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I'd say it'd be best done over about 15 days if touring but you have to really love climbing, tolerate hike-a-bikes and be prepared to take a pretty lightweight set up. I did it on a Brother Mehteh with 43mm Gravelkings and I thought it was pretty ideal

Aye, he's doing well! Looks like he was just pipped to CP2 by Jaimi Wilson though. Not much between 3rd and 7th. AC/DC continues on his highway to hell;

Angus Young stopped for a total of 10 minutes so far... I guess he'll get two good night's sleep at CP1 but that's mighty impressive for nearly 600km over that terrain

You left Land's End and arrived at John O'Groats just two days before me in both cases, and in what looks like much better weather! Sounds like you got your share of wet weather on the way though. Mammoth effort this year so far, and for a great cause, it's really inspiring! Will donate now. Hope you can get the bike sorted soon.

Cheers! And yes I do have a fundraising page thanks;
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/nick-harpur2021
I've linked my Strava so you can see all my rides on there, including the detour off route to Inverness to get new pads.
Sorry for derailing the thread away from the race but hopefully this whets the appetite ahead of Saturday.

I planned it as a challenge to raise money for a charity close to my heart so it was right at the edge of what I can do. I'd say you'd want longer to do it if you want to savour it. Can't underestimate the amount of climbing, and how slow going some of the gravel/ loose boulder field passes are

I certainly do, I thought it was an amazing route and couldn't believe how remote some parts in Wales and Scotland were;
Pennine Way

Next to Cheddar Gorge

The Gap

Moel Prysgau Bothy (my first bothy experience)

Scout Moor Wind Farm

Kielder

Glen Lyon (where my front disc pads shook loose and disappeared)

Loch Ossian

I'm sitting in Inverness waiting for my train home having just finished riding the route so I'm very excited to follow this year's race. I did it in 10 days (with a detour at Fort Augustus because of a major mechanical) and I'm in awe of how quickly the leaders did it in 2019! It's so tough on your body and bike

Both rack and bag now sold

You'll see in the below photos that there is a bit of superficial scuffing to the rack but the bag is in great condition. All necessary mounts and connections are included. Bag is this one: https://restrap.com/products/rando-bag-large
I'm looking to sell together for £90 but if there aren't any takers I will split. Collection from White City or I can post at buyers cost.

I'm afraid not, but it's not something I'm concerned about with this bike as I have almost always ridden the bike loaded, fairly slowly. If you're looking for lightweight definitely look elsewhere though!

Sorry for not following up; frame is sold pending arrangement of delivery. I will post back on here if anything changes

Thanks for the interest all, had a few PMs too and just waiting for some responses from a couple of people now.

Here's a link to the original build;
https://konaworld.com/archive/2017/sutra.cfm

2017 58cm Kona Sutra frame and fork (plus BB, cranks, chainrings and headset).

I'll be sad to see this bike go as it's been a solid tourer, commuter... and more recently 1x 'gravel bike'. Tyre clearance is up to 2.2" with 700c, geometry is relaxed and it's a seriously solid frame so it'll go anywhere. The paint has some marks on it, particularly on the chainstays but otherwise it's in good condition. No issues with the BB or cranks, the headset works but is on it's last legs so I'd suggest replacing it (1 1/8'). I replaced the forks last year with black Kona P2 fork as I managed to cut the steerer of the old set too short (muppet) but there is plenty of steerer with this one (60mm).

Careful of the sizing as the 58cm is ST length; see Geo chart below.

I'm looking for £200
Preference given to collection from White City, London but will post if there aren't any takers for that.

Sounds quite mad; "I'm not going for the traditional derailleur design, it will be internal in the frame. The rear fork will have the derailleur hidden inside, so you won't have this big derailleur hanging to the side. Then the front derailleur will be inside the frame also."

Most sizes were gone on their website in about 2 hours! Mental. I managed to get my Large Mehteh from Woods Cyclery in New Forest though... might be worth trying some of their other stockists?

Yup, same here sadly. Not too surprised given my lack of ultraracing experience and the fact that they gave a few entries to GBduro2020 entrants, still gutted though!

I'm still planning to ride the route in early summer though as it looks great

It's a 2017 version and has the 73mm BB and loads of tyre clearance;
https://www.konaworld.com/archive/2017/sutra.cfm
I'm 187cm tall so it's a pretty long frame for me but I've loved it. Will post a link in the next few weeks when I get round to selling it

I'll be looking to sell my 58cm Kona Sutra F+F shortly but that might be a bit on the big side (395mm reach and 640mm stack)

I have a 20mm ID rim and a frame with buckets of clearance, is there a limit to how wide I should go with a tubeless tyre? Thinking back to my old school 26" mtb I remember running 2.3" tyres with inner tubes on really narrow rims... just not sure if the same applies with tubeless

As there has been no interest I will be closing this thread and looking to sell elsewhere later tomorrow

Good luck to you too. Yes, echo your thoughts on entries, I guess they need to make sure they have enough camping/ sleeping space at the checkpoints too

Thanks both!
It's a great grinder so hopefully it can find a home

Just stuck mine in too! Not sure if I'm being overly ambitious for my first Ultra but I really hope I get in. Picking a UK race is certainly seeming sensible now anyway...
Do you think they'll cap the entrants at a certain number? Already 116 (based on IG posts)