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More dumbness that should be postponed until things get closer to normal. The concept is interesting, but for a later time.
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As a point of reference, on my fairly large sized and large bagged hardtail, I can carry just about 3 days worth of food before running out of space. It’s a pig to ride it like that but you can do it. 2 days is fine if a bit heavy.
From memory the Revelate designs guys have done 7 days self-supported in Alaska, with fatbikes and packrafts and giant packs, but one of them was eating raw butter for calorie density by the end. And they’re no amateurs!
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I was only interested in the food aspect, not his crossing claims.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/2020/02/the-problem-with-colin-obrady/
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Yeah, it's a very interesting concept, but the timing doesn't sit right with me, especially as AUK and CTT are still postponing events and we are still being told to stay home to reduce any impact on travel. As soon as you have people bailing - if they're unable to cycle then they're on public transport or using cars, neither of which are good options.
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Yup. Could just about understand someone going off to do this solo in August-time. A brand-supported race is different. Especially as most of the entrants are people who aren't likely to be those most directly affected by Corona. Self-sufficient sounds a great twist though. Racers filtering water and eating nettle soup as Platy said would be fun to follow. Not sure how you would police it though?
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You would have to be mad to enter that. Anyone on here giving it a go?
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Is it really practical to be able to carry enough food for a ride with so much offroad? Colin O’Brady dragged a sled with his custom made energy bars and oatmeal etc but admittedly he needed more stuff to avoid freezing to death. Apparently he had something like 1.5kg of food per day for 8000 calories which isn't quite as sustainable on a bike unless you're going to finish quickly.
I wonder how "healthy" it is to switch to a sort of ultra-ascetic event on top of something that already is about people pushing boundaries given how many people seem to scratch from them anyway (I think 10 or 12 finishers last year?). Genuine question given I've never ridden more than a couple of days at a time in terms of long rides.
That said it limits the number of people prepared to commit to it so it keeps the number of starters down in a period where events in general are going to be looked at with raised eyebrows. Perhaps self-selection was what they were shooting for.