>>1068599Just came here to say I did the 82km today, and there were some mechanical problems and I made some planning mistakes.
I had only passed through that road by car so I didn't realize just how relentlessly uphill the first 30km are, and the bike really wasn't 100% mechanically sound.
The rear dérailleur dropped the chain into the spokes a couple of times, out of 6 cogs in the cassette only the smallest 3 are indexed reliably, it was a nightmare going uphill for so long a bike in this state.
The worst part was at the steepest incline the quick release on the rear wheel let go and the tyre slammed into the chainstay, I blame my weight for that mostly.
Should have brought more food, I passed through several villages but literally nobody was working at that time of the day, so I couldn't buy anything.
At least water was easy to find since it's an agricultural area and there's plenty of roadside water taps for farmers and animals.
It wasn't the longest but it was the most demanding trip I've had so far.
