Dear Andew

My name is Attila Bartha, I’m 29 years old, and in spring 2020 I would like to go to around the world with my bicycle. Right now I’m in the preparation section. I got all my camping, clothing, survivor stuff, I manage the visas, the vaccination, etc. The (almost) only missing piece is the bicycle. I would like to build one ultimate touring bike which [is] suited for my needs, that’s where you came into the picture. I’m planning to buy a Koga World Traveller too, (next week I will fly to the Netherlands) but right now I don’t have [much] feedback, except from Alee Denham… So I see that you have the same bike, same bars, Rohloff, Gates, etc… I just want to hear a [second] honest… opinion too. So do you know any honest flaw with the design, quality about the bike? How do you feel the bike? Is it worth every penny and this is truly the dream of dreams?Thank you so much for your answer, your feedback will be gold for me.

All the best

Attila Bartha from Hungary

Hi Attila

Thanks for the email and many apologies for the delayed response… I’ve been away in Spain and Portugal cycling. By this point you have probably already visited Koga in the Netherlands so I’ll keep this brief. I love the bike! It wasn’t cheap but I think it’s an excellent piece of engineering and the Rohloff / Gates belt drive is sublime. I can only compare it to cycling a Rolls Royce (although have never driven one). On my trip to Spain and Portugal it functioned perfectly. No problems whatsoever. I would whole heatedly recommend the bicycle and I only wish I had the opportunity of cycling around the world as you will soon be doing.

Best wishes

Andrew

Dear  Andrew

So many things have happened since my last letter, so now I would answer in a very short way.

This picture says it all :