Hi there,
I had a
busy couple of months planning my trip, booking accommodation and trying to get
fit. I am doing well on the 1st and 2nd task.
The trip
will take 37 days including the 1st 7 days in Donaueschingen to buy a bike,
test it, get the problems fixed, learn to read road signs,
get used to riding on the right side of the road, just get familiar with the
place. I booked 25 hotels for a 30 day trip (5 hotels for
2 nights) to do the 1300km. The shortest ride is 35km the longest 67km (if i
don't get lost).
As far as my fitness goes, I think I am slowly improving. A few weeks ego I had a back rack fitted to the bike, bought a set of back panniers filled it with 12kg and rode the loaded bike 35-40km 3-5 times a week. It must have been a strain on my bike. 5 spikes in the back wheel snapped so I had to get a new wheel $108.00 (the whole bike costs $300.00), I will never again complain about car parts being expensive.
As far as my fitness goes, I think I am slowly improving. A few weeks ego I had a back rack fitted to the bike, bought a set of back panniers filled it with 12kg and rode the loaded bike 35-40km 3-5 times a week. It must have been a strain on my bike. 5 spikes in the back wheel snapped so I had to get a new wheel $108.00 (the whole bike costs $300.00), I will never again complain about car parts being expensive.
The bike is
together again and I train regularly. On the 1st day of January 2017 I rode
51.7km at an average speed of 16.68km.
The total distance ridden so far is 3,018km at an average speed of 15.3km (most before the panniers). I expect to ride an extra 2,500km before leaving. That is over 5,500km of training for a biking trip of 1,300km......crazy.
The total distance ridden so far is 3,018km at an average speed of 15.3km (most before the panniers). I expect to ride an extra 2,500km before leaving. That is over 5,500km of training for a biking trip of 1,300km......crazy.
View of the city from Maribyrnong trail. |
All the best
for the New Year.
Black swan and cygnets in the wetlands of Maribyrnong river. |