Planning: Reroute!!

We've had to adjust our route a little because the overnight train service from Budapest to Amsterdam doesn't accept bicycles.

Yes, for real. Mitchel knows more about it, I was definitely surprised. I mean... it's a train going to the city with the most bicycles per captia. Hello! Anyway.. so the route now goes as follows:

Copenhagen -> Berlin
train to Budapest
Budapest -> Bratislava
Bratislava -> Vienna (really short)
Vienna -> Prague
train to Amsterdam

The rest is the same from there. Not too major. The plus side: I get to see Budapest sooner, which I am very excited about :)

Bicycle Security

I have been locking my bike up in downtown Seattle for over a year now and never had any major issues. The worst "theft" I've had was my headlight - a cheap Planet Bike clip-on headlight.

That being said, I have been wondering what is the right combination of lock/chain for touring across Europe? It seems like pretty much every site has a different suggestion. An awful lot suggest a simple cable lock, but considering some of the locations we will be staying in, that seems insufficient.

Long story short, I have decided to buy a new Kryptonite U-Lock (I already have one, but it's well loved and sticks sometimes) that is long enough to lock up two bikes if it has to. I am also going to bring my Kryptonite cable so I can lock up my front wheel too. It's going to be some extra weight, but I can't imagine what we would do if a bike got stolen.

I'm not sure what Mitchel is bringing, but I figured more security is a good thing. I've included links to the products I referenced. And no.. I don't get any money if you click. ;)

Kryptonite New York U-Lock

Kryptonite Cable