400,000km+ by bike

maximusotter · May 12, 2006, 20:19:24 PM

Heinz StÃƒÂ¼cke: Guinness Book of Records holder "Epic Journeys"

http://www.bikechina.com/ct-heinzstucke1z.html

Gives me new respect for the Torpedo 3-spd hub.

Clock'd 0Ne · May 12, 2006, 20:26:59 PM

It makes for some pleasant reading

maximusotter · May 12, 2006, 20:35:29 PM

I love the German-ness of the guy. He seems to appreciate everybody on the planet except for "black Africans" as they giggle at him when hes making herculean effort, but brushes it off as perhaps an entitlement of colonial history.

brummie · May 12, 2006, 20:39:07 PM

he the guy whohad his bike nicked after a couple of hours in the UK?

EDdit: yes http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/4755973.stm

mr_roll · May 12, 2006, 22:02:04 PM

Quote from: brummiehe the guy whohad his bike nicked after a couple of hours in the UK?

EDdit: yes http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/4755973.stm

I heard about that, shocking!

Serious · May 12, 2006, 22:18:32 PM

So how much actual work has he done?

Clock'd 0Ne · May 12, 2006, 22:34:18 PM

Id like to know how he got by on 75p or whatever a day. Did he live on sewer rat?

maximusotter · May 12, 2006, 22:39:26 PM

More like the kindness of strangers. If I saw somebody on a cast iron three speed with such determination, Id surely buy them a burrito!

Clock'd 0Ne · May 12, 2006, 22:47:25 PM

Theres only so many days and so many countries where strangers will be around to help you out though. He obviously did survive somehow, anyway

Serious · May 12, 2006, 23:52:10 PM

Quote from: Clockd 0NeId like to know how he got by on 75p or whatever a day. Did he live on sewer rat?

That isnt the difficult bit, you can live on 75p a day in the UK providing you arent too choosy on how you eat, Freegans certainly could do it very easily. In many other countries the prices of foodstuffs are so low you can buy enough to live on for less than 50p a day. Many people actually do live on as little as that in the third world.

No need to eat rat onna stick or inna bun.

Quote from: Clockd 0NeTheres only so many days and so many countries where strangers will be around to help you out though.

No matter where you go there will be someone willing to help you out with something to eat.

Clock'd 0Ne · May 13, 2006, 00:11:56 AM

It wouldnt be for me - I refer you back to the Mansize thread :mrgreen:

Ceathreamhnan · May 13, 2006, 00:18:39 AM

Quote from: Clockd 0NeDid he live on sewer rat?

Which might, of course, "taste like pumpkin pie, but you still wouldnt eat the filthy mothertrucker" :mrgreen:

Goblin · May 13, 2006, 08:00:43 AM

Quote from: Serious
Quote from: Clockd 0NeId like to know how he got by on 75p or whatever a day. Did he live on sewer rat?
No need to eat rat onna stick or inna bun.

Thanks for the public service announcement Dibbler

Wow, makes me feel rather humbled at being excited about managing four miles this morning on my bike

skidzilla · May 14, 2006, 08:29:14 AM

What an incredible guy.

Ive stayed in a Ryokan before, I also own a Yakuta like the one hes wearing in that photo; they are very comfortable to wear whilst trying to sleep in high humidity.

Leon · May 14, 2006, 15:50:04 PM

V. Impressive! Shame about it getting nicked in UK

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