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PBP was a bit of a tester to see how I went when riding >24hrs and I think I coped quite alright (ignore the odd hissy fits) so now this is firmly on the cards for next year.

Concerns: Bike - TT or road? Sleeping - hotels or ditches? Kit? Logistics - getting bike and me to start and from finish?

At the very least I will need a dynamo setup of some kind now.

Sub'd. Best of luck!

a 4400 mile journey across the United States at break neck speed.

Shermapun?

wow subscribed...

I thoroughly suggest talking to @t_w He made me a SonDelux with a HED Belgium rim and it performed absolutely impeccably. From a purely anecdotal point I could not tell the difference between when it was on and off from an effort point of view (though I wasn't exactly pushing hard)

I don't plan to break anything but we'll see.

The drag is only something like 8W, which is basically undetectable to me.

I like Archetype rims and @scherrit is my builder of choice but thanks for the recommendation.

Son 28 is excellent. Harry Rowland told me to avoid the delux, its flange width is smaller and therefore not as strong as the 28. Pair the Son with a Luxos headlight then you have benefit of an inbuilt cache battery and a usb charger. Mine survived heavy PBP rain with no dramas. Buy direct from the Fatherland via Rose for a considerable saving.
Re; accommodation, hotels everynight will be expensive so I will be bivvying mostly, plan to register on warmshowers.org so its not completely basic.
Any suggestions for a coach to help with training? I'm hoping I can manage on 3 x sessions a week, 250 miles (ish)

I have enough base fitness so for me the key training sessions would likely be longer self-supported rides to test body and kit over stupid distances. I'll need USB charging for sure. Durability is important as is efficiency.

There's an article about USB charging in Arrivee mag (as well as a ride report by Captain Ankles himself @scultura )

I like the look and compactness of the "Plug" as a backup but there are lots of complaints about resistors burning out and not being able to charge at speed, so might double up with a 2nd Luxos headlight/ USB combination and pack a large battery back up.
Im going to ebay my Garmin 820 and replace it with a 64 S which has ability to take AA batteries and also has buttons as opposed to crappy touchscreen as well as a decent aerial.
The 'Mericans on PBP convinced me of the benefits on going tubeless with wide tyres.

The Luxos worked USB charging on PBP even with the light on.

But the manual says no charging in rain. Go sinewave.

As well the Garmin 800 at start of charge reset to bright display which the 705 did not.

Cant decide whether to go East-West or West-East. Weather wise West-East must win it(?)

There's a Garmin 820? I'll need to do some research into this new world of dyno schtuff. Is there not a 'money no object, best' out there I can just fit and forget?

Yeah, the brightness thing has always happened with external power and my 800. I'm just used to adjusting it back down when I swap batteries. 810 is generally better for this kind of thing and was pretty good for PBP.

West-East is the 'proper' route and they way I will be riding it.

Err no fat fingers I meant 810. I believe that Son is the most established dynamo manufacturer and considered by many as the best, but on this type of event you want a contingency for any eventuality IMO.

I thought SON were the new, cheaper guys on the block and Schmidt were the established German touring dudes?

I believe they are one and the same entity?

SON = Schmidt's Original Nabendynamo

yes; "The Schmidt Dynamo front hub or SON (Schmidt's Original Nabendynamo)"

beaten to it

What's wrong with laps of Richmond Park?

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It was SP I was thinking of:
http://www.sp-dynamo.com/8seriesdynamo%20hub.html

So Schmidt/SON vs. SP

I get lost trying to get there, that's what's wrong.

€200 vs. €80.

West -> East has the benefit of the prevailing wind.