Beginner’s mistake: I took way, way too much stuff with me, especially since we slept in an apartment every night. The bike was unnecessarily heavy. The first day, from Bratislava to Ptuj, near Maribor, after just three hours of sleep, was a real challenge. But with an average speed of 25 km/h and 2,330 meters of elevation gain, I’m very happy with the result. In total, almost 700 km in four days. By the end, I was just cruising along the beach, and then took the train back home. Next trip, I’ll definitely take a tent and sleep out in nature!
Bike: Canyon Grizl SL8, adjusted gearing—46T chainring in the front, 10-51T cassette in the back, TT extension handlebars, Insta360 camera mount, Garmin, and a light that broke during the ride.
by jacovb124
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How quickly does an 8kg bike turn into an 18kg one? 😀
Congrats this sounds awesome, and I love your setup.
I’m planning a 250k at the moment (then another 26k in another country) and I’m finding it hard contemplating (for the first stretch in my home country) whether doing 88k over 3 days or 125k over two days. Though I haven’t been cycling for that long my ability is quickly increasing.