Readying the Bikes for China


In the picture you’ll see how busy we are getting the bikes ready for China. Today we’ve adjusted them, and created cardboard protection for wheels, gear changers, and frames – all in order to be as prepared for the airport on Thursday next week as possible.

At the airport we will have to:
1) Set our saddles and steerings low;
2) Take the pedals off;
3) Take some air out of the wheels;
4) Turn the steering;
5) Put the extra protection like cardboard and “bike pyjamas” on the bikes, for them to have as safe a flight as we hope to have.

After doing all of this at the airport we will no doubt find hundreds of oil spots on our clothes – just before sitting down in a nice, comfortable, and clean airplane seat for 10 hours.

We have now both been to the haircutter, so we don’t need to worry too much about hair fashion for the next few weeks.

Almost set to go ! 🙂

Comments 2

  1. Yes, it is a good thing that you went to the hairdresser otherwise Jacob his hair will hang in front of his eyes 🙂 🙂

  2. Hej Jakob !
    Jeg skriver til dig fordi jeg tror du måske ved noget om det jeg søger.
    Jeg har en butik herhjemme i DK og jeg importerer mine varer fra Paris men jeg har hørt at der er et bedre sted at hente varer i Holland. Er der 1 eller flere steder i Holland hvor der er en samling af Kinesere der sælger varer ( Engros) altså varer de importerer fra Kina og sælger engros, det er brugskunst, gerne smedejerns, ( jern) produkter jeg er ude efter.
    Det område jeg handler i i Paris er stort og der er nok omkring 200 Kineser-bikse med engrosvarer inden for tøj, og alt til hjemmet.
    Hvis du kan hjælpe mig så er det herligt, ellers undskyld ulejligheden.
    Mvh. Line Pedersen Hjertehjem.dk

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