Eastern Europe trip - which bike - weather?
My girlfriend and I are planning a trip from Italy into Eastern Europe. In September we hope to cross into Austria to purchase the bike (is this the best place, without detouring too far from our plans?) then down into Slovenia and from there ride trhough Croatia, Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Romania north into Hungary and back up to Poland and Bohemia. We hope to arrive in Poland by mid December. We are two tall people and we want one bike - a BMW of some sort for no more than 3000 euro. Any advice? We are keen to hear from riders who have ridden a similar trip at this time of year and could let us know how they found it. Our main concern is the weather especially in Poland/Bohemia in December. Will it be too cold to ride? How icy are the roads? Many thanks.
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