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    The equipment and accessories for bike touring – what proved to be useful?

    by Ewcyna 17 August 2018
    written by Ewcyna
    Bicycle travel equipment

    Bicycle trip equipment

    Tales of the way stories, but to travel by bicycle, and particularly the long, you need to prepare well in practice. Travel and camping equipment, its quality, convenience and (no)failure often determines, how this journey will proceed. I am not an expert in this field, an experienced user can not, and that experience with the use of equipment and accessories, I own I would like to share. About different things, that I find useful in travel I have written 3 years ago here.

    1. saddlebags

    Saddlebags is one of the most important pieces of equipment bicycle traveler, isn't it?

    Choosing panniers I do not hide trouble. Teen I started years ago with panniers material of one of the Polish companies. They served many years, but also I found out, I got to be something stronger and waterproof, more reliable. The most common bicycle panniers Traveler, namely products of the German company Ortlieb have all the features of good panniers, but. for me they are simply too small - have 40 l. If I were not one of them tried on was somehow seemed too little, although I know, that this is also the idea, to less strain and more sacks sack, which is mounted on the trunk.. Secondly, they do not have any pockets in addition to such, which can be purchased and attached, However, you need to do on this occasion no hole in the pouch and somehow I do not quite persuaded..

    Jesienią 2013 year, panniers searching the internet I came across a description of the outdoor equipment US Pacific Outdoor Equipment (now Hyalite). Saddlebags this company were to buy in one of the online stores in the UK (SJS Cycles) and not made up my mind - set cost from what I remember about 600 PLN . panniers are 60 l, large pockets, small pockets in the lid and front where you can hide something minor key. Fixing system on plastic hooks may not be perfect, but all in all better than samozatrzaski Ortlieb. By the way also I bought a self-inflating mat this company, of which I was very happy.

    bicycle panniers and Pacific Outdoor Equipment Ortlieb

    How come true? Throughout 1,5 he was calm, until one fine autumn day 2014 in South Korea broke my hook fastening in one of the panniers. Well, my luggage is heavy and yes. Unfortunately, I did not have the spare time to replace the hook (Now I have). To this before from their own negligence smashed sliders in large pockets and went too 2-3 the latches flaps (They were vile quality) - suma summarum, I bought instead of repair.. new, the same the same company, which surprisingly they were somewhere in the Internet sales in South Korea. Do not know, Now if I was such a wasteful, that, but it came out. I have to say, it was actually a new version improved, hooks despite the huge weight of what wożę 3 years holding, sliders and also no clips are completely different and not broke as the previous. And of course, I can not pack a lot of.

    Unfortunately, if someone was interested in it bags they are no longer manufactured (unless, that otherwise wyguglacie). As I wrote, the company is now called Hyalite.

    At the front of my bike panniers Ortlieb, model with a flap (look photo, sorry i can't find the name), 25 l. knock on wood, them nothing is. No.. almost nothing. One fine day in Thailand fitted together into one rustic wiewórki (rather large white wiewióry), wygryzły about that hole 4-5 cm in diameter while I was sitting in a cafe rummaging in the net and watched as cool squirrels jump on my bike. I would prefer if this Wiewiórą then stuck on the grill as I saw the possibility of their teeth on my expensive hardware. However, the hole patched product TENACIOUS company McNett - a transparent adhesive tape to repair patching all sorts of things - the way thing, but worth. To seal the recently held or 2,5 year, I just have to find time to seal the hole again. No, tape "silver" or in my case black, which temporarily sealed the hole is not the same – does not stick.

    patching a bicycle pannier

    Damaged saddlebag (hole bitten by a squirrel!) and patching attempts. A transparent repair tape was held 2 years

    Necessary equipment bicycle and cyclist friend is a bag on the handlebars. Ortlieb, proved very, though recently departed 1 side pocket.

    Ortlieb handlebar bag

    1. SLEEPING BAG

    I am a happy owner down sleeping bag Yeti. Model (probably, I do not have at hand account) GT II 900, at the time of purchase was approximately. 900 gram, I paid about Zan. 760 PLN . What, what I like, is that, the inside has plenty of space, I do not feel bound by a snake and I can bribe a leg or sleep on your stomach, What also really I like. Now, after several years of intensive use, and two washes (I recommend only laundries, who know their stuff, I used a friend of company Yeti, in Praga) probably because he came out a little less feathers, but in life I would not have decided to travel with a synthetic sleeping bag. Besides sleeping bags, with lighter really they give thermal comfort and are light and nice. Of course, a trip to Southeast Asia and other hot and humid areas not recommend, but I was carrying, and even did not use it as it stretched out for a night of pillowcases. Puch can not be compressed too long, sleeping bag should be distributed, when at home and in the journey as often released from pillowcases.

    Sleeping bag Yeti / Dawn sleeping bag Yeti, 900 gram

    warm sleeping bag on a bicycle

    sleeping bag Yeti

    And here attention to women - remember, the women felt heat / cold is different from men allegedly felt by even 7 degrees. I see the writing on the sleeping bag "temperature range" is do not trust him and always in the sleeping bag warmer zainwestowałabym. I'm in my sleeping bag I feel good to say temperature 5 stairway to plusie, Having to wearing thermal underwear. Female friends, who bought sleeping bags weighing up to half a kilogram (optimum temperature) rowerowania during the New Zealand between February and early April (There were nights after a few degrees – The country autumn) of what they said they were freezing terribly.

    The company YETI is not the only one worthy of command down sleeping bags manufacturer, You can choose another contractor, Poland is a leader in the production of down products.

    Exactly, driving to South Asia and Eastern Europe almost 5 years ago, whereas rustic heat and high humidity I bought a sleeping bag / pad silk Silk Sleeper Ex3 company Lifeventure.

    Lifeventure Silk Sleeping Liner

    This baby weight and size of a fist 100 gram, very pleasant to the touch, which it was extremely useful in tropical climates. It has the shape of a large mummy is soaked and some insect repellent preparation. You can be used as bed sheets because, as you know - the purity of sheets in many places it is at least debatable or as quasi-sleeping bag during the hot night.

    Regarding the fact, that I chose in the high mountains, and in really cold my sleeping bag already not enough for me recently, I'm an owner of another product Lifeventure - sleeping bag- wkładki stretchowej LIFEVENTURE THORMOLITE STRETCH LINER.

    This multifunctional product - the material from which it is made thicker, than silk, what weight is given by the manufacturer 370 gram. It has the shape of a large mummy hood. The product can function as an independent sleeping bag in a hot climate or as a supplement to a regular sleeping bag, when it gets cold. In the latter case, supposedly increases the heat by about. 10 degrees. I used it several times and at one and the second option, but mainly because it was the second no heat. On Turkey in summer found.

    Much of it, is that. Now I decide I do not need any of these products,

    Spiwory/ wkłądki do śpiworów Lifeventure Stretch Liner i Lifeventure Silk Sleeper

    but in such a long journey the seasons change, changing weather, difficult to find a universal solution.

    1. MATA DO SPAIN

    After years of using mats decided on self-inflating mat, although the fact, not everyone likes it because it may damage the valve or perzebiciu.

    I think, that the mat should be neither too thin nor too thick, 3-3,5 cm thickness is optimum for 3 Seasons. I am leaving on a trip I bought a mat of Pacific Outdoor Equipment weighing about. 650 gram. Mat is ideal for checking 2 years, it was the women pray, slightly thicker body and thinner legs. Sorry itself by its own stupidity it finished in December 2015 year after 2 years of use, when I scrubbed her campsite and then I set happily in the sun to dry. ABSOLUTELY Bury. I read after time, the mat can not be exposed to the sun's rays, because the structure inside the rozklejają. In this case, that's exactly what happened, a few days later appeared purchelek, which leaves only expanded, to achieve greatness 30 cm and could not sleep on it. Fortunately, I was already in Athens and had provided, Beds with Marzena, but also unplanned expenditure on the head.

    three-season self-inflating mat

    self-inflating mat. Caution – set to photo only, nigdy nie zostawiamy mat na słońcu! Rozklejają się.

    I had to look around for a new mat. The most common products Thermarest fall for me because ... uhh, ok - color. I do not know why things, which are used every day and is very susceptible to soiling they are manufactured by this company in orange or yellow. They are indeed the company's mats in green, but are heavier models, certainly not on the bike.

    I decided, therefore, the product of Mammut, which fulfill the criteria for the thickness, gravity, -length and color was no J. Weight 760 gram, length 183 cm, thickness 3,5 cm (ie shorter. 165 cm are too much on contact with my height 166 cm), Navy blue. For this mat is equipped with non-slip printing.

    It remains a matter of course, with Isomats are easy to puncture. I try to be very careful, where I put mate, but do not always succeed protect it. Although in the case of the first mat it has survived more than two years is not outdone, my current it happened several times (s the Oman desert and generally spikes) and I patched her repair kit, which is included in the kit. Still, some air escapes but not enough, to wake up with the feeling of lying on the soil. We travel a longer 2 years.

    ok, that was a complete set of sleeping, I use the inflatable panels purchased in the Decathlon 20 PLN / $ 5. first survived 3 years before they began to flee from the air, over a year ago I bought the same in China and knock serves me today.

    To co, sleeping is the most important, but let's take for cooking.

    1. TORCH

    I have a burner's model Primus Multifuel. So this model, that after changing the nozzle, you can use a variety of fuels - gas, petrol, other liquid. I admit, that do not use its features, because I am a fan of incorrect gas, which is the cleanest and most convenient to use, besides I cook in the vestibule without leaving the tent. Mam też chyba uraz do benzyny, nie znosze tego zapachu. Gas could get in practically every country, which was (!), although I note, that in many (for example,. Asia South-East) are not set on cartridges available, but can as elongated spray. They are at the same supert - 1 USD though is sometimes 5 USD (Georgia). The thing is superprzydatną adapter cartridge, I have such a model, purchased in Thailand, but also in Poland, then I saw in the shop. I really want to invest and then have the opportunity to buy another bottle, often much cheaper than wind-up.

    adapter cartridge longitudinal

    But back to the burner - only twice I was changing nozzles and used it on a bottle of gasoline and liquid fuel, which on this occasion I am carrying. Unfortunately, the quality of fuel China was bad and kopciło per kilometer.

    Primus Multifuel burner, cookware set Penguin, cutlery Rockland, adapter do butli gazowych, grzałka no name 🙂

    What, na co warto zwrócić uwagę przy kupnie palnika, nawet jeśli to nie jest superdrogi model wielopaliwowy, is that, żeby był on wolnostojący (na nóżkach) not screwed on the bottle. I really did not once not twice the cylinder filmed burner rolled scalding the operator. Burner on their feet is stable.

    1. POTS

    I drive with each set 2 przykrywko made pots of pans-company Penguin. In South Asia East drove only one smaller garczek. because there is not completely cooked - food is available 1-3 USD. For two years, however, I am carrying two pots, although it's a lot harder przyjemoność, no but the more I can have something seriously and convenient upitrasić, makaron etc. a mniejszy jest raczej do gotowania wody. Garnki trzymają się dobrze, although smaller inadvertently packed the baggage, and got the go somewhere so it is slightly bent. Now I was getting into pots flying plane, or deep-wrapping the other things in the luggage, or for luggage.

    1. CUTLERY

    A small thing and what useful. In addition to the beloved long-handled spoon found somewhere in South Korea I use cutlery set (spoon, fork, knife) of Rockland - like appearance is plastic, but this is a special material which can be mixed hot water. I also have with each folding spork - tiny, I hold in my pocket backpack, It is handy and very useful, when, for example. He wants to eat yogurt and fumble in the saddlebags..

    1. bathroom accessories

    A set of things to wash every accumulates according to your needs, I want to point out two things:

    TOWEL - quick-drying towel is a travel necessity. I remember, I went the other day as the cotton and sechł all ages. Fast-drying towels on the market atrzęsienie, but many of them do not like to touch. I have many years (some 10) towel Jack Wolfskin terry cloth-like, the largest size that is large bath towel. I do not use it in everyday life, but I think, the size of the towel gives me comfort - I like to wrap a towel after a bath. It was extremely useful even in public baths in Japan and no beach.

    tudzież cloth towel-drying

    Every day sleeping in the wild use .. cloth size may 50 cm 30 cm kupionej za kilka złotych (maybe 1 USD) in China. It already has a hole, because it once it somewhere on a hot burner laid the, but I have to admit that the fabric structure is very similar to 50 Jack Wolfskin times more expensive.

    So, I still cieniukutki towel Fjord Nansen, I got that from one of my czytaczy (I know, Judith Wodzislaw Slaski - greet:) this baby, I mainly used to wipe the face (Also during the day as I was dripping sweat, that is, the last day haha).

    BEAUTICIAN - although for a long time I used the no name beauticians and plastic bags, However, recently organized my toiletries in the beautiful si, blue, comfortable (It is not that important?) and very frunkcjonalnej beauticians company Lifesystems model WASH holdall size L, because it has several compartments and sliders, and besides, a mirror and a comfortable grip, który pomaga ją powiesić w toalecie czy gdzie tam w podroży przypadnie. It is made of quick-drying material, is for me one tiny minus .. even the largest size, that is what I L, jest dla mnie .. (yes, bingo!) well a little too small.

    kosmetyczka Lifesystems Wash Holdall

    No, I do not have any means decorative cosmetics, but somehow accumulated because the shampoo and conditioner, sponge, brush, to refresh the liquid face in the evening, soap, krem anty UVA / UVB, DEET mosquito, toothpaste and toothbrush, some washing powder. pierdółki and some other buttons on contact.

    1. OTHER - KIT

    First aid kit and what is in it is also a question needs. Some things, however, I consider it necessary - accessories are a first aid:

    – alcohol disinfection. I use the product Tribactic, he has also composed bactericides

    – Octanisept - the spray began to use later. It is extremely useful for larger wounds and abrasions, perfectly wound dries out the way I sanitizing. Repeatedly proven in travel.

    – gaza, swabs for applying gas to a wound

    – antiseptic swabs (smaller abrasions or wounds)

    – slice cut tudzież set of patches - such personally prefer, which are fabric than the plastic surface that (you know, what I mean?)

    – bandages - necessarily flexible and usual. Przydawały more often than one might think.

    – earplugs - an absolute "must have" on the go, especially as I am nadwrażliwca sound.

    A set of such first aid accessories can be purchased in a pharmacy or rely on ready-made first aid kits already - and I have been using one and the second version. Last korzytałam a set of Lifesystems - FIRST AID KIT WATERPROOF. You will find there what you need and even more.. frankly I think it's even too much and is set ciężkawy, but the company has a dozen first-aid kits, You can choose a smaller and more modest in nice tight package - recommend the mind.

    The second thing in the medicine cabinet - drugs. I do not have a lot of them

    – something for an upset stomach, rozwolnienie - Loperamide

    – painkillers - no I'm immune to many because of, the life of the patient's spine because I took a lot of. I would recommend Nurofen Plus as codeine stronger, It works for me also menstrual pain.

    – Gargarin to rinse the throat - the good throat infection, and this can happen even in the summer

    – polopiryna / aspirin - when catching cold prophylactically overnight

    – antibiotic 3 eg day. azithromycin. The issue of the use of antibiotics without consulting a doctor.. debatable, I do not want to enter into polemics and convince anyone, but honestly for years I came to the conclusion, as I catch the infection is not what I was doing, and unless it does not pass wyleżała. How does not pass 3 This day I have a zapodać antibiotic, but also at the same time a few days of rest. That's how I am, It works only with antibiotic, in my case even penicillin derivatives are excluded. When I came to China to travel very I caught a cold, in principle, I could not speak and had started work literally 2 days. Then a vein with an antibiotic, maybe not as much as you need wyleżałam, but as much as I could do, but over. It was the last time (December 2016 year) when I took an antibiotic, Therefore, I do not abusing. but I am carrying 1 package.

    – Steri Strip – takie cudo do „zaszywania” ran. Apparently useful for larger cleavages instead of sutures, but I not have been using.

    – Malarone. Lek antymalaryczny. In terms of preventing malaria or mitigating its effects. A doctor enrolled 3 package, spent almost 500 PLN and I not used it even once.

    Personally, I recommend to carry a 1 package to take for peace of mind when they are suspected of malaria in the area. It is a terrible disease, but it has no medicine. And the danger is, local people say, will read either. This journey taught me, where I spent about. 1,5 year in the areas of malaria that is potentially the tropics. Malarone is very hard for the body drug.

    By the way, even - before leaving vein with a series VACCINATION, virtually everything that the doctor wrote travel medicine. The amount was more than 1000 PLN , but also I have some peace of mind, the less bad of me ima. And for vaccinations should take at least 6 weeks before departure. On the day of vaccination means not plan on anything but lying at home - I have a few hours after the vaccination sessions, I felt like I was coming down, weakness, hot, cold alternately, shooting in the head. The next morning it was ok.

    Well, It is roughly the most important things with praktykaliów, I have come to mind.

    I'll be glad, if someone useful (a little time spent on this, and of very open to reading about your experiences and your niezbędniku the tourist traveling by bicycle.. If you have any questions or comments at the bottom of this place is to discuss J

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I am not a fan of big humidity in the air. I sweat I am not a fan of big humidity in the air. I sweat a lot and on practical side the tent is wet in the morning. Sometimes it takes too long for it to get dry but then hopefully the sun will come out during the day. It's enough to find a proper spot, 10 minutes, all done! 
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While living in #valdorcia in Tuscany for a few mo While living in #valdorcia in Tuscany for a few months I've watched thousands of people visiting the same places to see the same views. The viewpoints were marked on google maps and mentioned on tourism sites. 
I didn't follow them, but this one close to #montepulciano I just came across. So why not to do a selfie there? 
Luckily being a #cyclist I wander around and see same beautiful, yet not full of people places.
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Tuscany in the rain looks same gorgeous, but what Tuscany in the rain looks same gorgeous, but what if you are heading right on this direction?
That weekend I was chased by many #thunderstorms
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The Padan lowland is probably the least attractive The Padan lowland is probably the least attractive part of Italy for cyclists.  Pros - it's flat and there are many beautiful cities and towns - like Modena, Ferrara, Padua, Ravenna and dozens of smaller ones.  Cons - because it is flat :) - and as we know, mountains, hills and some water do the job in the landscape.  Although the latter is in abundance here, it is not one of the most picturesque.
I've been here before so I wasn't going to spend any time cycling now. Having less than 3 days to get to the bus that was supposed to take me with my bike from Padua to the north, to the Czech Republic, I decided to spend two days in the Apennines - in the mountains 35 degrees heat is more tolerable.  Because for me the heat in this part of the world is unbearable.  This year it came too early, already in May - the grass on the Tuscan slopes is not green anymore, but yellow.  This is one of the reasons why I am coming north.  Turn off this oven !!! The obligatory for me 2-3-4 hour siesta in the shade does not help much when the air is still.  I also didn't see other beautiful cities like Florence, because it's even hotter there, and besides, the start of holidays in Italy (yes, that's it) and the long weekend (Republic Day on June 2) did their job - the crowds went on tour and you have to go  was somewhere to hide from them. 
Due to yet another train strike in Italy I had to postpone my departure, but this way I cycled and actually enjoyed it - the part of river Po lowland and visited some new places like Ferrara.
Today it's cloudy in Padua and it's about to start raining.  Italy is crying that I'm leaving after half a year.. What do I say?  I am happy and sad at the same time.  Anyway- until we meet again, See you soon!
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Puglia is not just about the sea and the coast. It Puglia is not just about the sea and the coast. Its carst hills are full of #caves. You can still find those that were inhabited for centuries, not just houses but churches with paintings etc. 
#Matera is a town already in #Basilicata region but right on the border with Puglia, hence visited once there. A #UNESCO heritage as its inhabitants used to live in the cave houses. I was told one of Bond films was done here, but I don't watch Bonds.. The view from the canyon is spectacular but it was do windy I could hardly hold myself and the camera!
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Yesterday I took a trip through the Val d'Orcia. I Yesterday I took a trip through the Val d'Orcia. I've been living on its outskirts here in central #Tuscany in #Italy for several months but still have a lot to see or visit again.  I was also waiting for longer and warmer days, because those uphills are challenging! 
Val d'Orcia is an extraordinary area. Like a huge postcard.  So picturesque and characteristic that the valley has even received UNESCO heritage status. Why? "Val d’Orcia is an exceptional reflection of the way the landscape was re-written in Renaissance times to reflect the ideals of good governance and to create an aesthetically pleasing picture. The Val d’Orcia distinctive landscape comprises a network of farms, villages and towns reflecting the Renaissance agricultural prosperity, the mercantile wealth of Sienna, the need for defence, and a utopian aesthetic. The working landscape of fields, farms, trees, and woodlands, is interspersed with low, conical hills on the summits of which are situated towns and villages.."
I have planned a climb towards Pienza for the afternoon- to ride with the sun, the hills grow in beauty with every shadow on them.
 - the way of the Gladiator?  After all, there are beautiful roads everywhere!  I replied to one of the threads on FB, seeing someone posting photos of the same shot of the cypress-lined road again.
But in fact, the "Gladiator's Way", which is the place, where the scene from the movie Gladiator (which I have not even seen) was filmed, is one of the most beautiful.  It is also very Instagrammable and people wanting to see it are plenty (the road is blocked fortunately for cars, you can go on foot) but I didn't meet anyone.  I was busy pushing my bike up the steep mountain where Pienza is nestled.  Ufff! Only when I turned my head I saw this zigzaging path dotted with cypruses with Monte Amiata in the background. 
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Puglia is a kingdom of baroque architecture. Facad Puglia is a kingdom of baroque architecture. Facades, interiors, palaces, houses, statues in every single town so rich in ornaments. The more inland you go the more authentic and interesting the towns are. Made of "pietra Leccese" - the yellowish stone from Lecce area is its characteristic. Do different from the north. 
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Looks like Instagram is not much updated. It's bee Looks like Instagram is not much updated. It's been 3 weeks nearly I've been touring around Puglia region, the end of the Italian pennisula "heel". Was here in the winter and came back to see more.  Truly, I'm in awe. 
Even though it last week the wind blew mercilessly, it rained heavily pretty often the predominating colours are blue, emerald and yellowish white of the stone used to construct the houses and multuple churches in baroque style. It was here in #Salento, where I found the most beautiful beaches in Italy. To enjoy peaceful roads I just went inland - there are hundreds of quiet roads among the olive groves to explore.
Let me just enjoy peacefully the last few days before returning north. The summer finally arrived and had a first swim this season! 
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“Eroica is the cycling manifesto of the past. T “Eroica is the cycling manifesto of the past.  The race takes place every year at the beginning of October, mainly on dirt roads, the so-called Strade Bianche (white roads) in the Chianti and Crete Senesi (Sienese Clays) areas in Tuscany region, Italy. You can only take part in the race on a vintage bike .. ”here's what you can read when searching the internet for" Eroica "+ bicycle. Although my bike is 8.5 years old and it cannot be called historic, but the fact that I have been living two kilometers from the Eroica route for almost 3 months is obliging.  I have already covered a lot of white roads, but this one is unique.  I went out to explore. 
 I will take shortcuts, I decided, looking at the dotted lines of side roads winding through the hills.  And "thanks" to this, soon after that, the wheels of the bicycle and the soles of the shoes were covered with rusty slime.  The beauty of Crete Senesi is indisputable, but those jagged and cracked hills called "calanche", where motorbikes raged on such beautiful days as today and at viewpoints there were queues for the next Instagram photo - it's nothing but clay and the last two days it was raining  a lot of…
 Strade bianche is white gravel.  I know Poland, routes of Lithuania and Latvia.  I do not like these roads - it is steep, it is easy to break down, and when a car passes, you are covered with white dust.  Multiply by the number of cars - there are a lot of them on weekends.  But their charm lies in the surrounding hills.  Up - down, up - down… it's hard, but gosh - it's phenomenal! There is also a race called Nova Eroica, you can take part in it on any other bike.  Interested in vintage atmosphere or an ordinary one? Google it, sign up and arrive in the vicinity of Siena on the first weekend of October.  Or come just like that for a ride or - to push the bike;) Anytime!
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