Brakes? Definitely over-rated!
There are two types of cyclists in the world.
There are the ones who are happy to huff their way up the winding road up from Andermatt to Oberalppass, with bike laden, no matter what the day, the or the weather. They are the purists. The die-hard cyclists, who would rather blow up lungs and legs than admit defeat.
The other type takes the train.
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Ready to Roll!
We arrive in Zurich after a very pleasant week in Malta, and it is HOT! Sometime between when we first landed in Zurich over a week ago and now, summer has hit with a vengeance. I’m now digging through my meagre clothing trying to find something to wear to suit this new weather while we go about finalising our ‘real’ departure to Andermatt, the gateway to our EV15 adventure.
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My bike is sad
My new bike – Joy – is very sad.
Born in late 2024, she had so much promise. A posthumous gift from my dearly departed parents, who may never have understood the idea of a custom bike, but who would have been happy to see me spend my inheritance on something that makes me happy, the name Joy is a play on my family name, and the feeling that riding bikes brings me.
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