Good video. Thanks for making. I ride a road bike and have the same tailfin setup as you, but fully loaded was around 17.5kg - incl. tent, mat, sleeping bag, some food, etc. I was horrified at that at the time! When I heard you say you have some 20kg that makes me feel a bit better lol. Good luck on your ride :0)
Thank you. To be honest you kind of get used to the weight and doesn't seem to have as big an impact as you'd think. Probably draw a line if it reached 30kg tho 🤣
@@CycleXplorer Was true. When I first got on the bike it felt top heavy. But after a day's riding I hardly noticed the extra weight. I was concerned what effect it had riding steeper hills, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. Thanks again.
Failed on the Headstock200 with a 37kg bike. Honestly don't know where it all was - I do ride an XL frame and that's 16kg straight off according to my scales.
@@sing_cycle_referee that is hefty! It is a bit of a game about working out what you may get away with. I'm probably still on the cautious side. Looking back I could have taken much less but if something went wrong it would have been a dnf. Hard to get the balance but I'd probably take a little more to get round. However 37kg does seem apocalyptic prep 😂
Can't believe i missed the race, (been cycling in Mallorca) forgot it was on. Hope you've made a vid of it! Reckon you could have saved weight by cutting off your toothbrush handle🤣 Thanks for mentioning your weighing device. I was wondering where i could get one. I'm weight obsessed and going to try and stay light for the Panceltic. But I am taking good waterproofs and gloves as I am useless in cold wet weather. I even took a windproof for the descent off the climb from Soller! It was 38 d at the bottom and 18 at the top with a headwind!
Sounds like you had some nice warm (hot) weather, getting a bit fed up with what our summer has comprised so far! What date does the panCeltic start? With regards to the video, it's uploading now! Probably take a while tho...
@@CycleXplorer Panceltic starts on 6 July with a night TT on the IOM, then a ferry the next morning to Heysham, from where we head to the Lake district and Hardnot pass (hoping not to have to ride it in the dark!)
I do enjoy electronic shifting, but as you say it's a lot easier to manage an issue with a mechanical rear mech than and electronic one. Plus it's a lot cheaper if you destroy or wear it out!
Well done Tom amazing ride. Can’t believe it took me longer to watch the video than it did for you to complete the race! X
Haha thank you
Good video. Thanks for making. I ride a road bike and have the same tailfin setup as you, but fully loaded was around 17.5kg - incl. tent, mat, sleeping bag, some food, etc. I was horrified at that at the time! When I heard you say you have some 20kg that makes me feel a bit better lol. Good luck on your ride :0)
Thank you. To be honest you kind of get used to the weight and doesn't seem to have as big an impact as you'd think. Probably draw a line if it reached 30kg tho 🤣
@@CycleXplorer Was true. When I first got on the bike it felt top heavy. But after a day's riding I hardly noticed the extra weight. I was concerned what effect it had riding steeper hills, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. Thanks again.
@@globaljobber extra speedy on the downhills when it gets rolling!
Failed on the Headstock200 with a 37kg bike. Honestly don't know where it all was - I do ride an XL frame and that's 16kg straight off according to my scales.
@@sing_cycle_referee that is hefty! It is a bit of a game about working out what you may get away with. I'm probably still on the cautious side. Looking back I could have taken much less but if something went wrong it would have been a dnf. Hard to get the balance but I'd probably take a little more to get round. However 37kg does seem apocalyptic prep 😂
Can't believe i missed the race, (been cycling in Mallorca) forgot it was on.
Hope you've made a vid of it!
Reckon you could have saved weight by cutting off your toothbrush handle🤣
Thanks for mentioning your weighing device. I was wondering where i could get one.
I'm weight obsessed and going to try and stay light for the Panceltic. But I am taking good waterproofs and gloves as I am useless in cold wet weather.
I even took a windproof for the descent off the climb from Soller! It was 38 d at the bottom and 18 at the top with a headwind!
Sounds like you had some nice warm (hot) weather, getting a bit fed up with what our summer has comprised so far! What date does the panCeltic start?
With regards to the video, it's uploading now! Probably take a while tho...
@@CycleXplorer Panceltic starts on 6 July with a night TT on the IOM, then a ferry the next morning to Heysham, from where we head to the Lake district and Hardnot pass (hoping not to have to ride it in the dark!)
@@lydiagould3090 I saw that's how it was starting. Guess you can snooze on the ferry and sleep better the second night?
Good luck
Thank you. It was great fun and I was the 4th rider to finish! No sleep was had 😂
Class that is impressive!
@@jbikedh thank you
Think I spotted you at the start - might even had said hello. How did you do?
Yes, I think we said hello. You were dashing about with your camera 😂 I had a great time, love the route. How about you?
Having seen so many SRAM AXS failures on these events, I bet you're happy to have mechanical shifting!
I do enjoy electronic shifting, but as you say it's a lot easier to manage an issue with a mechanical rear mech than and electronic one. Plus it's a lot cheaper if you destroy or wear it out!