Ultracycling

You can do the Iberian double
There must be a prize for that surely?

Bit spendy for a GPX track

Had the same thought. I don't doubt his hard work sorting the but that's a bit much given I'm sure the planning and test riding was a lot of fun for him.

Is sore knees a prize?

I know its 2 months away and things change, but worth bearing in mind Spain currently has a nighttime curfew (around 10-6am, regions can vary by 1hr but not more). And regions like Andalusia currently have a ‘perimeter ’ which means you cannot enter without good reason.

I am sure they will be loosened in time, but when is up for debate

I wonder what AB's plan is if the regions the route passes through haven't lifted restrictions by end of March, when entries close? Might be worth a message to him.

Plan A - don’t get caught??

This is on the website:

Registration policies and Covid-19

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experiencing due to world pandemic of Covid19.

2020 has been a challenging year, pandemic protocols and travel
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All of us are most likely being affected by what’s happening globally.

In March 2020 we reacted to intense pandemic situation and changed our
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Things you need to know about 2021:

We are accepting registrations for all Transbike Adventures 2021
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that reason, we highly recommend that you purchase " CANCEL FOR ANY
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Transfer your registration:

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I can't see myself flying there in May from the other side of Europe, but for people closer to it, maybe.

Riding with lights off every night for the length of Spain doesn't sound like the greatest of plans.

I think BikingMan Corsica had this in Oct - half way through curfew started; so it turned from a race into a training camp...

Why are they not offering refunds if you can't get there due to a global pandemic.

Fuck bikingman.
Shittastic event.

“World championship of Ultracycling” LOLZ

Speaking of buying a new bike. Would it be madness to do Badlands on my Strael with 35/36mm at the front and 32/33mm at the back?

Yes

As I've said before, I could finish it riding a Shiv - doesn't mean it'll be fun, fast, sensible or safe.

Enjoy the walk.

What have you got lined up this year?

SRMR

I think this is probably the best place to ask... I want to get a tracker (peace of mind for loved ones etc) for multi-day rides where phone signal is patchy or non existent. Not sure I need to worry about actual two-way comms so is the Spot still the right balance between price and functions or is there something a bit better out there?

Do you want to be tracked, or just be able to summon help if it all goes horribly wrong?

If I was buy another one I'd get the 2-way comms thing from Garmin InReach or whatever it is.

Having a tracker is pretty useless for loved ones as they just panic when the dot stops and if you do need help you can't summon it.

I've also killed every tracker I've been given and haven't yet tried InReach so as of this point in time, I can't complain about them failing :)

There's some good chat on this podcast I think about them
https://www.spreaker.com/user/12049863/ep22

Maybe around the 1hr mark.

My spot tracker g3 is up for sale atm.