November 15, 2013
Two weeks in Munich: Fixing my rack
I spent two more weeks in Munich waiting for my passport to arrive with a Russian visa in it. I did surprisingly little during this time, other than getting my bike fixed. I had almost written my front rack off as a lost cause, but then I came across a magician of a bike mechanic. He heated up the frame, poured oil in to the braize-ons with the broken screws in, let it cool, and repeated several times. This process allowed the oil to seap in between the screw until finally he could get them out. Amazingly he saved the threads and I could refit the rack almost like new. It took him all day. When I asked him about money he gave me a handful of spare brake pads and told me to go. He was the greatest.
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15/11/13 - (10km unloaded)
16/11/13 - (10km unloaded)
17/11/13 - 3km
20/11/13 - (2km unloaded)
22/11/13 - (35km unloaded)
Today's ride: 3 km (2 miles)
Total: 9,637 km (5,985 miles)
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