Miyata 215ST, Great St Bernard, Cinque Terre, Transporting bike box
Hi,
Hopefully somebody is interested in seeing what the peak of Great St Bernard pass looked like last week. This was before the road was opened to cars so it was wonderful for the few riders I saw riding on the Italian side. It was a small inconvenience hiking over the snowdrift they had left on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It was a bit steep in parts but I am not a very strong rider and I managed just fine with 26 teeth up front and 32 in the rear--the hill is long though so it helps to have a bit of patience. This is the first time I toured with a slightly wider tire up front than in the back--my shoulders and hands were grateful. If I had any core muscles I wouldn't have to resort to this kind of cheating.
The bike is a 1986 Miyata 215ST which performed admirably on the ride from Rome to Geneva. The other picture is from a few days earlier when I rode through the Cinque Terre park in Italy. Finally, one picture shows how I transported the bike box from the BS bike store in Geneva to my campsite and then from the campsite to the airport the next morning. It worked remarkably well with just a small but manageable impact on steering resulting from the box rubbing on the front pannier.
Cheers
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