84 km
After a rather early start I reached Brive-la-Gaillarde about 9:00h. I already looked for a bike shop in the internet an had an address. In the same street, some 50 house numbers earlier I found already one. One employee was there but he said I had to wait until the patron is on. The patron came after 15 minutes and told me, he cannot repair the chain and the blades. But he knew another bike workshop near Carré Foure on the street to Perigieux. So I followed the signs to Perigieux, but this ended somewhere at the highway. Then I found out, there is a second way to Perigieux by the route national.
Here I found the Carré Foure and after asking a earphoned girl also the bike workshop.
Ihad to wait again until the mechanicien was available, but finally he replaced the blades and the chain. One problem now exists: It is not possible to use the smallest blade. The mechanicien said the frame was not complete straight. But that highest gear is not important, because you only can use it downhill and downhill the loaded bike runs without human power.
After over 3 hours I continued the tour via the old center of Brive. After multiple ascends and descends I crossed the Dordogne and started the last climb to Rocamadour, which is a real pilgrims town. I write these words sitting under the great staircase and a pilgrims group of female scouts are singing Christian hymns before starting at the staircase.
Paul
After a rather early start I reached Brive-la-Gaillarde about 9:00h. I already looked for a bike shop in the internet an had an address. In the same street, some 50 house numbers earlier I found already one. One employee was there but he said I had to wait until the patron is on. The patron came after 15 minutes and told me, he cannot repair the chain and the blades. But he knew another bike workshop near Carré Foure on the street to Perigieux. So I followed the signs to Perigieux, but this ended somewhere at the highway. Then I found out, there is a second way to Perigieux by the route national.
Here I found the Carré Foure and after asking a earphoned girl also the bike workshop.
Ihad to wait again until the mechanicien was available, but finally he replaced the blades and the chain. One problem now exists: It is not possible to use the smallest blade. The mechanicien said the frame was not complete straight. But that highest gear is not important, because you only can use it downhill and downhill the loaded bike runs without human power.
After over 3 hours I continued the tour via the old center of Brive. After multiple ascends and descends I crossed the Dordogne and started the last climb to Rocamadour, which is a real pilgrims town. I write these words sitting under the great staircase and a pilgrims group of female scouts are singing Christian hymns before starting at the staircase.
Paul
