...still in OshThe baggage carrier had lasted a long time after the first break on the way to Ishkashim, and the splinting repair there. The bike took me nearly all the way through the Pamir. After Kyzyl-Art, however, I recongnised another break. So I just made it downhill to Sary-Tash - very slowly and hoping that it would not burst totally. After deep thoughts, I postponed the idea of a side trip to Kashgar. Looking forward to find good metal work in near Osh instead of ready but thinny alu-carriers in China, I went there "straight" - the coal truck I hitchhiked on needed some smiths, too. Two days later in Osh the decision proved to be not half bad: in the bazaar there were a couple of smiths, seeming to know their business. They made
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