Most recommended rides in Norway? Local guides???

i have a 6 inch full suspension bike. not really a downhiller (i.e. don't wear armor, don't do any big drops), but i like to ride most anything else. ride a race series in the states during the summer, but i'm no rock star. what kind of riding is going on at kongsberg? how far from oslo?

I would say the majority of the people riding trails here use full suspension bikes with 4 or 6-inch travel.

For a once-in-a-lifetime-trailriding-experience I would contact this guy Morten Kragebakk who is trying to set up a guiding service in the Sunnmøre area.

i have a 6 inch full suspension bike. not really a downhiller (i.e. don't wear armor, don't do any big drops), but i like to ride most anything else. ride a race series in the states during the summer, but i'm no rock star. what kind of riding is going on at kongsberg? how far from oslo?

The most developed riding areas are in eastern Norway(Oslo-area is somewhat flat),
Tony

This may be somewhat misguiding. Few, if any, areas in Norway are flat by, say, danish or dutch standards. Less spectacular and flat compared to the west coast: sure enough.

on a COMPLETELY unrelated note....does anyone have an idea about tracing a norwegian family name? i would like to find out where that side of my family resided in norway.
cheers.

I spent a few weeks in your "area" this spring. All my riding was on the western slope (Fruita, Grand Junction ++) and Utah. I wanted to check out Golden, Boulder etc, but a snowstorm cancelled those plans.

It is difficult to compare riding over there with riding in Norway, since it is so different (I love them both). In Norway you have to work much more for the reward, both physical and technical skills will be put to a test. Be prepared for slippery conditions, tires that work well over there might give no traction on wet norwegian trails. Especially in Utah riding in the rain seemed like no option, here you pretty much have too. Keep that in mind when packing. While riding in Colorado seems to be up up up and dooooown, riding in most parts of Norway is up down up down, but by no means flat.

Here is a rough itinerary for an epic roadtrip that I would envy you alot click Roughly the same as alot of other people have suggested, but I left out Oslo and Bergen since I believe the most epic riding is in the mountains (Skeikampen) or north western coast (Sunnmøre)

More than 1300 miles means alot of money in gas (gas could be as much as 7-8 $ a gallon, depending on the exchange rate). You might also find that two weeks is too short time.

With less than two weeks I would recommend you make a choice of either Sunnmøre/Trondheim/Åre or Oslo/Drammen/Jotunheimen. Jotunheimen is Norways biggest mountainrange, best places to ride are Hafjell or Skeikampen (where the meet will be).

Both options will have excellent riding, but Sunnmøre will probably be more epic.

Btw, if you are renting a car it might be cheaper too fly to Oslo/Trondheim. You would be able to get by without a car when in the cities, riding is accesible from city centre either by public transport or by simply riding your bike. And for day trips I am sure someone would give you a ride.

Aight, hope this is of help. I think all of us will be very jealous if you make this happen.

You could try The Digital Archives.. It is a public service from the National Archives of Norway. Here you can search in transcribed source material for free.

Norwegian emigrants used to come through Ellis Island, so you might find something there.

There is also a (quite cheap) program called Familiy Heritage that my father recommends.

Good luck searching for your relatives. I don't know how norwegians generally treat american relatives. If it is half as good as how my american relatives treats my family, it should be great.

Rolf

http://www.marcotoniolo.com/photos/showgallery.php/cat/627

Here are some pictures from the area Sunnmøre. I think there are some nice people who know their way around who would be happy to guide you if you put out a request here at the forum

oeyvind,

is that photographer someone that comes along on some rides with you, or did you set up some pro work?

probably drive over from stockholm

Consider checking out Gesunda Bike Park in Sweden on the way. There is some info in English here and in Norwegian here. Also try googling Gesundaberget.