Hi there,

I'm also to organise a bicycle trip trough Tibet. I will start in Munich (Germany) end of feb 2005 and will cycle throug Iran... Kirgisatan, Tibet Nepal. So I will come from the other side, which is much more better to do what I read in the german forum here. I heard , that you won't get a visa for China coming from Katmandu as an indivdual traveler. Only in a group with tour guide. And f you would start cycling after passing the border withe the group, there are several control posts from the police, which would send you back instandly, if they get you. Perhaps you could pass them by night but there was also one who was cautght on the road.
So Kashgar to Katmandu is fine, what I heard, but not Katmandu - Lasha Kunming or Chengdu.
for more infos you could try to ask Benni. He was cycling through last year.

Cheers
Achim