I def haul more shit on my commute than many of those setups.
Looks like Josh Ibbet starting hard. See the Navad 1000 also starts today in Switzerland. I have a couple of buddies doing that. 30,000 meters climbing in only 1000 kms. I wonder how many of them are on 1x.
http://trackleaders.com/tourdivide19f.php
http://trackleaders.com/navad19f.php
None of those pictures include any backpacks -is that really their full load out? I can understand not including what is stuffed in jersey pockets.
edit: Because obvs I can make my bike look svelte as hell if you donât show me on it with a giant hydration pack full of stuff.
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Thanks, sort of answers my point above. Those pics include a rope for hanging food, but not the food itself, nor what bag is carrying the food. Also any bowl, utensil, and any stove or fuel(prob not carrying a stove tho).
Damn, my dude Kai is in 4th place right now!
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Looks like heâs riding with my dude Steve. The sample interval of their trackers makes it tricky to actually see if anyone has a lead. It all depends on their settings and at what times they turned them on. Steve is a lovely guy. Doesnât say much. Just pumps out the miles.
There is an unnatural level of hatred towards back-packs/camel backs at the point end of poop-barning. Hysteria about the weight effecting your butt/saddle interface. At most, you will see people with a very light-weight pack for storing food for easy access. I dont really want manky fast-food exploding inside my bike bags if I can help it. Most people dont seem to mind.
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So youâre saying you want food to explode in your backpack and drizzle down your butt crack?
After a quick look at available pics, seems like very roughly 1-in-5 folks have a hydration pack of some sort.
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Yes. Saves on chamois cream.
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smh all that could fit in an XL baileyworks and then heâd have MUCH more agility in the mountains
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It looks very competitive out there on the Tour divide this year.
Sofiane is just ahead of Mike Halls record.
Josh Kato in 2nd
Steve Halligan in 3rd
Steve is doing it Kiwi style with proper sleeps.
Its really interesting to geek on the stats.
If I am reading this correctly.
Stopped time:
2 hours: 2 mins Lael
6 hours: 18 mins Sofiane
17 hours: 26 mins Steve
I think there is a problem with Josh Katos tracker as he is down for 1 hour 18 which is not right.
Moving average speed:
11.4 mph Steve
10.3 Sofiane
10.1 mph Josh
9.9 Lael
I just saw the Radavist thing. Lael is on a hard tail. And using the SRAM lecky stuff.
How long will that stuff go between charges?
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They say 25hr ride time.
So I bet sheâll pack a 2 spares and a charger.
Charge time is claimed 1hr. Maybe more of a brick or dynamo?
Maybe she caches a few spares with her food drops? They are small enough to justify carrying more than one spare to limit dealing with charging ANOTHER thing.
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Maybe she has a charging solution with the Sinewave . I really dont see the advantage of electric shifting in this kind of event.
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Probably being paid by SRAM to prove durability or somesuch.
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your hands donât need to work at all to make click
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But moving your hands is why you have bars with multiple hand positions. You could say moving is a good thing when you are on the go for 15 days non-stop. I guess if your shifting is compromised with gummed cables in a typical scenario then itâs got to be a feature.
I listened to the Lael Wilcox and Josh Kato interviews on that Hidden Athlete podcast. Lael said she carries a cache battery now after her di2 died on transam and she had to ride SS for many hours.
Josh said that one time he woke up in a ditch many miles from where his memory stopped with two crows getting ready to chow down on his eyeballs.
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Chas and Nico did the transcon europe on etap because theyâre sponsored. Thatâs how the game is played.