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  • Severin Gießibl

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I‘m doin a solo unsupported roadtrip by bike thru italy Leggi altro
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  • Severin GießiblItalyViaggiatore

    meeting known faces again

    20 agosto 2022, Svizzera ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    after a great stay at Stefanie´s , a German soon-to-be Doctor working in Chur who hosted me via Warmshowers (which was quite more popular north of the Alps), I continued in a more and more felt-like-home environment. After crossing Liechtenstein I finally crossed the Austrian border again and continued in harsher rainy weather, but focused for going towards Allgäu where my great-aunt lives. After unconsciously crossing the German border and passing Ofterschwanger Horn in beautiful sunshine there was only some miles left of rolling down to her place. It felt so great coming home after all of those beautiful but also kinda challenging months abroad.
    I brought some Parmesan and cooked a meal for them for hosting me which was great.    Leggi altro

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  • Severin GießiblItalyViaggiatore

    GOING HOME

    21 agosto 2022, Germania ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    started the last day out with baking ciabatta for my relatives and myself ofc which was a great headstart in the last 250k of my trip. I knew some 20ks at the beginning and the last 135ks (yup, you get to know lots of streets when riding a lot) so that was kinda familiar but even harder because I knew exactly how much is still coming up.
    early in I hadn't the best legs but did my best to continue, which I did after a short roadside break. Having gained more power than before the ride really turned into pure homecoming glory. with every km done the streets became increasingly familiar and more frequently ridden by me til home wasn't far away anymore. each and every meter I got closer to home more and more emotions and also homesickness and joy came up. after arriving to a welcome home sign by my lovely mom I sprayed Prosecco in our garden to celebrate this quite astonishing and very rich journey.    Leggi altro

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  • Severin GießiblItalyViaggiatore

    statssss

    22 agosto 2022, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    here to finalise the chapter: stats&thoughts

    riding:

    3971km
    29856m el. gain
    134:38:04
    15 punctures
    1 broken pump
    6 extraordinary bike problems fixed en route
    - cracked steerer tube
    - loose rw bearing
    - major frame crack
    - broken lower steering bearing
    - not working shifting cable so almost all the way big ring (53T)
    - only one charge on my shifting battery to handle all gear shifts so one time I only
    shifted 17 times in 150kms

    2 almost-crashes
    2 almost-accidents
    500+ red lights passed (calculate the time savings;)
    100+ times getting passed wayy too close ( but honestly I trusted all of them and there is no such strict laws like here in Germany)

    eating:

    2000€+ spent on f+b
    230l drunk
    19kg ice used for cooling me
    gained 3 kg
    despite burning 110.000kcal (on the 23 riding days)

    most cal burnt: 10.100 kcal active only
    most cal eaten in 1min: >1000kcal
    most cal eaten in 1 day: >6000kcal
    most drunk in 1 day (without peeing): 11l

    problems:

    only one charge for my solar powered bike computer
    several payment problems
    several non-answering/unavailable hosts at warm showers
    non-understanding hosts that my bike has the worth of a car and is all I´d got so I always took it to my room.

    overall:

    30 days
    4000€ spent mainly on hotels and f&b
    1 unbelievably great solo adventure
    great sense of what's needed and what not
    huge progress in (rational) problem solving bc my ass was basically on the line all the time
    amazing memories
    expedition of one whole country and also its cuisine which was even more important to me    Leggi altro

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    21 agosto 2022