redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Mon May 24, 2021 7:27 pm
This just came through from one of the Bristolians. So am assuming it's Liam.
Well, unless somebody's nicked his bike it probably is
We go out into the hills to lose ourselves, not to get lost. You are only lost if you need to be somewhere else and if you really need to be somewhere else then you're probably in the wrong place to begin with.
Managed to find the picture online. Was actually just above waist deep, but still a nope for me!
Hard to tell, but looks a bit to far into the loch. In 2015, I just managed to keep my 'crown jewels' dry, but I've a 34" inside leg. I crossed with Ricky Cotter, who's probably 5'5" in heels and it was over the pockets at the back of her jersey. I still remember the shrieks Tough cookie that one.
I thought Liam was having an enforced 40 winks near Coire Lair there, but PING, and he's in Strathcarron.
I predict some rest in Dornie (or maybe get into Glen Affric first) and then finish. Amazing.
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I bumped into Mike Sheldrake in Lochinver. Yes, derailleur gone and called bike shop jn Scourie for a fix tomorrow. Now he's in Ullapool, so something changed.
Liam for the win now. Simply amazing!
Javi wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 7:39 am
That's bad news... I thought he could get it fixed.
The "bike shop" in Ullapool is just a rack of inner tubes, puncture repair kits and water bottles and the like in an outdoor sorts shop. Contin/Strathpeffer will be the nearest.
Better weight than wisdom, a traveller cannot carry
Javi wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 7:39 am
That's bad news... I thought he could get it fixed.
The "bike shop" in Ullapool is just a rack of inner tubes, puncture repair kits and water bottles and the like in an outdoor sorts shop. Contin/Strathpeffer will be the nearest.
I had a freehub posted to me when mine went bang just outside Ullapool. It made it's way from Kent to Ullapool in under 24 hours. I was amazed!! It gave me a day of faffing and eating. And the shipping only cost £18...
It's about 12 hours riding from where Liam is now - so he's doing brilliantly.
I got to Fort A at 21:50, had pizza and was back at Tyndrum for 09:55 so Liam should be faster than that. He's got 10 hrs 26 minutes to beat the course record?
Sean, you were riding through the night whereas Liam will be doing it in the daylight so should be quicker just because of that. Just hope there isn't a headwind in the Great Glen.
He's on the descent from the Pylon climb with the climb of General Wade's road to come. Just thinking that must be hard work on a singlespeed as it's such a steady gradient. Looking at his tracker history he's about eight hours ahead of the next pair.
Looks like all the leading group(?) took a nap overnight:
James Hayden at Kinlochewe for 7hrs
Andrew Hutcheson just after Kinlochewe for 5hrs?
Josh Ibbett just before the teahouse bothy for 6hrs
Liam at Inverinate for 2hrs
Trackleaders has Liam's current daily average as being 5 miles more than NB, possibly accounted for by the different route through Fisherfield. His avg speed is also slightly higher, could be close as to whether he breaks the record
Better weight than wisdom, a traveller cannot carry
slarge wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 9:32 am
So Liam doesn’t sleep, and from that pic he doesn’t eat or drink either. How does he do it?
He has a backpack with his waterinaide it. I'm gonna assume it has lots of strap pocket which is where he stashes his food. Equally though 'doesn't eat' could be a viable theory... he's on a Stooge afterall...
Liam might as well be doing an ITT , I don't think he's seen another rider since Lochinver and probably not seen many apart from Josh/James since passing the field early on.
Better weight than wisdom, a traveller cannot carry
whitestone wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 9:03 am
Sean, you were riding through the night whereas Liam will be doing it in the daylight so should be quicker just because of that.
It wasn't very dark or for very long but he should be much faster than me.
I was probably fresher as I'd had more sleep... but maybe not as I'd been riding since 5am before I got to Fort A at 21:50. I did 29 hrs on my last day. I was riding hard though as for some reason I'd suddenly realised it was a race and decided to go faster.
I think he''ll get under the record, which will also be the new singlespeed record