Route

  • Duration: 1137 days (3 years, 41 days) Sep 27th 2012 - Nov 7th 2015
  • Distance: 70,422km
  • of which on dirt roads: 14,057km
  • Vertically climbed meters: 619,355m
CountriesDurationDistancedirt Roadvertical climb
Madagascar60 days
(9/28/2012 - 11/26)		2485km448km25,544Hm42 days15 days1 day1 day2 days
South Africa72 days
(11/27 - 12/5 / 12/13 - 12/5 / 1/1 - 2/24)		5015km682km59,127Hm46 days14 days6 days4 days4 days
Swaziland7 days
(12/6 - 12/12)		449km87km6,607Hm3 days1 days3 days  
Lesotho11 days
(12/21 - 12/31)		691km240km14,685Hm8 days2 days  1 day
Namibia62 days
(2/25 - 4/26/2013)		4128km2575km22,141Hm 57 days3 days1 day1 day 
Botswana14 days
(4/27 - 5/10)		1144km22km1027Hm14 days    
Zimbabwe2 days
(5/11 - 5/12)		74km0km331Hm10 days8 days7 days4 days 
Zambia18 days
(5/13 - 5/30)		1263km23km7814Hm16 days 1 day1 day 
Malawi20 days
(6/1 - 6/20)		1770km101km10,839Hm15 days2 days1 day2 days 
Tanzania34 days
(6/21 - 7/24)		2411km520km20,781Hm19 days13 days2 day  
Kenya37 days
(7/25 - 8/10 / 8/24 - 9/12)		1820km441km14,431Hm21 days9 days2 days2 days3 days
Uganda13 days
(8/11 - 8/23)		1139km40km9,168Hm9 days3 days1 day  
Ethiopia31 days
(9/13 - 10/13)		1878km240km19,004Hm18 days4 days4 days2 days3 days
Sudan23 days
(10/14 - 11/5)		1555km10km2,136Hm23 days    
Egypt10 days
(11/6 - 11/15)		847km9km4,165Hm10 days    
Israel23 days
(11/16 - 12/9)		1261km39km10,705Hm17 days3 days1 day3 days 
Jordan12 days
(12/10 - 12/21)		382km0km4,502Hm6 days2 days1 day2 days1 day
India97 days
(12/21 - 2/4/2014 / 3/12 - 3/31 / 4/22 - 4/23)		5658km627km55,331Hm48 days24 days12 days7 days6 days
Nepal35 days
(2/5 - 3/11.2014)		1539km106km14,167Hm20 days11 days1 day2 days1 day
Bhutan21 days
(4/1 - 4/21)		1101km57km20,362Hm11 days9 days1 day  
Hongkong17 days
(5/24 - 6/9)		0km0km0Hm11 days3 days 3 days 
China38 days
(6/10 - 7/10 / 10/1 - 10/8)		2803km123km16,672Hm22 days7 days2 days4 days3 days
Russla29 days
(7/10 - 8/7)		2488km359km17,290Hm16 days6 days2 days4 days1 day
Mongolia54 days
(8/8 - 9/30)		3203km2085km26,576Hm35 days7 days2 days 2 days
Singapore16 days
(10/9 - 10/24)		89km0km197m11 days  5 days 
Philippines52 days
(10/25 - 12/16)		2625km95km21,101Hm36 days6 days6 days4 days 
Indonesia28 days
(12/17 - 1/13/2015)		922km4km9,568Hm14 days4 days4 days6 days 
New Zealand130 days
(1/15 - 5/24)		8292km1573km77,526Hm50 days36 days18 days13 days12 days
Alaska (USA)24 days
(5/24 - 6/16)		1647km557km19’929Hm9 days7 days2 days4 days2 days
Canada47 days
(6/17 - 8/2)		4283km636km37,232Hm25 days6 days7 days8 days2 days
USA97 days
(8/3 - 11/72015)		7599km2388km70,407Hm77 days11 days5 days2 days2 days

 

Breakdowns

KilometerDateDefectReason
55810/11/12flat tire, rearwire
2,40511/19/12flat tire, rearwire
4,70012/25/12flat tire, rearwire
8,1002/17/13flat tire, frontthorn
8,1302/17/13flat tire, rearthorn
12,2604/20/13flat tire, rearthorn
16,0006/9/13gear cable torn 
18,4007/12/13flat tire, rearnail
22,1729/11/13flat tire, rearthorn
22,5129/16/13flat tirethorn
27,25011/25/13flat tire frontthorn
29,1801/3/2014flat tire rearmetal piece
29,4201/6/2014flat tire rearwire
31,1051/29/2014flat tire rearwire
31,1901/31/2014flat tire frontthorn
36,6006/14/2014flat tire rearvalve ripped out
38,5007/6/2014flat tire rearwire
40,1007/27/2014front rack broken (welded)fatigue
42,6458/26/2014rear tire slashed (sewn with gear cable)touched V-breaks...
43,9059/20/2014back derailleur ripped off (screwed back together)ice
49,4001/30/2015front rack broken 
53,8003/27/2015derailleur broke offchain jammed
66,1009/11/2015flat tire rearthorn
66,2009/12/2015flat tire frontnail

Replaced stuff

KilometerDateWhatReason
4,36012/20/2012new brake pads 
8,7002/25/2013new back wheel tire (was not new) 
10,1253/19/20132 new chains, cassette, middle chain wheel 
18,9757/20/20132 new chains 
20,6008/142013new cassette, middle chain wheel. new tyre on back wheel (the current now moved to the front) 
28,10012/16/2013new cassette, middle chain wheel. new tyre on back wheel (the current now moved to the front), new gear cables, new break pads rear 
36,50005/29/2014new bottom bracket, 2 new chains, new cassette, new middle chain wheel. new tyre on back wheel, new gear cables, new break cables 
37,17506/19/2014Ball bearings replaced on rear hub 
45,05710/23/2014new tires, 2 new chains, cassette, middle chain wheel, derailleur and shifter rear, gear cables 
48,6001/16/2015new V-brake back, new hub dynamo, new front rackV-brake: spring broken; hub dynamo: didn't work anymore for the last 3 month
49,4001/30/2015new front rack 
49,8502/6/2015new bottom bracket 
53,8003/29/2015new tires, new derailleur 
55,0004/14/2015new cassette, chains and middle chain wheel 
59,2806/25/2015new bottom bracket 
63,3008/7/2015new cassette, chains and middle chain wheel 
66,0009/10/2015new tires front & rear