We made the ride to San Gavinio Monreale rather than the original plan of using Decimomannu because it is a much more bike-friendly station (we had to do big flights of stairs at the beginning of our trip).
So we arrived in Cagliari! The tourist parts of town were a complete zoo with THREE cruise ships in port. Horrible. There must be a special operation that cruise passengers are subjected to which removes all sense about how to behave in traffic, whether that is motorised traffic or just other pedestrians!
The bike shop opened specially for us early in the evening, and everyone was happy with the bike return! By the end of the ride, not one of the bikes was in perfect condition. Keith had his puncture problems, Ross had a motor that overheated on the steeper climbs and by the end I had effectively zero brakes, but given that these bikes were not designed for laden touring or longer rides I guess we can't complain. IOn any event, the ride was successfully completed.
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