending your honeymoon

All my best wishes
Armand

Blimey. I'm flying out to Mauritius on Monday apparently

Whats the weather like at the moment? .....

super hot. we sweat at the south coast

central plateau is hot too

have a nice plane flight & landing,
islander.

What about Flic en Flaq area? Can i go around with a push bike there?

I have found this video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vPmCyQrxCI