Amy and Kyle's Around the world challenge

[matticus]

Now that they're on the "other" side of the world, the globe tracker view can give some odd effects:

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Now that they're on the "other" side of the world, the globe tracker view can give some odd effects:

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[Ming the Merciless]

Entire route, and also shoeing current daylight, nighttime

 

[Ming the Merciless]

A tailwind on the Nullarbor, average 18.4 mph. Lucky buggers. Amy seems chipper still. Going well for them.

 

[Sea of vapours]

This is the long term wind rose for Eucla, the place on the border between West and South Aussielandia. Given how this looks, they were very fortunate indeed!

 

[fossyant]

200 mile day under their belt !

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Passed through 10,000km yesterday. Nice milestone, about 30% of the way.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Made it to Adelaide. Got through the more remote sections. Looking to have settled into fairly consistent progress and pattern to the days.

 

[rualexander]

Broken gear cable.
Don't think I've ever broken a gear cable.

 

[Sea of vapours]

Shimano [now] recommend replacing the rear cable inner quite frequently. It's not as often as every 2,000 miles, however, which is in theory how far that one had been used for (since the Perth service). I've had rear cables begin to fail in the shifter (it's due to the very tight curve around the ratchet) after about 5-6,000 miles; twice. That's 'coincidentally' how far they've cycled since setting off. It might be surmised that the Perth service failed to replace the rear cable :-\ If so, Amy's may well fail too, in the next not very long. Given that they had a multi-hour delay after the Perth service for some gear/brake related reason, that was not the most successful of bike rejuvenations really. I hope the next one goes better!