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frank9755
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My Friend Rob Bullyment is out there riding his seventh PBP
I rode it fixed in 2003 at the tail end of a heatwave, I carried far too much water, there were so many places between controls where you could get drinks, .
I rode 73" fixed to Brest and geared down to 68" for the return leg as my achilles flared up.
It's a fantastic experience, that ride out of Paris with a long line of tail lights ahead and headlights behind and the French roadside support is phenomenal.
In 2003 of the 4184 starters six of us were on fixed and five of us were Brits :D It's lumpy around Montagne a Perch and the run in to Brest but nothing too taxing.