Volume 1 Chapter 28: Riding Tibet
What's the scariest thing about cycling? It's not the wind and rain, it's not the scorching heat and cold, it's not the steep slopes and deep cliffs, it's loneliness, yes, loneliness. Since making the decision, I sold my motorcycle and started riding my bicycle to Lhasa. Xing Yu has already made a lot of preparations, equipment, routes, supplies......
But now?shuffile heard an earache, still no one spoke, his strength was exhausted, and he still couldn't step on it when he turned to the lightest gear. Originally, they planned to follow the big army, but their plan was too fast, Xing Yu thought about it for a while and forgot it, and rode his own. What you need on your journey is not the end, but the scenery along the way......
It has been three days since I set off from Xi'an, and I felt exhausted when I rode through the Qinling Mountains on the first day, and I thought that going down the mountain would be easier and would save effort. However, after struggling to reach the top of the mountain, it is difficult to control the vehicle and it is easy to fall if the speed of the descent is too fast. Xing Yu was also just excited to enjoy the speed of the downhill and fell twice......
It took three days to ride to the edge of Ankang. This speed is already Xing Yu's limit, and the uphill and downhill slopes all the way continue. The speed of taking the national highway is not fast, and it is even slow compared to other cyclists. But this is already Xing Yu's limit, Xing Yu, who has not exercised much for two years, can't set up a tent every night, and he can't get up in the morning.
My leg doesn't hurt too much, but my ass really can't stand the bike seat.
The silicone seat cover had been thrown away when I climbed the second mountain, and it was covered with sweat underneath, and it was uncomfortable to get wet. Originally, Xing Yu wanted to make a bigger one, but the Eastern Army strongly objected, and now it seems that the Eastern Army is right, and now this one has been a little grinding, and if it is larger, it is estimated that it will be grinding and bleeding.
And it's easier to exert force if it's so slender, otherwise it's hard to ride on such a long steep slope. Saving some effort means being able to ride farther.
After Ankang, it is all hilly area, the slope is not so big, but the air is damp, and every moment is sweating profusely. Thanks to the Ruby cycling glasses sponsored by Toyota Lao Zhao, there is a sweatproof strip, otherwise Xing Yu estimates that he can raise his arm to wipe his sweat and fall because of physical exhaustion. I've fallen quite a few times before, haven't I?
Swallow's graduation and departure means that Xing Yu is single. After drinking for more than a week, Xing Yu wanted to give himself an unfinished challenge, and when he was done, he went back to Yanzi...... Riding Tibet is the most difficult thing Xing Yu thinks, but it is also one that can be completed.
Just go, and my friends are very supportive. There are those who impart experience, and there are those who send equipment...... In this way, Xing Yu embarked on the road of travel.
didn't pass by Chengdu, although he wanted to meet his classmates, but Xing Yu finally chose a relatively close path. After resting in Ya'an for two days, I can already meet a lot of riders who go to Tibet on the road.
Erlang Mountain used to be known as the first danger of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, the terrain is gradually improved, the highway is over the mountains and along the river, the highest altitude is about 3500 meters. But now that there are tunnels, it's much easier to walk. More than a week of riding has made Xing Yu's hook a little stronger. The fatigue period is almost over, although the road is a little difficult to walk now, but it feels much better than before, at least now the big slope will not let Xing Yu get tired and push.
But after Ya'an, the challenge begins, and the road in the future is more difficult according to experience, and Xing Yu is also ready to endure hardships. But the truth is that there are a lot of FBLIFE riders who can meet them on the road.
At every turn, someone stopped the car and asked, "Where are the young men?" When they learn that they are going to Lhasa, they give a thumbs up. Then he will casually ask: Is there a seat in the car that wants to pull you for a while?
This is also the most simple era of the Sichuan-Tibet line, and many years later, when Xing Yu was taking this section of the route. It's good to be able to park and give you a bottle of mineral water, a better one can give you a can of Red Bull, it's impossible for men to get a ride, and women rarely get a ride, let alone a bicycle.
Hearing other people's fake politeness, Xing Yu was really polite. It's so happy to be able to rub the car, it's too tiring to ride. Erlang Mountain, Dadu River, Jinsha River...... Xing Yu was cheeky and hitchhiking.
"This is not yet to Tibet, reserve your strength to conquer Tibet......" The shameless spirit of Ah Q is perfectly embodied in Xing Yu, of course, it is essential to have a dinner every night, although the riders rarely ask Xing Yu to pay......
Litang and Batang can already be regarded as Tibetan areas, and Tibetans and Qiang people can be seen everywhere here. Wearing a unique national costume, Xing Yu reminded him of the swallow again. I used to make an agreement with Yanzi to shoot all the national dresses in the world, but now......
The most romantic thing I can think of is growing old with you. The best promise I can think of is to walk with you wherever you want to go......
After crossing the Jinsha River Bridge, we have already entered the border of Tibet. The bridge is covered with all kinds of graffiti, decals...... Xing Yu also found a corner here that is more difficult to find, I don't know if anyone manages it here, but the location is just that. There are so many people, there is always a time to cover, find a place where others can't find it, and the mark can be retained for a longer time...... On the bridge deck outside the middle of the bridge, Xing Yu wrote: People are in Tibet, and their hearts are in Xinjiang. And leave your own name.
There is a checkpoint at the head of the bridge, but the attitude towards cyclists is very welcoming. There was no rummaging of the bag, no strict inspection, just checked the ID card and let it go.
But for cars, it's not so simple, you have to strictly check and drive a road strip, there are no speed limit cameras on this road, but every checkpoint will have a road strip to strictly drive speed. If it arrives earlier than the allotted time, then you just wait. It's really waiting, and there's no fine, and you'll have double the time when you're late, and you'll go when you've rested enough......
Of course, for riding, there are no restrictions. There's no limit at all.
Ya'an-Kangding-Batang all took a ride all the way, and did not experience the continuous change of riding altitude, nor did they experience high-altitude cycling, let alone the baptism of heavy rain and mudslide...... After crossing the Jinsha River Bridge, it is the famous three mountains and three rivers area. It is a long climbing section, and the road condition is extremely poor, and the professional saying is: "Caogou-like geological broken section"
After drinking a can of Red Bull, my throat was sticky and even more uncomfortable. According to the road signs, there are still dozens of kilometers to the city of Mangkang, but at this time it is almost dark, and I can't ride at all.
Compared with Xinjiang, the sky here is the same blue, and there are fewer people. There is a lot of vegetation on this road, but I don't know if there are wolves, and there are legends. Xing Yu is still very worried, if only there was another hitchhiker on the road.
I didn't dare to set up a tent in the wild, so I had to ride all the way, and I had to rush to a populated place. Thinking of the past and the days of the swallow, Xing Yu kept blaming himself...... I hope she doesn't curse and let herself really die in the belly of the wolf.
Finally, I could see the lights before it was completely dark, and at this time, my physical strength was brought by the desire to survive, and I pedaled the bicycle hard, and finally found a suitable place to stay when I was exhausted.
There are two or three mountain bikes at the door, proving that there are teammates here. With teammates comes hope...... The plan can't keep up with the changes, there are landslides all the way, mudslides and the like will block traffic, it is impossible to ride smoothly all the way, and if you delay time, you have to stay in the wilderness. You have to find teammates, and if you have experience, you can be really thankful for promoting the command......
The more you communicate, the more scared you become, the road ahead is too difficult. There are fewer and fewer people, and the road is getting harder and harder to walk. The altitude is also constantly rising, and the high reaction will become more and more serious...... How can you give up if you haven't seen the Holy Maiden Peak, haven't seen the mouth and other body bows, haven't seen the Potala Palace, how can you give up......
I didn't want to get up in the damp quilt, and I couldn't wait to sleep like this all the time. Fight your spirits, pack your bags, and continue to set off in order to prove yourself and challenge yourself.
What is Skyhighway? It's the clouds at your feet. Climb to the top of a mountain, look at the smoke under your feet, there is a feeling that someone has become an immortal in the clouds, if you have the strength, Xing Yu wants to sing a song, but does you have the strength? No, so Xing Yu can't sing.
I don't know if it's physical exhaustion, or insufficient oxygen supply, or both. Xing Yu was panting and pushing forward, and he couldn't ride it.
The riders encountered on the road are too good to catch up at all, so they can only continue to enjoy loneliness. When he secretly smoked for the first time in high school, Xing Yu remembered that there was a cigarette case that read: Embrace the boundless desert, taste loneliness, and feel the tenacity and freedom of life... Now I want to climb the peaks, taste the loneliness, feel the soreness, and leave blood......
Cycling briefs with silicone are impermeable and do not absorb water. has already been replaced by Hushubao, when Xing Yu bought sanitary napkins, he couldn't help but remember that when he was in high school, he was the only one in the class who dared to buy sanitary napkins for girls......
Now if there is a trolley that can pull itself, it is definitely not riding. The long-term high altitude has tired all the tourists, and no one has the strength to stop and ask you, and they all want to go to the next resting place......
After Mangkang, there are fewer and fewer asphalt roads. There are construction trucks building roads everywhere, rockfalls fall from the side of the mountain from time to time, and the trees are not so high.
His face was dark, the corners of his mouth were chapped, and he wished that every village would rest for a whole day. At this time, the herdsmen were still very hospitable, and a handful of candy could be exchanged for a child's innocent smile. can also be exchanged for the warm hospitality of others, Xing Yu will stuff an old man's head under the herdsmen's excuse every time he finishes eating and drinking.
Butter tea, tsamba, air-dried meat...... Someone will also help you tie a white strip of cloth that symbolizes good luck, either a hata or a small strip of cloth that can be tied to the handlebars. The language communication is not so fluent, and I will accept it enthusiastically if I give it cigarettes and candy, but I don't want it to Red Bull. In the intermittent communication, you can know that they don't want Red Bull, is to know that you need this very much later...
What is a paradise is a pure land that has not been ruined by the world. There's not so much deceit, not so much intrigue here. People have beliefs and pursuits. He was very welcoming to friends from outside.
Tibet is a place that many people yearn for, and they can choose from various ways to get there, such as walking, cycling, motorcycling, motorcycling, driving, trains, and planes.
But airplanes are the least felt, and trekking is the most challenging.
Riding a bicycle to Tibet is also a kind of self-redemption and self-recognition. In Wenqing's words, this is a journey to cultivate the soul. And Xing Yu just challenged one impossibility, and if he succeeded, he challenged another impossibility - to recover the swallow.
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