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This is really insightful, thanks. It was crossed this winter, haven't read but saw the headline and glancing at the images, they are on some faaaat tyres. It says unsupported, though I'm wondering how the photographer got around...!
https://bikepacking.com/plog/iceland-crossing/Reading your excerpt further up, I'm fairly sure I would have perished if I was that cold and wet for that long!
I've been toying with doing this without buying or building up a new frameset. Limits me to 650b x 47c , the biggest they go on an Arkose and would be following this route (since I'm fairly sure that you can't legally go off the f-roads for the most part).
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28795901
@hollow__legs late summer LFGSS trip...!
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I took it down because work was quiet and I wanted to re-do it.
Not all cycling trips to Iceland are like this... I think the middle F35 and F26 are relatively gravel bike friendly, I think at the start of each summer they give them a refurb. But once you leave those routes you are on either unmaintained roads or walking tracks and you are on fatbike/mountain bike/pushing territory. I came back wanting a Surly ECR which I think would have been great for it. I've occasionally thought about going back in winter, but have concentrated on the ultra races for the last few years.*
I was out of season so everything had closed in the middle except the mountain rescue stations who would send messages ahead with my route/timings to make sure I got to the next place. I was really on my own.
*If anyone would like to do a winter trip to Iceland and has the connections to get some fat bikes I'm all ears!