How much spanish should you know? It depends of you!
What kind of experience are you looking for? Ride your bike and take pictures only? Or do you also want to meet the locals, have more fun when they invite you over for a meal and a bed, exchange with them, get to know their stories, how they see the world, have some fun with the officials, ...
A two weeks class will get you to be able to ask for what you are looking for but it is not enough to develop your listening skills. So you will not understanding what the locals are telling you.
You can expect at least two months of listening to spanish before your brain starts to be able to recognize words easily when people talk.
I would start listening to spanish at home everyday. You will have a much richer experience once on the road.
Patrick
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