Seriously, buy some breakdown cover. For what it costs it'll pay you back tenfold if you have a major issue. If nothing else it'll give you a native language phone number to call. I'd guess (based on your name) your French might be ok but German? Spanish? Italian? Polish?
Even if you did manage to find a local bike shop's number and explain in Greek that your overhead underhanger is broken the response is likely to be that firstly no one answers the phone and when you do get through that they can't come out to collect you off the motorway for two days and the recovery fee before they even look at the problem will be 150 euros. Breakdown services are not a panacea but calling one when you break down is the Euronorm.
With the age of your Funduro, if you need insurance you might find a UK classic policy that would throw in Euro breakdown for "free".
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