The Man Who Cycled the World

[carvell]

Anybody watching this?

A few episodes have been on and it's really good. Proper adventure, just one bloke, his bicycle and his camera, no support or anything.

Available on iPlayer - be quick to get ep 1.
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Yamaha TDM 850

[Shaane]

i caught about 20 Minutes of it at the end today.

Seemed like quite a good series/program.

Wished I'd seen all of it now.
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[carvell]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search/?uri=%2Fiplayer%2F&go=toolbar&q=man+who+cycled

Ta da!
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Yamaha TDM 850

[Shaane]

[carvell]

Turns out there's 4 episodes in total so hopefully the 4th will appear on there soon, whenever it airs.
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Yamaha TDM 850

[Steve H]

Tonight 10.35pm.


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Mellow Yellow
The BCF Top TEN - 2010, 2009, 2008, The Original.

[EuropeanNC30R...]

Cycling through the Australian outback looked surreal, especially that 90 mile straight.

Heading in the same direction, same horizon, heat and a strong head-wind, I bet some lesser-minded people would crack mentally.

[Steve H]

Agreed, his willpower and mental strength thankfully is equally matched by his physical ability - Respec' as they say, is due.

Enjoyed your Alps adventure by the way Mo, fantastic read - I'm planning on cycling the Alps in 18 months (road not mtb) although am doing it the lazy way and driving down there, having a base and backup (well, the wife!). I plan to do a couple of climbs but my main goal is Alpe D'huez - Any further pearls of wisdom?

Oh and to go totally off topic - With the imminent release of '09 bicycles, now's the time to haggle for the '08 models, I've just got nearly 25% off the rrp (rrp was £499) of a Marin Northside Trail just by emailing Marin retailers and politely enquiring if they'd be prepared to do a deal.
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Mellow Yellow
The BCF Top TEN - 2010, 2009, 2008, The Original.

[EuropeanNC30R...]

Thanks. Have you read the book "French Revolutions" by Tim Moore? He does most of the classic climbs and is very funny, similar to your style of writing.

I would take some time into making sure you have some low enough gears to spin the lactic out of your legs, that's the main killer when in 1st gear your legs start filling up with crap and there's no let up in the gradient.

[Steve H]

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

[Steve H]

[EuropeanNC30R...]

[EuropeanNC30R...]

[Steve H]

Yeah, I realised that I'd need a smaller double but think I'll just go for the triple instead and might just add the cassette too as my road bike (Coppi Lugano) is a few years and many miles old - looks like Messrs Campagnolo/Shimano could be benefitting from so 'H' cash

And there's NO WAY I'm doing it with luggage - Nutters
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Mellow Yellow
The BCF Top TEN - 2010, 2009, 2008, The Original.

[Eddie Hitler]

Brilliant, just watched all 3 and cant wait for the final on tonight.

[Irezumi aka Reuben]