Moin

I do the same tour I tried last year: Charlotte, Button and I cycle the NaturlandetRundt in Denmark. You can read all about my trip so far here: day0, day1, day2, day3, day4, day5, day6, day7, day8, day9, day10

Today Charlotte got dismembered, fixed and put back together. Let’s hope this works for at least 2000km again. 😉 And not just 14 like yesterday, when I tried this alone.

But let us start at the beginning:

When I noticed 2 nights ago, Charlotte had a flat back tire I was mostly annoyed, because I had just felt that we were on a good pace and we could be fine for the last few days. And with myself for not noticing earlier or I could have tried to fix it that afternoon. Well then I had to wait for the morning or I probably would have worked until late at night. Those things always need more time than anticipated.

The next morning I started early, and thought I had found the culprit really soon.

But actually that wasn’t it. the protection was not punctured there…

Then I found a hole in the tube and patched it up and thought “that was easy and fast”. But sadly there must have been at least a second hole, which I could not find…

Now the next problem arose: I had a lot of tools with me, but none to loosen the wheel. I even tried to lengthen my pliers so I would have more leverage, but nothing worked

So I tried to wrap the whole tube in duct tape, so I could at least cycle on it until I found someone to help me

That is when a kind man entered the campground to empty the trash cans and borrowed me his tool. And then when he had to leave, he said he would retire in 7 days anyways and I should keep it

So now I was able to get the tire and tube off.

The red one is the protective inlay.

Now I got the new tube in, packed all my gear up and left the campground just 2 hours later than usual. I was always checking the wheel, but everything seemed ok, until 14km in Vester Kippinge it was not, and the back wheel was flat again. 😦

So now I pushed Charlotte 3km to Øster Kippinge to get some puncture fixing spray at an gas station. Well I tried, and tried, and tried… but it did not work. I needed a new tube. Not having a spare anymore, and without any other stores in those 2 towns I pushed Charlotte 7km to Nørre Alslev. Sadly the shops there neither had any tubes.

Then I called the bicycle travel insurance to check if they could help me. They said they would pay my trip to a store or helpful person. Next I called at the Campground I wanted to reach that day, asking if they would be able to help me, but they said better to take the train to Nykøbing. So I pushed on to the train station. Luckily enough it was easy to buy our tickets from a machine. But then I had to get Charlotte up 4 stairs into the train. I had to deload her very quickly to get everything into the train. 10 minutes later we reached Nykøbing, where I pushed some more km until I reached the campground. I remembered the owner or manager from last year as a nice and kind man, and he still is. He offered me a cabin for a fair price and said he would help me today, to get my bike fixed.

So I took a much needed shower and went to sleep.

This morning I slept a little longer, but after washing the dishes I packed my tools and Charlotte and went to the Reception. The nice owner said to take the wheel off, which I could not fully accomplish, but he helped with the last problem. Then he called a nearby bicycle shop, if they could help me and then send me on my way, with Charlotte’s wheel. He even wanted to loan me his own bicycle, but I rather walked. At the shop they said it would take 30 minutes, but they only take cash. So I walked into the cities center to find an ATM.

Then I walked back and got a full fixed wheel from the nice guy at the shop in his cellar.

Back at the campground I put the wheel back in Charlottes frame. And then went grocery shopping. The rest of the day I spend resting. 😉

We cycled yesterday:

The yellow line from the same beginning as the pink line. The stripes are walking and the dots the train ride.

This is just until the shops in Nørre Alslev.

about 14km

and pushed about 12km

total km: 310.4 cycled

money spent:

400 DKK for cabin on the campground for 2 nights

50 DKK for the train from Nørre Alslev to Nykøbing F

200 DKK for the fixed tire with a new tube

25 DKK for hair ribbons and a travel bottle

157 DKK for groceries

 

Health stats: yesterday + today

921 + 282 kcal burned,

2266 + 10391steps, (I have to move my arm for it to count as a step, so pushing Charlotte walking still does not count as steps…)

79 + 15 minutes of training and

heart rates between 47 and 121bpm.

I will be writing again tomorrow so you can join in the adventure.

keep exploring and smiling

your Fairy