Dat 10: the Great Bosch Injustice

Day 10: Software Updates, Hotel Shuffles, and the Great Bosch Injustice Győr | Rest Day

The plan was simple: two nights in the Nest, a full working day, legs up, backlog demolished. Then PJ came back from his morning run with news. One night only, we had to move. By 09:00 the plan had changed completely.
Fortunately, Adem's booking operation runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and within minutes a new hotel had been located, negotiated down on price, and confirmed. We relocated between meetings without breaking stride. Genuinely impressive work. 🏨

The rest of the day was heads down: client calls, Emixa actions, backlog items that have been patiently waiting since Den Bosch. Good progress all round.

And then Bosch dropped a software update.
Twenty percent performance improvement for the e-bikes. Promising easier climbing, better range, exactly what two men about to tackle the hills of Serbia desperately need. Fantastic news. PJ's bike received the update immediately. Adem's did not.

You can imagine the atmosphere. 😶

To be clear, the update does not actually appear to be working yet on PJ's bike either. This is irrelevant. The principle stands. Adem is in full despair. Bosch has received an email. The bike manufacturer has received an email. Dinner conversation covered little else. We are now praying the update arrives before Serbia, because those hills are reportedly steep, long, and entirely merciless, and nobody wants to find out what they feel like on standard firmware while the person next to you has a theoretical 20% advantage. 📧⛰️

In between the drama, Győr revealed itself to be a genuinely lovely city. Comfortable, pretty, the kind of old city centre that makes you slow down and look around. We are sad to leave, but the road calls.

On the fundraising front: so many of you have donated that we have decided to raise the target. The research deserves it, and your generosity has made it possible. If you haven't donated yet, or want to share the link, please do. Every contribution helps, and the responses from friends and clients this week have been truly heartwarming. Thank you. 🙏
Early start tomorrow, heading into the middle of nowhere, Hungary. Győr, it was a pleasure. 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️

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