This time 800 km on a single speed bike

While there is health to plough in properly, I wound up. This time the post is again about the bike, but not scientific preprint.

I got into shape, prepared my bike for a long trip and set off from the Central Federal District towards Kazakhstan. I had foreseen many things, but not the prolonged rains that destroyed my fighting spirit.

There was a lot of social life along the way from:

I work and work. And you drink it all away, bitch!

_(c)ompanist to his milkmaid_.

before meeting a whole group of cyclists…

2/3 of the way it was raining, unpleasant, the chain started to rustle. I probably lubricated it every 100 km. Setting up camp in a damp forest with a tent was quite an adventure, especially where bears also run out onto the asphalt (Mordovia/Ulyansk region).

Be careful, bear cubs were spotted running out onto the asphalt. So we had to switch to a spare branch of the route.

Be careful, bear cubs were spotted running out onto the asphalt. So we had to switch to a spare branch of the route.

As a result, after another heavy rain and studying the weather forecast, I was forced to curtail my physical training ~ at the 800 km mark until better times.

Shelter 7. I waited out the thunderstorm with the downpour and was happy.

Shelter 7. I waited out the thunderstorm with the downpour and was happy.

Trying to get into the forest and set up camp before the rain, which then started to fall all evening and until the morning, was a success.

Trying to get into the forest and set up camp before the rain, which then started to fall all evening and until the morning, was a success.

Expectation/reality

Vyksa, a city lost among forests and lakes, just like the Michigan wilderness, and there are also very, very beautiful girls, a high gene pool.

The most impressive monument in my memory. Monument to the pavement workers in Ulyanovsk.

The most impressive monument in my memory. Monument to the pavement workers in Ulyanovsk.

In Diveevo, a place of legend for the biased, in this settlement there was a lot of garbage, all the bins were overflowing on the embankment, the wind picked up “candy wrappers” and everything flew into a kind of river, ugh. Lots of gypsies, beggars, as if they occupied the center. Right behind the village there is a strong stench, like they are producing fertilizer or something?

Bad weather that is impossible to cope with and increased bear activity, I could not foresee this.

I got rid of 4 ticks from the tent, I was lucky, they were barely active in the dampness (unexpected, field experience)they clung to my clothes while I was going to examine a huge wasp nest, I brought them into the tent, but they couldn’t/didn’t have time to attach themselves, they were eliminated.

I went to one incredibly strange village, where it was just a freak show happened/psychedelicyou can’t write about this here, it will be deleted.

I rode about 100 km a day, taking into account all the circumstances, the bike was reliable, nothing rotted. A few photos while it was still hot:

The solar panel doesn't work in such weather, but it was necessary to write gpx. Incredible energy savings occurred.

The solar panel doesn't work in such weather, but it was necessary to write gpx. Incredible energy savings occurred.

One of the most revered places in the Ulyanovsk region. I found it by chance while I was making my way to the springs using OSM. By the way, I have mapped dozens of drinking water sources on OSM maps.

One of the most revered places in the Ulyanovsk region. I found it by chance while I was making my way to the springs using OSM. By the way, I have mapped dozens of drinking water sources on OSM maps.

The lake near Saransk is dangerous for swimming, you can fall under the clay and not get out.

The lake near Saransk is dangerous for swimming, you can fall under the clay and not get out.

At the local river a beaver tried to scare at night and drive away from its territory during the day using funny methods, I even laughed once. And then I met a bat, which is apparently defending its home.

At the local river a beaver tried to scare at night and drive away from its territory during the day using funny methods, I even laughed once. And then I met a bat, which is apparently defending its home.

My super reliable bike in full height against the backdrop of the university.

My super reliable bike in full height against the backdrop of the university.

Unpleasant shot, 14+
This little animal was less fortunate than other dead people.

This little animal was less fortunate than other dead people.

While I was looking at this huge wasp nest in the field, ticks latched onto my clothes, which I later brought into the tent.

While I was looking at this huge wasp nest in the field, ticks latched onto my clothes, which I later brought into the tent.

New, paved, unfinished "secret road" to Diveevo. Didn't see a single car. The feathers on the shield are trophy, they've been there for 3 years.

New, paved, unfinished “secret road” to Diveevo. Didn't see a single car. The feathers on the shield are trophy, have been there for 3 years.

Drunken Pine. This isn't the first time I've seen trees that can grow/survive at such an acute angle.

Drunken Pine. This isn't the first time I've seen trees that can grow/survive at such an acute angle.

The raven cried three times, the skies darkened. My Guardian Angel himself renounced me.

The raven cried three times, the skies darkened. My Guardian Angel himself renounced me.

It was worth returning. Out of spite, I picked, INMO, the most delicious mushrooms in the world. The same bike that can go not only on roads, but also through swamps.

It was worth returning. Out of spite, I picked, INMO, the most delicious mushrooms in the world. The same bike that can go not only on roads, but also through swamps.

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