Good, it wasn't just me who was tripping my tits off by NM then! I slammed 4 x 5 hour energy drinks in Silver City, after riding non-stop from Cuba, then carried on to the finish. Don't remember much of it! 500 miles with a 1.5 hour nap.
Ha! That's nuts.. Those things are grim but effective. I think for me it was cumulative effect, slept more than you did, but it all got a bit weird riding through the rez area at night. Got attacked by a pack of dogs that I now think might not have even been there, was having hunted sort of paranoia chase feelings, then slept at the roadside for a couple of hrs among the broken bottles when I couldn't hack it. On the last night past Silver City the road was moving like 3D tetris and I had a dream while riding, twice. Had to have another kip then. No watch or alarm so it was 1.5hrs and Josh Kato in 2015 I really wasn't. In hindsight that was a bit lightweight of me ..
It could well be that Guy Martin is running silent. Or it could be a red herring. Without someone who knows what Guy looks like and (perhaps more importantly) sounds like, we are just guessing.
Better weight than wisdom, a traveller cannot carry
jay91 wrote:looks like mike hall will be passing that terrry chap soon.
Not if Terry Smith doesn't get back on track again
Mike won't be able to get his autograph if he doesn't
Sorry been working alot lately and haven't been keeping up to date. Is the consensus still that Mr Smith is Guy? From a few comments on bikepacking.net I was under the assumption he was back in the main pack. Ie behind greg somewhere.
Cheers
Chris
Edit. Whitestone has just posted above, the thread I was talking about
It is amusing that people are following someone random person, who is probably just and Accountant from Peterborough.......
The previous version of the route was different and ran in/out of Rawlins, but its the same once into Colorado down to Brush Mountain Lodge.
You'd assume Terry has some kind of issue and is heading down the road to Steamboat where things can be fixed or he can get out to Denver
Chew wrote:It is amusing that people are following someone random person, who is probably just and Accountant from Peterborough.......
The previous version of the route was different and ran in/out of Rawlins, but its the same once into Colorado down to Brush Mountain Lodge.
You'd assume Terry has some kind of issue and is heading down the road to Steamboat where things can be fixed or he can get out to Denver
Was noting more that he went one way (off route), then doubled back on himself and took another route (even more off route).
It could well be that Guy Martin is running silent. Or it could be a red herring. Without someone who knows what Guy looks like and (perhaps more importantly) sounds like, we are just guessing.
We're none the wiser; the OP asked is Guy Martin tracking or is he running under a pseudonym?
New wheel fitted, old wheel will be posted in due course. Just rolled into Lima in time for the restaurant to close. Will be bivi-ing in a truck stop until 7 when the cafe opens up.
Petrol station staff told us she couldn't believe we were allowed to ridentify at night (cyclists generally) and that by riding past her house she was kept awake. This in a town with a railroad through it and straddling the interstate. People are weird!
Petrol station staff told us she couldn't believe we were allowed to ridentify at night (cyclists generally) and that by riding past her house she was kept awake. This in a town with a railroad through it and straddling the interstate. People are weird![/quote]
I think the consensus on the bikepacking forum was that Terry Smith wasn't Guy Martin as someone had ID'd him in the 'bunch' on day 3 or 4....
Bloody good efforts from Greg and Tom, must be nice to be ahead of the pack!
Greg must be attacking the breakfast buffet at the hotel. That's quite a long stop for him. Tom has made a start and is eating up the tarmac section before Lander Cutoff.
