April 2013, Hamburg – Lübeck – Hamburg, over two days. Appreciate the complete lack of preparation as showcased by the extremely stupid setup. I was eager to go, and go I did. Yes, this is a regular backpack strapped to the rack with bungee cords. Yes, it fell off during the trip, several times. Yes, this is a sleeping bag and a 1 L water bottle strapped to the handlebars with bungee cords. Panniers? Bike computer? Bottle cage? Power bank? Maps? Nah, who needs that. Yes, I got lost.
Those were good times. I absolutely loved that bike, it served me well for thousands of kilometres until it was stolen. I've come a long way but I'm hit with nostalgia from simpler days.
by Falknerbach
3 Comments
Relaxing…….
Love this! My first ever tour I did across Europe in 2009 was without any maps or a phone and carrying a backpack the entire way. I got constantly lost, unsurprisingly, but still made it from the UK to the Balkans and back again. You live and learn…
Love it! My favorite type of posts are these cobbled together setups!