{"id":187344,"date":"2018-10-10T23:51:05","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T21:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/?p=187344"},"modified":"2026-08-01T12:41:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T10:41:25","slug":"ebikes-greece-long-distance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/ebikes-greece-long-distance\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We&#8217;ll Never Take E-Bikes on a Long-Distance Trip to Greece Again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- lk-tldr -->\n<div class=\"lk-tldr\" style=\"background:#f7f5f0;border-left:4px solid #c39f76;border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;padding:14px 18px;margin:0 0 26px;font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;\"><strong style=\"display:block;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#a9885a;margin-bottom:5px;\">TL;DR<\/strong>The authors will never again attempt long-distance electric bike touring in Greece, after a month and a half riding from Czechia through Slovenia (Lake Bled), the Dolomites and the Balkans in July heat above 35\u00b0C left them wrecked. The heavy <strong>e-bikes<\/strong> (25kg empty, 50\u201360kg loaded), late-night online work and having to skip detours like Meteora and Mostar all took their toll. A single charge got them 70\u2013190km depending on terrain, yet they still couldn&#8217;t properly sightsee or fit in any hiking. The trip wasn&#8217;t cheap either \u2014 paid campsites and ducking into restaurants and caf\u00e9s to escape the heat added up \u2014 and meals were mostly beans and spaghetti cooked in one pot. Their advice: stick to shorter trips, a week at most, and travel light.<\/div>\n<!-- \/lk-tldr -->\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/studium_fb.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" title=\"\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After our wedding in July, we set off on a long-distance cycling trip on ebikes to Greece to find out what such a journey really entails. We couldn&#8217;t find a single other person \u2014 in our home country or anywhere in Europe \u2014 mad enough to head south on these heavy beasts (an e-bike weighs roughly 25 kg without any luggage). <strong>It was one of the most fascinating months of our lives, a genuine adventure \u2014 but one we&#8217;ll never repeat. Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/ebikes-greece-long-distance\/#1_E-bikes_are_massive_heavy_monsters_that_try_to_kill_you\" >1) E-bikes are massive heavy monsters that try to kill you<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/ebikes-greece-long-distance\/#Maybe_we_should_have_test-ridden_them_first\" >Maybe we should have test-ridden them first<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/ebikes-greece-long-distance\/#Charging_was_never_a_problem\" >Charging was never a problem<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/ebikes-greece-long-distance\/#2_Working_while_cycling_isnt_impossible_but_its_like_working_with_stomach_flu\" >2) Working while cycling isn&#8217;t impossible, but it&#8217;s like working with stomach flu<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/ebikes-greece-long-distance\/#Whats_worse_%E2%80%94_the_heat_or_the_exhaustion\" >What&#8217;s worse \u2014 the heat or the exhaustion?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/ebikes-greece-long-distance\/#3_You_have_to_kiss_your_freedom_goodbye\" >3) You have to kiss your freedom goodbye<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/ebikes-greece-long-distance\/#4_You_never_properly_see_anything\" >4) You never properly see anything<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/ebikes-greece-long-distance\/#5_The_weather_is_your_worst_enemy\" >5) The weather is your worst enemy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/ebikes-greece-long-distance\/#6_Cycling_is_expensive\" >6) Cycling is expensive<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/ebikes-greece-long-distance\/#7_You_eat_the_same_thing_for_six_weeks_straight\" >7) You eat the same thing for six weeks straight<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/loudavymkrokem.cz\/en\/ebikes-greece-long-distance\/#Final_thoughts\" >Final thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_E-bikes_are_massive_heavy_monsters_that_try_to_kill_you\"><\/span>1) E-bikes are massive heavy monsters that try to kill you<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Luk\u00e1\u0161 and I hadn&#8217;t stopped since April \u2014 we were writing our theses, sitting final exams, and planning a wedding. On top of all that, we were both working full-time.<\/p>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_52913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52913\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSCF2268.jpg\" alt=\"Long-distance cycling on e-bikes was no picnic at the start.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Long-distance cycling on e-bikes was no picnic at the start<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maybe_we_should_have_test-ridden_them_first\"><\/span>Maybe we should have test-ridden them first<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>We sat on our brand-new e-bikes for the very first time (yes, we&#8217;re insane) only once they were fully loaded up. In other words, on departure day.<\/strong> I couldn&#8217;t even get going until my third or fourth attempt, and for the first two weeks I was falling off regularly like a sack of potatoes (Luk\u00e1\u0161 fell less often, but he wasn&#8217;t immune either). <strong>Fully loaded, each bike weighed around 50\u201360 kg \u2014 absolute beasts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On social media, we happily blamed all our troubles on our two &#8220;beauties.&#8221; But I&#8217;ll confess now \u2014 it was our own fault for never riding them beforehand. How do I know? By the end of the trip, we were cruising along like we owned the road!<\/p>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Charging_was_never_a_problem\"><\/span>Charging was never a problem<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Riding e-bikes genuinely made things easier, and I&#8217;d wholeheartedly recommend them.<\/strong> Ours could manage 70\u2013190 km on a single charge depending on the terrain (190 km being completely flat), and <strong>people will let you charge the batteries everywhere.<\/strong> You just have to ask. We once even charged up in a greengrocer&#8217;s shop. Just promise me that when you first bring yours home, you won&#8217;t ride them straight to Greece, alright?<\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Working_while_cycling_isnt_impossible_but_its_like_working_with_stomach_flu\"><\/span>2) Working while cycling isn&#8217;t impossible, but it&#8217;s like working with stomach flu<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52908\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52908\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Prace-na-Korfu.jpg\" alt=\"Halfway through the trip, we had to take a 3-day break for non-stop work\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Halfway through the trip, we had to take a 3-day break for non-stop work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Luk\u00e1\u0161 and I both work online.<\/strong> Thanks to that, I&#8217;ve got a whole collection of stories about incredibly unusual places I&#8217;ve worked from. <strong>When something&#8217;s urgent, I can sit down on the ground, switch on mobile data, and work \u2014 even in a toilet if I have to.<\/strong> I&#8217;ve worked in Uganda at 2,500 metres above sea level and next to bins in an alleyway leading to Prague Castle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We also worked during our 3-month road trip across America, <strong>so we didn&#8217;t expect it to be a problem on bikes.<\/strong> And guess what? It was. A massive one.<\/p>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_52911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52911\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSCF2743.jpg\" alt=\"A quick look around and back on the road\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A quick look around and back on the road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>I honestly don&#8217;t know what was worse.<\/strong> Being exhausted from pedalling all day, or not being able to just pop down the road for Wi-Fi when the campsite connection wasn&#8217;t working (on a bike, even 10 km is a real detour \u2014 especially when you&#8217;ve already done over 100). On top of that (and this should have been obvious), you can&#8217;t do anything while cycling. Normally on road trips, I get half my work done in the car. Here, I had to wait until we stopped somewhere.<\/p>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_worse_%E2%80%94_the_heat_or_the_exhaustion\"><\/span>What&#8217;s worse \u2014 the heat or the exhaustion?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A typical day looked like this: we&#8217;d get up between six and seven, frantically pack the tent, and fifteen minutes later we&#8217;d be half-asleep, hammering away at the pedals. We&#8217;d stop at a supermarket for a yoghurt drink instead of a proper breakfast, just to save time. <strong>From <a href=\"http:\/\/reportermagazin.cz\/a\/i75sr\/na-elektrokolech-do-recka-co-vsechno-se-muze-pokazit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Central Europe all the way to Greece<\/a>, temperatures never dropped below 35\u00b0C.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_52907\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52907\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSCF2127.jpg\" alt=\"We were battling the heat on our bikes right from the start\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We were battling the heat on our bikes right from the start<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At midday, we&#8217;d stop for an hour or two for lunch, then carry on until the evening (with plenty of stops for cold drinks, of course). <strong>We&#8217;d arrive at a campsite between six and eight, have a quick wash, cook dinner, then hunt for Wi-Fi and work until midnight.<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/reportermagazin.cz\/a\/ifMNR\/na-kole-do-recka-tam-nemuzete\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We often couldn&#8217;t start working until half past nine<\/a>, and I probably don&#8217;t need to describe how shattered we were (we definitely didn&#8217;t need any sleeping pills).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The internet wasn&#8217;t always fast, and sometimes it didn&#8217;t work at all. It was far from idyllic. <strong>Exhaustion, too little time, and constant stress \u2014 I felt like I was working through a bout of stomach flu. In fact, this might have been even harder.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_You_have_to_kiss_your_freedom_goodbye\"><\/span>3) You have to kiss your freedom goodbye<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We knew we&#8217;d have to skip a lot of places, but we ended up skipping far more than expected. Basically everything that wasn&#8217;t directly on our route. <strong>I know travel isn&#8217;t about seeing everything. But this robbed us of hiking in the mountains (stunning mountains \u2014 and if you know us, you know how much we love trekking).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_52909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52909\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52909\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Passo-de-Giau.jpg\" alt=\"We could only look at the mountains\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We could only look at the mountains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The idea of leaving fully loaded e-bikes \u2014 carrying everything we owned \u2014 unattended somewhere was simply out of the question. I mourned so many hikes, the Greek Meteora, and Mostar. Places I&#8217;d been looking forward to that turned out to be impossible to reach on an e-bike. <strong>Where&#8217;s that legendary freedom you&#8217;re supposed to feel when travelling by bicycle?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_You_never_properly_see_anything\"><\/span>4) You never properly see anything<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You&#8217;d think six weeks would be plenty of time for a trip across Europe. <strong>But even so, you barely manage to see anything.<\/strong> Spending a few hours somewhere means you hardly make any progress. <a href=\"http:\/\/reportermagazin.cz\/a\/i75sr\/na-elektrokolech-do-recka-co-vsechno-se-muze-pokazit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">At the beginning, we tried to enjoy it<\/a> \u2014 we swam in Lake Bled and explored little towns. <strong>That didn&#8217;t last long. Not once we realised how far behind schedule we were. Plus, there are loads of places you simply can&#8217;t reach on a bike.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_The_weather_is_your_worst_enemy\"><\/span>5) The weather is your worst enemy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Yes, it was a pretty foolish idea to ride to <a href=\"http:\/\/reportermagazin.cz\/a\/wc5Vk\/do-chorvatska-na-kole-uz-nikdy-vlastne-ani-bez-nej\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greece in the peak of summer heat<\/a>. But we eventually got used to the 40\u00b0C temperatures.<\/strong> We learned to dodge the worst of it by getting up early and waiting out the midday sun in caf\u00e9s and restaurants.<\/p>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_52910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52910\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Zmokli-jsme-v-Dolomitech.jpg\" alt=\"It was either boiling hot, or this\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was either boiling hot, or this<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The real nightmare came when we hit torrential rain and freezing cold in the <a href=\"http:\/\/reportermagazin.cz\/a\/iutKm\/zeleny-ostrov-korfu-je-plny-tlejicich-odpadku\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dolomites<\/a>.<\/strong> It poured relentlessly all day and all night, and we&#8217;d never felt so helpless. We were soaked to the bone, the tent was soaked, the sleeping bags were soaked. Our entire life was soaked! Alright, I&#8217;m being dramatic, but our only pair of long trousers and long-sleeved top were drenched, and we had no idea what to do because the rain just kept coming. <strong>On top of that, we often found ourselves in situations where there was literally nowhere to shelter from the weather.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Cycling_is_expensive\"><\/span><strong>6) <\/strong>Cycling is expensive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52912\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52912\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/unnamed-file.H.jpg\" alt=\"Cycle touring isn&#039;t the cheapest way to travel\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cycle touring isn&#8217;t the cheapest way to travel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>We naively assumed that travelling by bike would be cheap.<\/strong> But if you want to do it legally, you&#8217;re paying for a campsite every single night across Europe. And in that scorching heat, we frequently ended up in restaurants and caf\u00e9s. If you&#8217;re sitting comfortably indoors right now, you might think we&#8217;re soft \u2014 but try cycling eight hours a day in 40\u00b0C heat. You&#8217;ll stop counting the pennies pretty quickly. <strong>So how much did it all cost? That&#8217;s a story for another article.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_You_eat_the_same_thing_for_six_weeks_straight\"><\/span>7) You eat the same thing for six weeks straight<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52905\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSCF2138.jpg\" alt=\"At first we used fresh ingredients, but then we realised that spending 2 hours cooking meant getting nothing else done\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At first we used fresh ingredients, but then we realised that spending 2 hours cooking meant getting nothing else done<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since we camped almost every night, we cooked on a tiny portable stove with a single small pot. <strong>Coming up with anything more sophisticated than beans or spaghetti after a full day of riding was simply beyond us.<\/strong> And half the time, the ingredients we needed weren&#8217;t even available.<\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_thoughts\"><\/span>Final thoughts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52914\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52914\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loudavymkrokem.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSCF3129.jpg\" alt=\"Our e-bikes are currently parked in P\u00edsek \u2014 where we&#039;ll ride next remains to be seen.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" title=\"\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our e-bikes are currently parked in P\u00edsek \u2014 where we&#8217;ll ride next remains to be seen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>We actually fell in love with cycling (bet you didn&#8217;t see that coming, did you?). <\/strong>But not enough to want to go on a fully loaded trip longer than a week, for all the reasons listed above.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I&#8217;ve listed plenty of complaints, but the truth is the biggest issues were mainly work and not being able to go hiking. <strong>The e-bike itself is a fantastic thing \u2014 our beasts are currently parked in P\u00edsek, Czech Republic, and whenever we&#8217;re home, there&#8217;s a good chance you&#8217;ll spot us riding them around the countryside.<\/strong><\/p>\nYou can read all the articles from our trip on the <a href=\"http:\/\/reportermagazin.cz\/author\/unknown-author-by-marek-salek-created-sunday-august-12-2018-12-20-18-pm-cest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Report\u00e9r magazine<\/a> website.\n\n[visual-link-preview encoded=&#8221;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&#8221;]\n\n[visual-link-preview encoded=&#8221;eyJ0eXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwiLCJwb3N0Ijo1MjQwOCwicG9zdF9sYWJlbCI6IlDFmcOtc3DEm3ZlayA1MjQwOCAtIETDoWxrb3bDoSBjeWtsaXN0aWthOiBOYSBlbGVrdHJva29sZWNoIHBvIEV2cm9wxJsgMjAxOCIsInVybCI6IiIsImltYWdlX2lkIjo1MjQyMSwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9sb3VkYXZ5bWtyb2tlbS5jei93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAxOC8wNy9sb3VkYXZ5bS1rcm9rZW0ta29sYS0zNzB4MjMwLmpwZyIsInRpdGxlIjoiRMOhbGtvdsOhIGN5a2xpc3Rpa2E6IE5hIGVsZWt0cm9rb2xlY2ggcG8gRXZyb3DEmyAyMDE4Iiwic3VtbWFyeSI6IlByb8SNIGpzbWUgdnlyYXppbGksIGt1ZHkganNtZSBqZWxpIGEga2RvIGJ5bGkgbmHFoWkgc3BvbnpvxZlpLiBBIGhsYXZuxJssIGNvIGpzbWUgb2QgY2VzdHkgb8SNZWvDoXZhbGkuIiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJkZWZhdWx0In0=&#8221;]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After our wedding, we set off on a long-distance e-bike trip to Greece to see what such a journey really involves. It was one of the most interesting months of our lives \u2014 a true adventure, but one we&#8217;ll never repeat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":52910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","rank_math_title":"Why We'll Never Take E-Bikes to Greece Again","rank_math_description":"We cycled from Central Europe to Greece on e-bikes. Here are 7 honest reasons why we'll never do it again. 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