Statistics
We would like to give you some information about our way within the several countries by having as little effort as possible. This will be especially helpful for all those who are planning a similar trip. Do you have any questions about a certain country?
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| Country | Period | Cycling days |
TotKm |
TotAltM | ØKm/day |
ØKm/h |
maxKm/day |
MaxAlt | Speedo |
| Germany | 16 | 10 | 745 | 3910 | 74,5 | 13,8 | 89,9 | 649 | 745 |
| Austria | 11 | 5 | 394 | 1283 | 78,8 | 15,6 | 100,4 | 505 | 1139 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 35,5 | 120 | 35,5 | 15,8 | 35,5 | 195 | 1175 |
| Hungary | 11 | 7 | 589,2 | 1624 | 84,2 | 14,0 | 107,4 | 708 | 1764 |
| Serbia | 10 | 8 | 529,2 | 1997 | 66,2 | 14,7 | 93,5 | 482 | 2293 |
| Rumania | 12 | 9 | 595 | 5168 | 66,1 | 14,0 | 88,0 | 1093 | 2888 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 5 | 374,6 | 2853 | 74,9 | 14,9 | 89,8 | 1063 | 3262 |
| Turkey | 71 | 39 | 2655 | 21986 | 68,1 | 15,1 | 117,5 | 2251 | 5917 |
| Iran | 34 | 11 | 985,4 | 7686 | 89,6 | 17,8 | 120,6 | 1827 | 6940 |
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Kyrgyztan |
45 | 24 | 1121,6 | 11428 | 46,7 | 12,2 | 81,5 | 3893 | 8062 |
| Tajikistan | 31 | 23 | 1399,1 | 15099 | 60,8 | 12,7 | 132 | 4655 | 9461 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 5 | 403,1 | 641 | 81,1 | 17,1 | 104,7 | 1041 | 9864 |
| India | 76 | 29 | 1805 | 7227 | 62,2 | 14,3 | 127,8 | 1161 | 11669 |
| Nepal | 53 | 10 | 593 | 6047 | 59,3 | 12,5 | 72,5 | 1305 | 12262 |
| Thailand (northwest) |
29 | 17 | 1347 | 10592 | 79,2 | 15,6 | 109,4 | 948 | 13609 |
| Laos | 29 | 14 | 968 | 11002 | 69,1 | 15,2 | 98,8 | 1411 | 14577 |
| Thailand (northeast) |
9 | 8 | 782 | 1765 | 97,8 | 17,5 | 110,1 | 280 | 15359 |
| Cambodia | 19 | 10 | 947,8 | 1296 | 94,8 |
17,2 |
150,0 | 259 | 16307 |
| Thailand (south) | 27 | 12 | 857,3 | 3263 | 71,4 | 17,2 | 120,4 | 514 |
17164 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 9 | 601,9 | 1885 | 66,8 | 18 | 125,1 | 1411 | 17765 |
| Australia | 174 | 94 | 6895 | 50271 | 73,4 | 16,6 | 111,6 | 964 | 24660 |
| New Zealand |
71 | 56 | 3529 | 24098 | 63,0 | 14,7 | 103 | 1360 | 28189 |
| Germany | 2 | 2 | 78 | 759 | 39,0 | 16,4 | 49 | 400 | 28267 |
| Total | 798 | 408 | 28267 | 191930 | 69,7 | 14,6 | 150 | 4655 |
This is the cash we get of our accounts (without insurances):
| Month | Country |
Expenes total € |
| March 08 |
Germany, Austria, Slovakia |
900 |
| April 08 |
Hungary, Serbia, Romania |
482,50 |
| May 08 |
Bulgaria, Turkey | 944 |
| June 08 |
Turkey | 1386 |
| July 08 | Turkey, Iran |
780 |
| August 08 |
Iran, Kyrgyztan | 1484 |
| September 08 |
Kyrgyztan | 1851 |
| October 08 |
Tajikistan | 818.5 |
| November 08 |
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India |
937,70 |
| December 08 |
India | 755,75 |
| January 09 |
India | 593,70 |
| February 09 |
India, Nepal |
522,09 |
| March 09 |
Nepal | 936,58 |
| Total first Year |
12391,62 | |
| April 09 |
Nepal, Thailand |
1064,11 |
| May 09 |
Laos, Thailand |
881,2 |
| June 09 |
Thailand, Cambodia |
246,7 |
| July 09 |
Thailand, Malaysia | 733,6 |
| August 09 |
Malaysia, Australia |
890 |
| September 09 |
Australia | 613 |
| October 09 | Australia | 644 |
| November 09 |
Australia | 1712 |
| December 09 |
Australia | 3117 |
| January 10 |
Australia | 1181 |
| February 10 |
New Zealand |
1260 |
| March 10 |
New Zealand | 958 |
| April 10 |
New Zealand | 1159 |
| May 10 |
New Zealand, Germany |
812 |
| Altogether after 26 month |
27352 |
Not only broken spokes...
| Who | Day | Location | Pestilence or Cholera? |
| Julia | 1 |
Germany |
knee is aking - it is getting better with training |
| Both | 8 | Germany | buttock is aking - we are sitting it out |
| Holm | 83 |
Turkey |
a virus lays Holm for 1 day down |
| Holm | 94 | Turkey | Holm is fighting with diarrhea |
| Julia | 99 | Turkey | a cold and a virus forces us to rest a few days in Konya |
| Julia | 149 | Iran | diarrhea and nausea are turning the train ride to Esphahan very unpleasant |
| Holm | 152 | Iran | Holm is knocked out for two days due to diarrhea and nausea |
| Holm | 199 | Kyrgystan | Tooth is broken, got filled |
| Julia | 217 | Kyrgystan | cold |
| Julia | 654 | Australia | Diarrhea and nausea for 2 days. rest. |
Hmpf, it will happen whether you like it or not - breakdowns. We will have to improvise.
| What happened |
Day |
Location | Solution |
| Puncture at Holms bike |
8 |
465 km DE |
patched |
| Holms stator broke |
44 |
2303 km RU |
A club now is helping to hold the bike and against dogs |
| Frontloaderrail broken |
56 |
3125 km BG |
Taped. Try to get a spare |
| Stoveflame dies after a few minutes. We do not find a solution by ourself |
77 - 99 |
3627 km TU |
Sent the stove to a dealer. He is |
| Barcover of the tent is broken |
80 |
3800 km TU |
Taped. Check out with Tatonka how to repair it |
| Chainlink broken | 109 | 4735 km TU |
Put in a new chainlink |
| Frontwheel disformed through transport |
157 | 6243 m IR |
Corrected the spokes tension |
| Puncture at Julias bike | 167 | 6727 km IR |
patched |
| Puncture at Holms bike | 168 | 6834 km IR |
patched |
| Fixation of Julias handlebarbag ripped | 180 | 6894 km KG |
exchanged with brakes rope |
| Puncture at Holms bike | 181 | 6984 km KG |
patched |
| Again a chainlink broke. The chain and the chain ring are used abnormal |
184 | 7162 km KG |
Mounted a new chain and chain ring |
| tent pole is broken |
206 | 7783 km KG |
Repair kit |
| Zip of inner tent does not work any more |
220 | 8062 km TJ |
first sewed avelcro aroundl. Later we get a new zipper from Tatonka |
| Holms bicyclecomputer is lost | 309 | 10947 km IN |
we will get a new one in Nepal. Until than we can't mesure meters in altitude. |
| Holms camping mat has big bubble |
317 | 10947 km IN |
Therm-a-Rest sends us new one within 7 days. |
| Puncture at Julias bike |
410 | 12623 km TH |
patched |
| Puncture at Julias bike | 410 | 12648 km TH |
patched |
| Puncture at Holms bike |
420 | 13236 km TH |
patched |
| Speedocable broke at Holms bike |
439 | 13971 km LAO |
had a spare from India |
| tent pole broken |
440 | 14003 km LAO |
put a spare on |
| Puncture at Holms bike | 441 | 14074 km LAO |
patched |
| Puncture at Julias bike | 461 | 14708 km TH |
patched |
| Puncture at Julias bike | 465 | 15025 km TH |
patched |
| Puncture at Holms bike | 465 | 15030 km TH |
patched |
| Julias gearwire is lacerated in the gearbox |
465 | 15034 km TH |
put two new wires in |
| Holms backwheel "explodes" - tube and tire burst |
469 | 15390 km CAM |
put new tube and tire on |
|
Schwalbe sends us new tires for testing, so we replace our worn out ones |
502 |
16648 km TH |
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Holms pedalbearings finally give up after 4000 km creaking |
523 |
17433 km ML |
Spare pedals, that we already organize, are being attached |
| Holms Speedo does not react to signals anymore |
549 | 18390 km AU |
Molding is damaged. Cutted cable and molded new. Sealed with glew afterwards. |
| Speedo resets itself again and again due to missing energy |
After talking with VDO we put a peace of carton into the batteriedrawer in order to increase the pressure on batterie and contact. |
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| Tentpole breaks and cuts into the tent |
588 | 20669 km AU |
pole clouted with an aluminiumcasing. Tent patched with sailpatch and sealed with glew. |
| Seam of a Ortliebbag opens over 5cm |
588 | 20680 km AU |
Glewed with Instantglew |
| Julias pedalbearing is worn out |
609 | 21594 km AU |
Due to a kind sponsoring of Shimano both of us change to cleatpedals now |
| Julias camping mat has big bubble |
616 | 21978 km AU |
we hope for a warranty exchange by Therm-A-Rest as the failure is the same kind as with Holms mat |
| Tentpole broken |
619 | 22062 km AU |
pole clouted with an emergency slip |
| Zipper of the inner tent does not work anymore |
620 | 22110 km AU |
We sew in a new new zipper from Tatonka |
| Holm puncture | 629 | 22501 km AU |
kitted |
| Tentpole broken | 633 | 22588 km AU |
pole clouted with an emergency slip |
| Holm puncture |
633 | 22588 km AU |
kitted |
| Tentpole broken | 635 | 22795 | pole clouted with an emergency slip |
| 4 teeth are broken out of Julia sprocket |
646 | 22974 km AU |
we have a spare and put it in |
| Holms bottom bracket is worn out |
646 | 22974 km AU |
Have a new one put in |
| chains are veeery long (after 6500km) |
646 | 22974 km AU |
put new ones in |
| tent is not as waterproof as it has been anymore due to usage and UV |
646 | 22974 km AU |
Sprayed with a waterproofer and sealed the seams with Seamgrip |
| a few holes in the Ortlieb bags |
646 | 22974 km AU |
kitted |
| plasticpart of Holms mirror broke during the flight |
709 | 24660 km NZ |
patched with instant glue |
| Pump of the stove is leaking |
713 | 24836 km NZ |
first sealed with glue (not recommended) and then exchanged (guarantee) |
| Holms bottlholder broke | 713 | 25414 km NZ |
exchanged |
| Holms back tire blows up | 724 | 25475 km NZ |
tube patched and then put a old tube as a sleeve between tube and tire. This brings us 15 km to the next town, where we can exchange the tire |
| backlights do not work anymore |
728 | 25490 km NZ |
patched the cables |
| tent has two little holes |
735 | 25810 km NZ |
seamed with Seam Grip glue |
| Holms speedo does not work anymore |
736 |
25883 km |
no solution |
| Julias back tire blows | 748 | 26586 km NZ |
patched the tube and put a patch over the tire with instant glue. After 125 km patched the tire again and after 200 km we reached the next town, where we could exchange the tire |
| Julias new mirror brakes | 755 | 26879 km NZ |
no solution |
| tent pole brakes | 756 | 26933 km NZ |
exchanged the element |
| Holm puncture |
757 | 27015 km NZ |
patched |
| tent pole brakes |
762 | 27277 km NZ |
exchanged the element |
| there are cracks in 3 tent poles |
783 | 27862 km NZ |
2 elements exchanged and one splinted |