Myself and my friend Chris Norton have planned to do an insane bike ride; consisting of 874 miles and plenty of locations to see. The challenge was thought of after a bike ride from Walsall to Birmingham Airport and back (36 miles) and would like to take on the beast of a route
Currently is a plan to keep bike riding like we already have done to prepare for it. We will consider buying road bikes with a light alluminium frame-providing speed and aerodynamic benefits. We could use mountain bikes, but road bikes provide more benefits compared to a more heavier mountain bike.
We will be wearing biking shirts and shorts, to allow our bodies more flexibillity and better comfort than standard clothing. We will have several so we can change them during the course of the journey.
The Route
We do not intend to break the 44 hour record, however, it is for self pride and determination so we both reckon it will take 10-14 days. On average for that we wil need to cover minimum 87 miles if we were to aim for 10 days. However it is possible to cover 120 miles on average a day, thus narrowing the amount of days.
Progress monitoring
I will be making posts on social networking such as Facebook and Twitter. Me and Chris will take pictures at popular locations and also tag our locations onto Facebook. Lastly, we plan to conduct video logs to show our friends what we are doing.
Finally, any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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