Cycling from London to Shangahi

[DOD]Asprilla;25006829 said:
Couple of questions:

What's your bike set-up, gear and what are you doing for electricity?

Any particular reason why you are choosing to cross central Eurasian plains in winter? Doesn't it get a bit snowy?
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Roux etape 250: Steel framed, disc braked touring bike, shimano mid/high range components.

Ortleib front and rear panniers plus handlebag. Sea to Summit 65L dry bag on top of rear rack.

Trangia alcohol stove. One man 3 seasons bivvy tent. Sleeping bag rated to -7c. Thermarest.

Electricity is a 12,000mah battery pack charged by solar panel. Don't have many gadgets anyway, will be using maps not GPS.

I won't hit central Asia til April as I'm taking a 3 week break late Jan to Mid Feb to get some visas in London and do a trip to Somaliland that I'd already paid for.

It's going to be a bit of a miserable trip across Europe but my main concern is wanting to hit the Pamir Highway late Spring/Summer as it's the most remote (read dangerous) part of the trip. Also as a bonus, if I manage to get an Iranian visa then I'll be there for Nowruz.


Cheers for the words of support eveyrone else :).
 
What is the reason you are doing this?

Have you thought how risky it can be, cycling so many miles in countries that have no cyclist driving culture?

Have you thought about the people you will leave behind in case this stunt goes wrong?

Can you see I am over-reacting?

The end of the world is nigh, isn't it?

Repent?
 
ntg said:
What is the reason you are doing this?
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To go an an adventure, I get a lot of satisfaction from things like this. Also the amount of jealousy I have for people who've done this sort of thing has driven me to do it.

ntg said:
Have you thought how risky it can be, cycling so many miles in countries that have no cyclist driving culture?
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Apart from the roads going into Istanbul and Tehran, the general consensus from other people that have done these trips is that the UK is one of the most dangerous places to cycle.

ntg said:
Have you thought about the people you will leave behind in case this stunt goes wrong?
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No dependents :) And my parents are jealous of me, my Dad has said if I ever do something similar on a motorbike he'd come.
 
Leprechaun312 said:
Better bring an ocean of water with you to drink:D:D:D good luck to ya, i know someone who cycled to china, watch yourself :cool::cool:
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Going to get by on tap water until Turkey (with some coffee filters and purification tablets in case I have to resort to any bad stream water). After that I'm going to pickup either a Steripen or Lifesaver bottle so should be covered!
 
antran said:
I wish you best of luck.

I'm so jealous, would love to do something like this and get away from the city's life.
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It's not as hard to do these things as people imagine, unless you have a lot of commitments. The hardest part by far was giving up my job. From a financial point of view this trip will be very cheap, it's by far the cheapest way to see so much of the world!

This site is a collection of journals of people currently cycling around various parts of the world, have a read if you're interested!

http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/
 
Just stumbled across this thread as the title sounded ace. Then I saw you mentioned my adventure. :D

What you are about to do sounds epic! It certainly won't be easy, but just keep pushing through and it is the tough times that you will look back on with fondness.

Good luck to you, be safe and keep us updated! :)
 
That my friend is insanity, are you trying to kill yourself? lol

Keep safe and be safe! Death is the last thing you want to receive.

I wish you the best of luck! I will try and follow/keep up to date with your blog.

Just imagine what this guy will achieve at the end of it (a place in the 'Guinness World Records'). :)

What countries will you be bypassing and heading through?
 
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