Yearly Distance Record Attempt (Tommy Godwin - 75,065mi/120,000k)

Tarzan has had yet another mishap, today he has broken his rear mech so is out of bikes and is now on his recumbent while his support look for a bike shop. He seems more crash and burn than Steve.

Yesterday he broke the steerer on his Cervelo and crashed, I think that was his third crash since starting.>

Yeah Tarzan seems a little haphazard

Also his kit is all wrong in my opinion, wheel sets with low spoke count and at least 2 carbon frame bikes

In my opinion one good steel frame is all you need with a back up frame with the same geometry obviously.

I mean its about distance, not speed.

One of his facebook comments made me laugh on his ability on keep breaking bikes

'Tarzan buy new bike. Tarzan ride bike, Tarzan go far.'

Some people are just accident magnets though. He certainly sounds like one.

Plenty of people do long distance riding on carbon bikes with low spoke counts. See Mike Hall's recent efforts (RTW, Tour Divide, etc). Sure there might be some survivorship bias in that though.

Being able to go slightly faster (especially uphill) for the same effort means the same distance in less time, which gives more recovery time.

I mean its about distance, not speed.

It's a trade-off between speed, distance and recovery time.

You might be able to do two or three consecutive days doing 300km in ~8 hours (slightly lower than a good 100 mile TT pace) but you've got no chance of recovering to put that effort in day after day.

Wednesday 28th Jan - 177.9 mi, 15:19:41 h, 5,472 ft

cumulative - 5,213.1 mi, 17:18:58:31 d, 149,930 ft

i do think that elevation gain should be factored into total distance tho

Don't know if I've posted this or not...

http://cyclingtimetrialpodcast.libsyn.com/steven-abraham-and-the-ultimate-one-year-time-trial

Hope he is doing ok in the snow right now !

Hope he is doing ok in the snow right now !

186k so far today. So, erm, seems like a yes. :)

29/1/15 Distance 306.8km 12:08:11 Moving Time Elevation 2,197m. 191 miles on a cold, blowy and snowy day.

https://burlycross.wordpress.com/2015/01/15/tg/

Thursday 29th Jan - 190.6 mi, 14:45:05 h, 7,208 ft

cumulative - 5,403.7 mi, 18:09:43:36 d, 157,138 ft

I'm off for a break, so if you don't see an update until next week..

#leshrug

Where's your commitment? Steve is out there come rain, hail or snow, you need a dose of HTFU.

#steveabrahamstearsstainingyoursoul

Ouch, pwned :D

Le smack, le pow

lol... poor sod.

So. Many. Mechanicals.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1567764140131960

Seems pretty chirpy about it though.

Steve's first email newsletter out today. Available from oneyeartimetrial.
"Do be careful as one of our early year hosts (a very experienced cyclist himself) had the misfortune of hitting the deck and broke his hip due to icy roads. You will all be pleased to know the person in question is on the mend."
Ouch. Seems this was when Steve came off trying to avoid the other rider. #letsbecarefuloutthere.

Friday 30th Jan - 190.4 mi, 15:14:24 h, 7,195 ft

Saturday 31st Jan - 149.5 mi, 12:03:11 h, 2,782 ft

Cumulative - 5,743.6 mi, 19:13:01:11 d, 167,117 ft

One month down. Knowing that Steve is already out on the road every morning makes it far easier to get on the bike regardless of the weather, this is a truly awe inspiring challenge and I hope nothing gets in the way of him completing it.

well done steve and Tarzan. Very impressive.

Sunday 1st Feb - 188.1 mi, 14:53:56 h, 6,040 ft

Cumulative - 5,931.7 mi, 20:03:55:07 d, 173,157 ft

Monday 2nd Feb - 186.7 mi, 15:04:26 h, 6,476 ft

Cumulative - 6118.4 mi, 20:18:59:33 h, 179,633 ft

I am feeling more and more inadequate. I did however, sort my standing order out today.

I cycled to work and back. Miles = smiles.

I just don't know how he can stay out there all day riding in these temperatures day after day. I am still thawing out after a couple of hours.
He has my undying admiration, and a bit of cash every month.

well done bmxed, thanks for stepping in.

just seem to have gained a couple of feet extra elevation, corrected figure would be: 179,631 ft

I was just looking at that wondering how I could have possibly made such a basic numeric error but it appears Strava is in agreement with me at a total of 179,633 ft, not that 2ft of climbing would make any difference to Steve!