• patman159 on Instagram is running a series of photos of "bikes of #tcrno4 "

    Interesting to see the huge variety of set ups.

  • Absolutely. In a world where everyone is looking for the singular 'best', its great to see how many different, successful, approaches there are. From classic steel frames with twin ortleib panniers to a Pinarello with carbon aero-luggage.

    I am genuinely surprised to see a lack of behind-the-arse hydration though. I know @bananaskid gone for it and I think I probably would too. Some of those bottles look either crazy difficult to get to or open to disgusting wheel crud over the course of a few thousand km. That said, I've never ridden across Europe and I'm sure everyone riding has put more thought into it than me.

  • Absolutely. In a world where everyone is looking for the singular 'best', its great to see how many different, successful, approaches there are. From classic steel frames with twin ortleib panniers to a Pinarello with carbon aero-luggage.

    This is part of what makes it fascinating for sure - my latest bike was partially inspired by this race, I'd love to make a bike that was focused purely on being the fastest thing to ride for 4,000Km over this terrain.

  • Good to see that people would rather a gobful of Central European road shite than look like a Triathlete.

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