Italy

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 Czytaj więcej