Saturday 9th March 

Distance: around 10km

all posts to 17th March written on 18th March

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Decided for a short first day to a campground just beyond the edge of Fukuoka.

As it was a short day, spent the morning in a park where I exchanged the oil in the Rohloff. Back in the UK I had bodged exchanging the threaded sprocket to a splined one — I didn’t use the quick release to secure the removal tool in place which meant I stripped some of the driver pockets in an attempt to remove the threaded sprocket. 

I took it to Paradise Cycles who removed the threaded sprocket with the use of a bench vice which offered extra purchase. After some huffing and puffing the mechanic got the sprocket off, but as it came out, a decent quantity of the internal Rohloff oil leaked as the seal was facing down. Not wanting to do an oil change before flying out of the UK, I decided to wait until the start of the trip. 

The oil change was surprisingly easy and we were ready to go! 

We had booked a campsite on the outskirts of Fukuoka. ¥2500 per person, which in hind-site was a bit expensive, considering there was only a portaloo for the facilities. 

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