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03-06-08, 06:55 PM

Hi.
Shouldn't be any problem to get to Poland in two days. I'd worry about temperature, 27 Celsius will be deadly.
Good luck.

dyzio · 04-06-08, 12:46 AM

Dzieki

I'm getting more excited/scared as time goes by, it's next week!

27C, can't wait

Oh, and welcome to the .org

Luckypants · 04-06-08, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Tomasz;1528731[COLOR=black

] I'd worry about temperature, 27 Celsius will be deadly.[/COLOR]
Good luck.

27C? no problem. 40C in leathers is a challenge! As long as you are moving, high temps in full sun are not a problem really. 30+ C in town or at traffic lights can be a killer. Just make sure you drink plenty, at every stop. Carry plenty of water on the bike in case of breakdown / hold ups. I was getting through about 4 litres a day while riding.

I think 42C (according to bike) sat at lights in a canyon was the worst 10 minutes of my ride last year. However, watching the Tour de France in 32C in my leathers was OK, lots of water, a sun hat and a bit of shade.

dyzio · 30-06-08, 08:55 PM

What a ride!!

Didn't expect things to go this smooth. The Suze worked beautifully but will need another service and some TLC now.
The trip has cost me quite a lot $$ but I don't regret spending a penny!
Day1
Easy - Aberdeen to Newcastle, nothing to report.
Day 2
Amsterdam-Zgorzelec (Poland) via Dortmund, Kassel, Liepzig, Dresden.
The Netherlands were... well, you really don't see much from the motorway... The motorway was full, everyone doing 60mph. Then RAIN!!, had to pull over to a pertol station, get my rainsuit on, wait for the rain to ease...
After that, pretty quickly I got to the German border.
The route I took wasn't the most popular one, but it made the road empty and

very little speed restrictions

Was riding a constant 100-110mph and that was legal

) awesome!! What surprised me most, was the fact that I felt safer on the autobahn at 100mph then I usually do on my commute at 30.
Had some trouble with my route (repairs/closed motorway) but the locals have been very good at redirecting me (I still can't believe how fast I reminded myself of German

).
As planned, I stopped for the night at the border.
Day 3 was just a quick run home

It has been said here that my distance was too big. I have to disagree. If you prepare yourself/bike properly and adapt a good riding routine, it's not that hard.
You might think I have had enough of riding.

no.
It turned out that some of my mates back home became bikers, so we went for a wee (250 miles) trip around the Tatra Mountains.
30 degree heat, it was exhausting, I felt more tired then I did after riding the 550 miles. Great day.
Th return trip was a bit different (I haven't mentioned that I went to the Baltic sea?).
This time I went through the north of Germany (Rostock/Hamburg/Bremen/Enshede/Amsterdam). Started very early, road was clear until Hamburg, the I've experienced the German congestions. Didn't believe that you can be stuck on a 3 lane motorway but.... Never mind, despite the traffic and rain, I made it to Holland with 2.5 hours spare (according to my sat nav).
If you are planing to go through Holland on a Friday afternoon... don't.
Stop and go traffic through most of the country, poor marking (for Ijmuiden) If it wasn't for the satnav I wouldn't make it! Eventually I got there 40 min before departure.
Of course I couldn't just ride back straight to Aberdeen, so I went to visit my mates in Glasgow (via Peebles, great road).
Eventually I went home (via Glenshee

).
Result, 3k5 miles

You might say that I should have gone a different route, but I did exactly what I wanted. Got home, did some good riding there, got back.
Loved every mile.

03-06-08, 06:55 PM	#11
Tomasz Guest Posts: n/a	Re: First Eurotrip Hi. Shouldn't be any problem to get to Poland in two days. I'd worry about temperature, 27 Celsius will be deadly. Good luck.

04-06-08, 12:46 AM	#12
dyzio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Aberdeen'ski Posts: 2,274	Re: First Eurotrip Dzieki I'm getting more excited/scared as time goes by, it's next week! 27C, can't wait Oh, and welcome to the .org

30-06-08, 08:55 PM	#14
dyzio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Aberdeen'ski Posts: 2,274	Re: First Eurotrip What a ride!! Didn't expect things to go this smooth. The Suze worked beautifully but will need another service and some TLC now. The trip has cost me quite a lot $$ but I don't regret spending a penny! Day1 Easy - Aberdeen to Newcastle, nothing to report. Day 2 Amsterdam-Zgorzelec (Poland) via Dortmund, Kassel, Liepzig, Dresden. The Netherlands were... well, you really don't see much from the motorway... The motorway was full, everyone doing 60mph. Then RAIN!!, had to pull over to a pertol station, get my rainsuit on, wait for the rain to ease... After that, pretty quickly I got to the German border. The route I took wasn't the most popular one, but it made the road empty and very little speed restrictions Was riding a constant 100-110mph and that was legal ) awesome!! What surprised me most, was the fact that I felt safer on the autobahn at 100mph then I usually do on my commute at 30. Had some trouble with my route (repairs/closed motorway) but the locals have been very good at redirecting me (I still can't believe how fast I reminded myself of German ). As planned, I stopped for the night at the border. Day 3 was just a quick run home It has been said here that my distance was too big. I have to disagree. If you prepare yourself/bike properly and adapt a good riding routine, it's not that hard. You might think I have had enough of riding. no. It turned out that some of my mates back home became bikers, so we went for a wee (250 miles) trip around the Tatra Mountains. 30 degree heat, it was exhausting, I felt more tired then I did after riding the 550 miles. Great day. Th return trip was a bit different (I haven't mentioned that I went to the Baltic sea?). This time I went through the north of Germany (Rostock/Hamburg/Bremen/Enshede/Amsterdam). Started very early, road was clear until Hamburg, the I've experienced the German congestions. Didn't believe that you can be stuck on a 3 lane motorway but.... Never mind, despite the traffic and rain, I made it to Holland with 2.5 hours spare (according to my sat nav). If you are planing to go through Holland on a Friday afternoon... don't. Stop and go traffic through most of the country, poor marking (for Ijmuiden) If it wasn't for the satnav I wouldn't make it! Eventually I got there 40 min before departure. Of course I couldn't just ride back straight to Aberdeen, so I went to visit my mates in Glasgow (via Peebles, great road). Eventually I went home (via Glenshee ). Result, 3k5 miles You might say that I should have gone a different route, but I did exactly what I wanted. Got home, did some good riding there, got back. Loved every mile.