...and after rain there must be sunshine?
Yesterday evening (night?) around 23:30h we got the bikes delivered to our guesthouse by UPS. Quickly unpacked the boxes (which seem to have had a bit of a rough ride from belgium to here) to check if everything was OK...to our horror both bikes have bent front forks. 1 is bent backwards, 1 is bent shut and to the side. Aluminium forks, so game over. No way to bend back or whatever, need replacements.****
How much bad luck can a person have before even having started their bike holiday??
We dare no longer ask ourselves the question :-)
In some way we are lucky to be in Bangkok from all places where there is a chance of getting it fixed.
Today we quickly located Probike.co.th shop not too far from our guesthouse & got 2 taxis to take us & the bikes to the shop.
New, oldskool steel, mtb forks are available. The cost is normal (around 30euro/fork) and work hours are ridiculously low. (2,5euro/hour) They told us we could get our bikes back on monday morning...Shit, another weekend in Bangkok. We really want to get going...But, maybe our bad luck has changed for the better as we just got a call they will already be ready today & we can go and pick them up!
Lets hope they managed to fix them nicely, re-adjust gears etc. so we can get out of Bkk tomorrow.
Plan is to take a bus east (with our bikes, without destroying them)
Latest update
Just picked up the bikes. Yesss! They work fine. Finally we are ready to hit the road. The guys at Probike are the hero's of the day.
We biked just a couple of km's (Probike to guesthouse) but at least we are finally pedalling away!
At the same time met an american couple that just arrived to bkk and have already been biking for about 5 months through America & Europe. They will now begin the azian part of their adventure. www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/roseandgary2010
And so the 2nd part of our adventure can finally begin....:-)
Yesterday evening (night?) around 23:30h we got the bikes delivered to our guesthouse by UPS. Quickly unpacked the boxes (which seem to have had a bit of a rough ride from belgium to here) to check if everything was OK...to our horror both bikes have bent front forks. 1 is bent backwards, 1 is bent shut and to the side. Aluminium forks, so game over. No way to bend back or whatever, need replacements.****
How much bad luck can a person have before even having started their bike holiday??
We dare no longer ask ourselves the question :-)
In some way we are lucky to be in Bangkok from all places where there is a chance of getting it fixed.
Today we quickly located Probike.co.th shop not too far from our guesthouse & got 2 taxis to take us & the bikes to the shop.
New, oldskool steel, mtb forks are available. The cost is normal (around 30euro/fork) and work hours are ridiculously low. (2,5euro/hour) They told us we could get our bikes back on monday morning...Shit, another weekend in Bangkok. We really want to get going...But, maybe our bad luck has changed for the better as we just got a call they will already be ready today & we can go and pick them up!
Lets hope they managed to fix them nicely, re-adjust gears etc. so we can get out of Bkk tomorrow.
Plan is to take a bus east (with our bikes, without destroying them)
Latest update
Just picked up the bikes. Yesss! They work fine. Finally we are ready to hit the road. The guys at Probike are the hero's of the day.
We biked just a couple of km's (Probike to guesthouse) but at least we are finally pedalling away!
At the same time met an american couple that just arrived to bkk and have already been biking for about 5 months through America & Europe. They will now begin the azian part of their adventure. www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/roseandgary2010
And so the 2nd part of our adventure can finally begin....:-)
This trip seems to offer whatever it takes to be ready to face life together. I am quiet proud the both of you handle this so well, so resiliently, and handle your emotions so composed, and with an hopefull outlook.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI always tought your lives would be wonderfull, now I am sure.
big hug
Lieven (paps)
I couldn't agree more Lieven!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenlove to both of you,
Chantal (ardan's mum)
Amaai mannekes,echt onvoorstelbaar! wa een gedoe wa een gedoe... hopelijk gedaan met de bad luck nu. Een schitterende FIETSvakantie gewenst verder!
BeantwoordenVerwijderentjeu
met DHL was dat toch allemaal rapper gebeurd...
BeantwoordenVerwijderenGlad to know that you can finally get yourself out of Bkk.:) hope no more such difficulty, but if there's Any...if I can help somehow, don't hesitate to let me know.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenboss