Hi Craig,

I've been to Mallorca 12 times, mostly in spring, once in October. September is very likely to be quite hot, the land will have a rather brownish hue, in contrast to the flowering green in March/April. I alway train threre with a racebike, so I don't travel from hotel to hotel, but stay in one place. (Reasonably cheap)accomodation for one night is probably hard to come by, as most people book their holidays Sat.-Sat- from home. There is no hostel-style accom. on the island. Depending on your budget, I'd consider choosing two or three hotels for 4-6 days each, from where you could easily cover all of the island by day trips. Plus: an unloaded bike is more fun to ride and Mallorca isn' flat. English is understood in most tourist spots. It doesn't matter if you cycle clockwise or c/clockwise, there are basically two streets to avoid (Palma-Inca-Alcudia and Palma -Manacor) the rest is fine. Don't miss the mountains !! If you're interested, I could mail/send you information about some hotels, links, nice roads etc. Just mail me under cehpeh@gmx.de. Mallorca is great for cycling, I want to help everybody to have that experience, too. Yours, Claus.