Friday, July 22, 2011

Bike tour through Europe! Go!

Posted by Jessica
For those who don't know me, I'm currently in Italy and in the next 2 days I am pedaling out the first kilometer of a 6-7 week bike tour through parts of Italy, Czech, and Germany. I'm beyond excited to finally be on a bike again (2 months of very little biking while teaching English and the likes) and I am now mentally and physically preparing for my trip. This included buying a cheap old bike for €50 today from an old man in Torino. Tomorrow I'll be fixing it up a bit and buying the rest of what I need. Who knows what adventures will go down on this li'l ol' thang. I thought I'd share the beast with you folks, including a terrible night shot of the bike (it's 1:30 in the morning my time, give me a break) and a drawing I did on the train today. I'll keep you updated along the way if I can, and until then, safe riding!


5 comments:

  1. Emilio22 July, 2011 18:21

    Have a Safe Travel.

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  2. dreamer.redeemer24 July, 2011 01:05

    If you experience any wrist pain, you might want to look for something like an adjustable stem and ergo drop bars. I've done a few 100+ mile days pulling a trailer with such a setup and it only felt amazing. A saddle change also saved my ass, but the need quickly became painfully obvious; I picked up a Terry (made in Italy), and it's like sitting on heaven.

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  3. Brandon Patterson24 July, 2011 21:45

    Are you tracking travels through forums? Crazy Guy on a Bike?

    I have an old friend in Prague/Susice, CZ. Let me know if you want a friendly contact. :)

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  4. Emily Robin26 July, 2011 13:34

    Go Jessica GO! That bike looks siiiiccckkkk.

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  5. Tom Millar (Author / Publisher)27 July, 2011 12:17

    Streamers would be nice, too. Are you going to see Joergen?

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