The bike looks like it will fall apart in few km, the guy told me right now that he wants to ride on it another 100km tomorrow.
It doesn't look like this time I will convince him that it is bad idea. Me and my friend wants to leave them and ride about 150km home after we visit Vienna tomorrow (it will probably be easy day).
And the 150 km isn't insane we will climb about 200m and it is asphalt.
Right now I am at campsite, family of 6! has bike touring holiday and we set up tent right next to them.
So we already aren't the biggest bike group here.
Stories where shit hits the fan - centering wheel on the camp spot wasn't on my bingo card but it wasn't unexpected.
The guy has also totally stretched chain so drive train is bad too... We just scratched route and will probably go to Bratislava then Vienna and home.
There are 5 of us, already there was first blood. Guy with backpack fell (fortunately he carries less gear), my bike didn't worked out so he will have to deal with it.
And we have pretty good pace downhill so I think it will be about 100km today.
First stop. On second I hope that I can change one of these bikes at my home cca half way for my old bike with rack and it is 28' not 26' as the guy with backpack has.
I just wake up before unplanned week trip.
So these guys asked me about 2 weeks ago if I want to ride to slovenia. I asked my boss got few days off and then I found out more about the trip - spoiler they didn't know anything, wanted to cover 170km/day and other insane things.
I convinced them to change plans to sth realistic and that made me leader of this group, which isn't ideal because I didn't want to plan or deal with it.
We will go south on EV 13 from Břeclav to I don't know and take train home.
Wish me luck.
Czech Republic, it has some requirements like it has to be voluntary, in good faith...
But basically you get 3000 czk write off per donation max 12 000 czk per year (you can donate every 3 months).
I am glad that you like it. It would be nice to have little more traffic but post quality is more important so I can't complain.
Rabies are eradicate here, but still controlled some neighboring states still have few cases here and there.
Where I am you get about 100 € tax write off per donation, one donation is about 0.5l so you could write off about 6 000 € from your personal tax returns.
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It averages about 1 post per week but it certainly isn't dead.
I think so I used it only on fresh device, but in Linux file system personal data and app data are separated.
In my experience the drip on wax is enough. I put new chain in acetone, then alcohol (each bath about a day), just in mason jar nothing fancy.
After installation I apply drip on wax, which lasts about 100-150 km (it is based on really soft paraffin so doesn't last long).
It was choice between that or leave it for first car that would drive there.
https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater
This is what I use
On new mobile I use android deblote tool and remove with it all recommended apps.
And I have only aosp default files app so I think that it is possible. Just to be safe I would make back up.
Here they have only lices, nothing much to worry about.
Do you check historic brewerys?
So I recently visited brewery with 100yo technology and what struck me most was how little has changed.
Now you basically have only differences in driving the brewery - electromotors instead of steam engines and transmissions.
Basic technology like 2 tanks - one for boiling and mashing, other for sparge and leaving decoction parts (with perforated bottom) - is same to this day.
Other thing that's different is cooling, you now have coolers for quickly cooling wort and cooled tanks. Instead of shallow baths where the wort is pooled to cool and putting ice to cellars.
So did you checked some historical brewerys with copper tanks and stuff like this? Did it make you change or adjust your brewing setup? Did you learn anything?
How it looks like at the Spyware conference in Prague.
V tom hotelu je tolik špionážní techniky, že chvílemi při prezentacích kolísá internetové připojení. Do Prahy se opět sjeli na "ples odposlouchávačů" stovky delegátů z celého světa. Novinářům a širší veřejnosti byl tradičně vstup znemožněn. Reportér Page 404 se tam i přes zákaz dostal a mohl se proj...
"They don't let reporters in here!" At an event paid for by a U.S. government blacklisted spy firm. I wonder how many years in a row I'll be able to infiltrate ISS World Prague, since I always post a hilarious photo. (Czech language, can be translated via Deepl)
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What are some tips, tricks and good advice for bikepacking/touring in your country/region?
This post may be used as resource for others so try to structure it somehow. Share whatever you think will be useful- links, local knowledge, interesting places, routes, maps...
So I was buying new rack...
And I looked at what I can add to have free shipping. After I told my mum that they have unicycles she told me: "It will be f-ing awesome, buy it."
So as responsible, grown up man I am now owner of unicycle.
(Here you can see how I tested the rack)
Some photos I took on my weekend trip.
I didn't check the route and miss the second defensive line near Pohořelice so no bunkers this time.
Because of high solar activity there was aurora visible even at my location. But my Samsung ai did heavy lifting there it looked more like light smog.
Second photo is of last building still standing after construction of our nuclear plant and demolition of 3 vilages.
The third photo is of stream crossing that really suprased me, steep downhill then breaks, off the bike to check for rocks to not end up in it.
I don't take much photos so this is all I got.
Rack suggestions.
I am looking for new rear rack. I currently have old rack that I got with my first bike (about 20 years ago) so it shows its age.
I considered 2 options:
- aluminum rack
- cheaper option, they are everywhere
- CrMo steel rack
- durability, weight, less probability of corrosion of my CrMo frame.
So if you have some specific suggestions I would like to read them. I was looking at Tubus racks (grand tour and Logo) and some Decathlon options.
>Adventurers on solar bikes choosing their course through Eurasia. Inspired by unassisted yacht races around the world, the Sun Trip is writing a new page in the world of overland adventures. >The Sun Trip is a showcase for new forms of mobility. Each adventurer is an ambassador of solar energy and ...
I think this may fit here, some of these setups are pretty sick.
Another bunker
On overnighter this weekend I checked out another one. This one is more standard, but still it is basically standard one split and with road in between the halves.
48°49.45520'N, 16°27.96262'E
Bunker I visited on my last trip.
I managed to find some file sharing service (my instance probably didn't support pictures) so I post here some detailed pics of this bunker.
48°14.44900'N, 16°57.19794'E
Maps
Crosspost. I got good recommendations on another community and I am interested in your picks.
Which are you using?
For most things (day trips, few km after work...) I use multiple of them.
Mapy.cz
- online and offline mobile app
- trip planner works pretty well
- you can check out places (photos, reviews...) when online
- well maped whole Europe
- not enough information about roads (asphalt, paved, gravel...)
- basically interactive version of KČT maps
Cykloserver.cz
- can't find app
- basic planner, but better for drawing your route
- much more helpful info about roads
- it is just automatically scaled paper map, so you have to know how to read it
Osm clients - I tried multiple of them.
Paper maps - from the same company that makes the Cycloserver maps. You can get set of them for about 100€ (CZ not sure about SK). There is just something special about planning trip on paper maps.
Maps
Which are you using? For most things (day trips, few km after work…) I use multiple of them. Mapy.cz [http://Mapy.cz] - online and offline mobile app - trip planner works pretty well - you can check out places (photos, reviews…) when online - well maped whole Europe - not enough information about ro...
Crosspost. I got good recommendations on another community and I am interested in your picks.
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Which are you using?
For most things (day trips, few km after work...) I use multiple of them.
Mapy.cz
- online and offline mobile app
- trip planner works pretty well
- you can check out places (photos, reviews...) when online
- well maped whole Europe
- not enough information about roads (asphalt, paved, gravel...)
- basically interactive version of KČT maps
Cykloserver.cz
- can't find app
- basic planner, but better for drawing your route
- much more helpful info about roads
- it is just automatically scaled paper map, so you have to know how to read it
Osm clients - I tried multiple of them.
Paper maps - from the same company that makes the Cycloserver maps. You can get set of them for about 100€ (CZ not sure about SK). There is just something special about planning trip on paper maps.
Maps
Which are you using?
For most things (day trips, few km after work...) I use multiple of them.
Mapy.cz
- online and offline mobile app
- trip planner works pretty well
- you can check out places (photos, reviews...) when online
- well maped whole Europe
- not enough information about roads (asphalt, paved, gravel...)
- basically interactive version of KČT maps
Cykloserver.cz
- can't find app
- basic planner, but better for drawing your route
- much more helpful info about roads
- it is just automatically scaled paper map, so you have to know how to read it
Osm clients - I tried multiple of them.
Paper maps - from the same company that makes the Cycloserver maps. You can get set of them for about 100€ (CZ not sure about SK). There is just something special about planning trip on paper maps.
Plans for next season. (cross post it didn't federate correctly)
So I plan few trips for next season. First one in last week of July - get to Vienna, around Danube to Linz and then back to CZ to small town Slavonice. (About 600km I plan it for 7-9 days) Second to Hamburg - the farthest city with direct train back home. (About 900 km I think it will take me about ...
Plans for next season.
So I plan few trips for next season.
First one in last week of July - get to Vienna, around Danube to Linz and then back to CZ to small town Slavonice. (About 600km I plan it for 7-9 days)
Second to Hamburg - the farthest city with direct train back home. (About 900 km I think it will take me about 14 days)
Few shorter trips and 10km every day to work...
My brother said now something like "C'mon next year you will have 5000 km on bike"
Riding in snow.
So I comute by bike and this week I ride through fast changing snow condition. It got from completly covered cycle route, to badly cleaned roads, to mushy brown sludge, and today there were loads of frozen bits of snow and ice patches.
I managed to fell only twice - inertia is your best friend and worse enemy at the same time. And I hope that these conditions will be over soon. Most annoying part is that I dont know what to expect and how to prepare because conditions vary from day to day.
Christmas wishlist
What is on your wishlist this year? I have loads of camping stuff but started biketouring recently so big thing for me are bags and few stuff to complete my bike (bottlecages).
I am looking for some other things to complete my list (so other family members can give me something).
Weekend well spent.
So my friend has some vineyards and this is the part of the year.
We picked about 600 l of white grapes, 100l of red and about 50l of some sweeter white variety. He will have another group to pick the rest of it (about the same amount).
If you think that this is too much for homebrewing, it isn't. There is legal to make up to 2000l of it per year and lots of people make it to that limit.
If someone have good pick sharing site I can link few images I managed to take.