My adventure actually starts on June 5 with the trip to Denmark, but then on June 6 with the departure of the ferry and but really with the first stage on June 8 in the east of Iceland. Then I will report here daily.
Before that I have to test drive the new Poison Taxin. It is a gravel bike with aluminum frame suitable for travel, weighs with 11 kg three kg more than my Moser road bike in the „Abenteuer Atlantik“ atlantic adventure. I come but more comfortable over the gravel roads and altitude in Iceland, because my route leads me not only on the ring road No 1 but especially in the north and east far off directly along the coast.
The Poison Taxin Gravel even has a frame inscription “Abenteuer Island”
My self-designed bags from the Durner company are also ready. I had them made for my Oltimer Peugeot Aspin from 1990, but they fit here as well. A frame bag “Guido” and a handlebar bag. In addition, the saddle bag from Apidura , two 3L Ortlieb bags as lowrider and water bottles, with which I am still experimenting. These bags are as good as waterproof, which is also necessary in the weather up there left on the map on probably the most beautiful island in the world.
Frame and handlebar bag from durner.bayern
The frame bag uses the full space between the tubes, the exact division of the luggage I must still tryout. In the handlebar bag I recently transported my photo equipment, which consists of camera, wide-angle normal and telephoto lens, a tripod and battery accessories.
There is a tunnel sewn into the top of the frame pocket for quick access to the windbreaker. The wheel is proving itself so far, I have a wide span of gearing and grippy disc brakes. These I had to brake in with 20 full braking each from 30 km/h – drive. Exhausting, but so the brakes wear less later and pack properly. My friend Stephan sent me the link to this.
You can now listen to excerpts of my book “Abenteuer Atlantik” as a reading episode 199 on the podcast MeineLesung, also on Spotify
On May 25 at 7 pm there will be my reading “Adventure Baltic” at the bookstore Müller Büro und Buch in Kastellaun (Bahnhofstraße 16). Sign up shortly (phone or mail).
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Iceland ringroad No.1 