The good news ➙ local buses can carry your bike underneath with luggage.

But — overall — visiting the islands by bicycle is challenging.

Off-road biking is prohibited. There are few cycle paths. You must share the road with distracted tourists — though most are slow moving.

You are allowed to cycle through the many tunnels — though I only did it twice. One local lady told me they are used to going slow behind bicycles.

The weather is mostly windy and rainy. Wind is a bigger problem than rain. 😀

Wild camping is forbidden in the Faroe Islands. And it’s not that easy to get anywhere that is out of sight.

Campgrounds are mostly organized for motor vehicles — but you are allowed to tent. It’s expensive.

I did a bike tune-up, replacing the chain. Iceland is coming up!

Cost was about $160.

BUT a couple of days after the maintenance, I broke a chain while out on quite a remote road. Had to hitchhike back to the bike shop.

I had the same bus driver almost every day. And every day he told me the Faroe Islands are not made for cycling. And ever day he was correct. 😀

related – cycling trip report by Tobias Woggon & Max Schumann