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I ride nearly everyday at night alot so i am quite good a doging potholes. Once rode back to suffolk from the wirral for fun in mid november. Main light went bang soon after i turned them on. Mounted the emergancy be seen light which illuminated jack all. Still rode the remaing 9hrs avoiding every pothole. I can see in the dark. I am quite used to long rides but have never trained for them specifically.
Clip on aero bars will never happen. First of all they wont fit on the looks adhn aero drop bars and i am not swapping to round bars. Ever tried cabling one of these bikes as the cable run through the bars. Hours of fun.
The last time i used aero bars i was riding the now dead tt bike home thinking the road was clear ahead ot was not. There was a parked 4x4 which i slammed into at 20mph. Nearly chopped my nose of in the accident. I had other facial injuries all of which have healed but not only did i find aero bars limited my visibility but when riding them i was way to nervous and kept my speed down.
The bike k am using is a look 795 it has aero wheels. It is the bike i do road racing on. I have a skin suit. I will work on getting my kit as comfortable as possible. I might have to use some chamois cream. I never have before but i have never spent more than 17hrs on a bike either. I am used to eating when i need to but i have never had to plan my eating like i will have to for this event. There is a massive difference between eating to perform and eating to get yourself home.
Sounds like all people do for these events is ride alot and address all the things i am already thinking about. It is good to know i have not missed anything. Targeting 400 miles this time. I will do the kent 12hr as a practice run.
Maybe i will stick with helmet i use now. It is a giro air attack or whatever they call there aero effort. Its comfortable which is a start.