My Round The World ride (inc top blagging at Spa & The Ring)
Discussion
It's a 1,500km round trip and the rental bikes in this town aren't something I'd want to ride 50km never mind 1,500. I'd also need to take all my camping gear because of the distance between towns so I'd need a bike with front & rear racks or at the very least rack mounts. Then there's the £10 day rental charge....
neilski said:
It's a 1,500km round trip and the rental bikes in this town aren't something I'd want to ride 50km never mind 1,500. I'd also need to take all my camping gear because of the distance between towns so I'd need a bike with front & rear racks or at the very least rack mounts. Then there's the £10 day rental charge....
Bloody lightweight, scared of a little ride like that 
Loser cruiser it is then!
The collection point is 750km in the wrong direction and the bikes / bike shops in Cafayate are all a bit basic. The blokes at the bike rental place in town got very excited when they saw I'd got nine sprockets at the back and "XT". Ooh what luxury! All the bikes I've seen only have 5/6/7/8 sprockets.
neilski said:
Any idea how? I have to collect in person & show my passport as proof of id. I'm planning on catching a bus at 2pm (6pm UK time) so any chance you could let me know one way or another by 5:30 UK time?
Thanks.
I'm afraid I don't... I just know he is "well connected" all over the place in Arg.Thanks.
I can't guarantee anything and thanks to time differences I rather doubt I can get back to you before your bus leaves so much though it pains me to say it I think you're going to have to ride the cruiser... there's too much risk of him not being able to assist to make it worthwhile you missing the bus.
Neil
I'm not sure that this will be any use.
My friend is currently 700km away in BA so cannot do anything directly.
What he says though is that any of the bus companies who run the route down to where you are will be able to collect your item and being it to you as part of their 'parcel delivery' service.
He says it's pretty irregular for your parcel to be kept there anyway and they should release it if the onward parcel bus people have a copy of your passport.
Now whether or not you trust a random stranger to collect and carry your parcel is another matter and thats why I say it's probably not much help.
Sorry I couldn't do more.
I'm not sure that this will be any use.
My friend is currently 700km away in BA so cannot do anything directly.
What he says though is that any of the bus companies who run the route down to where you are will be able to collect your item and being it to you as part of their 'parcel delivery' service.
He says it's pretty irregular for your parcel to be kept there anyway and they should release it if the onward parcel bus people have a copy of your passport.
Now whether or not you trust a random stranger to collect and carry your parcel is another matter and thats why I say it's probably not much help.
Sorry I couldn't do more.
Hats off to the Global Shipping Manager at Chain Reaction Cycles for the effort he's been putting in to get this resolved. 
The latest is that he's managed to persuade Argentinian customs to deliver it to the hostel I've been staying in for the past couple of weeks. I'm not getting too excited just yet and won't until I physically have the hub in my hands but it's starting to look like I won't have to spend a couple of days on the loser cruiser.
The latest is that he's managed to persuade Argentinian customs to deliver it to the hostel I've been staying in for the past couple of weeks. I'm not getting too excited just yet and won't until I physically have the hub in my hands but it's starting to look like I won't have to spend a couple of days on the loser cruiser.
Watchman said:
One Q... you *can* lace your own wheels, yes?
Can't everyone? I think the main reason this hub cracked after just 5 months is that after lacing it up myself in Melbourne, the LBS I took it to wouldn't let me finish it off on their jig "for insurance reasons" and probably put a bit too much tension in the spokes.
Still no hub after a month of waiting. 
I wish Argentinian customs would make their mind up. A week or two ago I was told I had to collect in person from Cordoba (750km south) then heard it would be delivered to the hostel in Cafayate I'm staying at now I might have to collect it from Salta (180km north), which is fine as it's my next destination but it's the complete lack of any decent information that's so frustrating.
Cafayate's nice but a month of not doing much but drink loads of wine and eat massive steaks is starting to get a bit repetitive.
I wish Argentinian customs would make their mind up. A week or two ago I was told I had to collect in person from Cordoba (750km south) then heard it would be delivered to the hostel in Cafayate I'm staying at now I might have to collect it from Salta (180km north), which is fine as it's my next destination but it's the complete lack of any decent information that's so frustrating.
Cafayate's nice but a month of not doing much but drink loads of wine and eat massive steaks is starting to get a bit repetitive.
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