{"id":434,"date":"2026-03-24T09:16:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/?page_id=434"},"modified":"2026-05-22T21:06:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:06:30","slug":"need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/en\/need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"profidev-hero-banner align-vertical-center align-horizontal-center template-2 has-overlap-header wp-block-profidev-hero-banner\" id=\"block-69cf7e86eed7a\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"theme-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mask-group-scaled-1.webp\" class=\"bg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mask-group-scaled-1.webp 2560w, https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mask-group-scaled-1-300x76.webp 300w, https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mask-group-scaled-1-1024x260.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mask-group-scaled-1-768x195.webp 768w, https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mask-group-scaled-1-1536x391.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mask-group-scaled-1-2048x521.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"theme-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"theme-text-element\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Need to know<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-h-5-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Proper planning and preparation<br>prevents p*ss poor performance<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"profidev-cards-with-icons wp-block-profidev-cards-with-icons\" id=\"block-69cf7e86eeea8\">\n\t<div class=\"theme-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"theme-text-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"theme-h3 title\">Pre ride<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-xl-font-size\">All you need to know while planning your Norwegian cycling adventure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cards cards-light\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"no-list theme-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/getting-to-norway\/\" class=\"list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theme-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"38\" height=\"39\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/plane.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"plane\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"theme-h6\">Getting to Norway (with a bike)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/bike-box-travel\/\" class=\"list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theme-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/shipping.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"shipping\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"restricted-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"Available to Planner\/Annual users only\"><span class=\"restricted-icon\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"theme-h6\">Bike box travel &amp; shipping<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/gear-list\/\" class=\"list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theme-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/list.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"list\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"restricted-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"Available to Planner\/Annual users only\"><span class=\"restricted-icon\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"theme-h6\">Gear list<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/opening-closure-of-roads\/\" class=\"list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theme-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/roads.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"roads\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"restricted-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"Available to Planner\/Annual users only\"><span class=\"restricted-icon\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"theme-h6\">Opening &amp; closure of roads<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/e-bike-info\/\" class=\"list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theme-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"42\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ebike-info.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"ebike info\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"restricted-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"Available to Planner\/Annual users only\"><span class=\"restricted-icon\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"theme-h6\">E-Bike Info<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/bike-rental-repairs\/\" class=\"list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theme-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bike.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"bike\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"restricted-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"Available to Planner\/Annual users only\"><span class=\"restricted-icon\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"theme-h6\"> Bike rental &amp; repairs<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/faq\/\" class=\"list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theme-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/help.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"help\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"theme-h6\">FAQ<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/clothing-list\/\" class=\"list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theme-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/clothes.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"clothes\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"restricted-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"Available to Planner\/Annual users only\"><span class=\"restricted-icon\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"theme-h6\">Clothing<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"profidev-cards-with-icons wp-block-profidev-cards-with-icons\" id=\"block-69cf7e86eeea8\">\n\t<div class=\"theme-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"theme-text-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"theme-h3 title\">On the road<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-xl-font-size\">The practical stuff when you\u2019re on two wheels.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cards cards-dark\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"no-list theme-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/tunnels\/\" class=\"list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theme-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"42\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tunnel-white.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"tunnel\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"restricted-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"Available to Planner\/Annual users only\"><span class=\"restricted-icon\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"theme-h6\">Tunnels<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/getting-around\/\" class=\"list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theme-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/transport-white.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"transport\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"restricted-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"Available to Planner\/Annual users only\"><span class=\"restricted-icon\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"theme-h6\">Public transport<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/food-drink\/\" class=\"list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theme-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"42\" height=\"36\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/food-white.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"food\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"restricted-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"Available to Planner\/Annual users only\"><span class=\"restricted-icon\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"theme-h6\">Food &amp; drink<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/weather-climate\/\" class=\"list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theme-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/weather-white.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"weather\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"restricted-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"Available to Planner\/Annual users only\"><span class=\"restricted-icon\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"theme-h6\"> Weather &amp; climate<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/accommodation\/\" class=\"list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theme-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"45\" height=\"45\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/accommodation-white.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"accommodation\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"restricted-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"Available to Planner\/Annual users only\"><span class=\"restricted-icon\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"theme-h6\">Accommodation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wild-camping\/\" class=\"list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theme-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/camping-white.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"camping\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"theme-h6\">Wild camping<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/travel-saving-tips\/\" class=\"list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theme-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/finance-white.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"finance\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"restricted-tooltip\" data-tooltip=\"Available to Planner\/Annual users only\"><span class=\"restricted-icon\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"theme-h6\"> Travel saving tips<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/cultural-norms-customs\/\" class=\"list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theme-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclenorway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/handshake-white.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"handshake\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"theme-h6\">Cultural norms &amp; customs<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"profidev-logos no-margin-bottom wp-block-profidev-logos\" id=\"block-69ae631ebbdf8\">\n\t<profidev-logos-slider>\n\t\t<div class=\"theme-container logos-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theme-text-element\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 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