Trans Am Bike Race / TransAm / TABR

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c.h.e.

I think that, apart from fitness and beeing crazy eerm mentally strong, this ability to not bring anything is really important in long distance.
You really need your routines nailed down and be comfortable with nothing.

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frank9755 in reply to @c.h.e.

You really need your routines nailed down and be comfortable with nothing.

Sure, you need to be able to do without creature comforts, but most advice is to take stuff if you think you might need it. Time saved from leaving out 1/2 kg of spares or tools is pretty small compared from the time lost when you need whatever it is to fix something.
Knowing where to draw the line is the key thing!

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c.h.e. in reply to @frank9755

I mean, what do they carry, one Softshell, tissues, emergency blanket, chewing gum?
Wash bibs every day? Maybe a spare part of socks?
I kind of know how it works, but it amazes me.

The moment you have spares and tools and all the zipties whatever with you there is no space in those two tiny bags!

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