What am I wearing in the Transcontinental Race? Kit and equipment check
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- The Transcontinental race is a 2500mile self supported bike packing race across Europe.
In this video I run through the kit and equipment that I'm using for the 2024 edition of the race.
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Good luck Josh! I’ve always loved your honest, detailed and very complete videos. Great for product knowledge and what to use for long, self-supported rides. I’ve used a number of your tips and many of your bike specific kits to great success. Be safe and pulling for you to win!!
great video Josh; it was honour to race with you in TCR 10 :)
You certainly packed and prepared to give it a good nudge! Gutted for you mate but maybe next year we get to see you have another go? 😅
It won’t be next year, maybe some other time though
Thanks! And good luck the next TCR ;)
You're my UA-cam crush
Hopefully, they release the saddle bag soon. Holding off buying one in the hopes they release it soon
Hello Josh! sorry for the knee pain that lead you to leaving the TCR this year 😞. One gear-related question, if I may? The RAB bivy - does it have a bug net/mesh? If so, would you remember which model it is from RAB's bivy range (name)...? Thanks a lot and keep up the videos you make! You're an inspiration.
The Bivvi is a survival zone, this particular one does have a bug net but I added it after and doesn’t come as standard
Great info…thank you
Very good, but what about fuelling? Where and what do you carry in terms of food, and do you carry anything like carb powder etc?
Pretty much eat what you can find. You can carry enough powder for a few days but then it’s supermarket and petrol station raids
@@joshibbett what sort of supplies would you typically start an event like this with? So far I’ve started with as much sports nutrition products as I can fit in, and then replace with normal food as it runs out
Too bad you didn't wear those kneewarmers the first night Josh. More luck next time!
Tell me about it!
Hey Josh, what bivvy / pad did you use on TCR?
Any idea of the weight all up (without liquids) Josh?
What are the green bags the spare kit was in? Just some standard roll top dry bags or something else?
Yes just standard roll top dry bags
Don’t you have a lock for when you need to leave your bike somewhere? Or did I miss it?
Loads of ultra riders don’t carry a lock, because anything that’s actually secure is heavy and bulky. Personally I take a tiny little wire lock from Giant. I also have a Knog Scout alarm on the bike which is tiny and fits under the bottle cage, alarm goes off on the bike and your mobile phone if it senses movement, and you can also use the app to track the location.
Generally serious ultra riders will never be far away from their bike and not for long.
I tend not to take a lock, just make sure my bike is left in sign or even just take it into shops sometimes
I wouldn't bring any sleeping gear, just a credit card. You ride between 15-30 hours a day. There must be along the route a hotel available.
The hotel may be 30 miles too far for you when it’s raining cats and dogs and you’re exceptionally tired… I guess?
It’s a hard call, even if you plan to stay in hotels there are often times when you have a problem or progress is a lot slower than you expect and it can prevent you from getting to where you want to sleep. It’s definitely worth having something, even just an emergency foil bivy bag, so you can at least have a small sleep in an emergency
@@huntos83 Most bikepacking routes are really steep and technical. So leaving stuff at home is a good idea. I completed a couple of bikepacking tours with every luxury items. But managing/riding/pushing a 23-25 kg bike on mountainous terrain is not ideal.
@@fpeter01 Josh’s bike with this setup will be more like 15-16kg I’d guess, which is fine. Also this is a road event so while there will be some steep slopes in places, it’s not technical off road riding
For the sake of an addition Kg I’d rather take a lightweight sleeping setup to give myself flexibility