September 23rd, 2006 | categorizilation: all categories,Kyrgyzstan
Distance / è·é›¢ï¼š 102.59km
Time / 時間: 6h 53m
Average speed / å¹³å‡é€Ÿåº¦ï¼š 14.9km/h
Distance to date / 今日ã¾ã§ã®ç©ç®—è·é›¢ï¼š 2794.7km
Once again amazed at the strength of this bicycle. Absolutely bombing it down the pass at between 30 to 40 km/h, hitting some fairly chunky rocks, and not a scratch…the suspension really comes into play in these situations. There have been many times on the trip so far that I am certain I would have bent a rim or broken a spoke if it had not been for the suspension. Also, even though the bike has abou 35kg of gear strapped to it, you’d never know it. It is extremely nimble, and the disc brakes are a real bonus too – you stop when you want to stop.
As for surroundings, I feel as though I have dropped into another country all together. Lush valleys with apple trees, walnut trees, and then wide valleys with sunflower plantations.