An Expensive Mistake...

[@HoofnIt03]

Wow, those wide open spaces and the rock walls! Thank you for sharing!

[@BikepackingAdventures]

I always remember my first PBP, finishing, coming back home and not being able to feel the ends of my fingers on one hand for over 4 months. I put that down to not having enough gel or padding in the gloves. Since then, no issues with numbing. Nicky' inside palms are a familiar sight to me, it does take a while for that skin to flake off and new skin to regrow. You just have to give it time and reduce ride loads; which on completing events such as TCR is actually remarkable easy because often than not your happy for a break off the bike! Well done to Nicky, I was dot-watching - glad to see you push on through to the end. As for the precision stuff, I bought a two boxes worth of the 1000 strength sachets for PCR - the sachets are just brilliant for ultras as they take up much less space.

[@Francesco_M.]

2022 tour de france femmes kind of vibe! Phenomenal day out in what looked like fairly hot weather; and how nice to see Nicky again and to know the incredible distances she's been riding! Way out of my league to grind out so many miles 12 straight days so credit to her and her resilience. Remarkable to say the least! West Yorkshire shouts freedom, thank you for having brought us along, I'm always keen about getting to know places I wasn't aware of before. Be safe out there on the road Katie and take care! We on the backseat supporting you. 😄😊 🌝

[@MyLouTube]

Fun video! I’m following Nicky now, she’s mega. Enjoy ssssoaking up the ssssssun! ❤❤❤

[@KatieKookaburra]

We HAVE to ride together!!!!! She will get you bikepacking and you will get her loving Rob carrying supplies hehe x

[@glennoc8585]

40 quid😮 if in a pinch for electrolytes you can make a mix up from common salt, baking powder, epsom salt and bananas for potassium. Most pharmacies stock electrolyte powders or tabs.

[@KatieKookaburra]

It was pricey for next day delivery to France - my fault totally!!! 🤨🥵

[@louisrafaelcom]

And generally electrolyte tablets don't cost NEARLY as much as Precision Hydration. Pharmacies and even grocery stores carry individual and sometimes combined ingredient tablets in tubes of 20 for less than a euro. Get the Mg, Ca, Zinc and Vitamin C plus banana and you'll be set for a week of riding for under 5 euros. Even in Switzerland, Lidl carries them for 85 cents.

[@virtualmartijn]

When really in a pinch Decathlon has several different brands (own brand, Isostar, Powerbar, Etixx etc.) and they are all over the place 😊.

[@Willjcbaker]

Styrkr > the rest

[@malcontent_1]

It's great to see Nicky again; I was just wondering where she was. Also if you're staying in hotels, it's good not to _over_ plan, b/c you can generally book a room on the day of your check-in.

[@penelopejamilecharle]

Nicky is hilarious 😂 great tips too…need to be numb eh?! Google here I come…

[@TBATTIECYCLING]

That hangover after a long ride is shocking 😢stay hydrated guys

[@darrenchubb6926]

Hi Katie glad your doing some rides nice senery l don't drink coke be careful when you ride in the heat lve been Watching Tour of Britain and the vulta take care

[@darrenchubb6926]

Thanks

[@ianlloyd1182]

You and Nicky are both Legends🙂👍. Your vids are always interesting and entertaining👍

[@palmer3977]

Bloody hell Nicky you are an absolute weapon.

[@Fixingeverthingwithaengine567]

I've had a long ride hangover from the heat here in Central Texas. It messes you up. You sleep like you are dead. Then you wake up drunk for a bit with a headache. I drink a lot of water and sport drinks and of course soda for sugar.

[@mojochaser6383]

Great riding both. 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️ I followed Nicky's epic TCR journey! She is such a power-house! 💪🏽 Oh, and thanks for the Need to Numb tip! 😉 Lovely video on such a sunny day! Good for the soul! 😊☀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️

[@jimpeyton1459]

Ohhhh I know the sinking feeling of not remembering my go to electrolytes mix. Last year's Triple Bypass ride I forgot to pack them...sat right next to where I was loading my bike box. Psychological setback...the event organizers had free packets from another well-respected brand...they worked just fine. Do you ever wear a cycling cap under your helmet. Several women on our TFC team do, even those with longer hair. I find the cap helps with sweat and protects my balding melon. Great scenery. Good chat about ultra events. Don't want to do anything that requires numbing my nether regions. Thanks as always. 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️

[@kezzert21]

Nick is mad........ in the nicest possible way, obv!! 😁

[@deblordoutdoors5783]

Gave me a proper chuckle, that! “Do you want a demonstration?” 😂

[@KatieKookaburra]

She’s a scamp 🤣

[@nickyshaw3827]

🤣@@KatieKookaburra

[@GrenvilleMelonseedSkiff496]

Turkish Delight … yum! Another fine video … lovely route. Ta very much! 🚴😀

[@MarkSmithSa]

I get all the electrolytes I need by eating dried apricots, dried figs, dried dates, bananas, coconut water and by adding 1.6 gm of pink Himalayan salt for every 600 mL of water. On average you need the following per litre of water in mg: 240 potassium, 10 magnesium, 1150 sodium and 20 calcium. The water replaces only that lost during the ride not before/after. You can calculate the amount of water needed for a ride in a temperature warmer than 20 C with the following empirically derived formula: mL/hour = 2.1935 T^2 - 105.79 T + 1972.9 (nb T^2 means T squared eg 22 x 22) where T is the average of the AccuWeather estimate of the RealFeel temperature of the ride. Add a 10% margin in case the forecast is slightly wrong, which it rarely is if you re-check an hour before starting the ride. I have derived this over the past 2 years of cycling in the north of Thailand where the RealFeel temperature ranges from 20 to 40 C. In the UK, the RealFeel temperature will generally be that provided by the forecasters as humidity, UV light and sun are not as severe as here.

[@238949]

I love Haworth, only been once but so beautiful and so much history there

[@gobears6487]

Nicky completed TransCon?! WOO HOO! Way to go! (Looked at their race report - no punctures etc but she didn't mention her crash here? Great photo on the report btw - in the water after!)

[@nickyshaw3827]

Crash? I barely remembered that amidst everything that happened over 12 days, too much to comprehend! The crash was only a minor one.. a little over confident on the rough stuff but it was on the last day so I was pretty wrecked anyway 😂

[@gobears6487]

@@nickyshaw3827 as soon as I saw this video I went back to the race reports, and aside from that they were really complimentary, and that's a great photo of you! 😊) Good luck with the hands btw... heal fast and huge congrats! 👏🚴🏼‍♀️👏

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

Good on Nicky putting on sunscreen! Looks you both had a fun ride. Also, you found the 1000 meters of climbing and those were some great climbs.

[@davidward3887]

Seemed to remember making some no bake energy bars you did quite a while ago but can’t find which vlog it was on! think they had cacao powder, oat milk but can’t remember what else, any clues?

[@jean-paulschmeitz5015]

Great video again! and you do look soooo healthy tanned, and beautiful white teeth! Keep up the good work!

[@chrisstrider]

PH is great 😊 they have just released Flow Gel at the Ironman WC Nice 300g of carbs in liquid form + bottle Oldham is like Nice today Côte de Rotisserie

[@bennp2000]

'Big Jack' AKA Thursden Valley Road Climb is upsettingly close to my house and as a result features almost every time I wish to go south towards Hebden (or onward to Cragg Vale). I'm never warmed up and as a result it always feels grim. I can't believe someone would pay £40 to ship some electrolyte tabs rather than try A N Other brand?!? Madness 🤣

[@davegb99]

Hate cobbles but eat at Cobbles and Clay. I am sure that if the cobbles were good enough for TdF and TdY then you can say that you rode at least a part of those routes 😀😀

[@malcontent_1]

KB, think about pre-loading with salt _before_ long efforts to prevent the onset of muscle fatigue & cramping -- this in addition to taking electrolytes along the way (per "The Salt Fix" by Dr. James DiNicolantonio).

[@KatieKookaburra]

Defo! Night before a big hot ride will have one of these and also the morning after :)

[@malcontent_1]

@@KatieKookaburra actually, you'll want to take in salt less than an hour before long rides. As a _supplement_ it won't remain effective in your system for all that long (according to the doc, who is a published biochem researcher, btw).

[@paulcuthbert8353]

Hi Katie, looking great, fit & healthy with the tan! Keep up the fantastic content! 🚴🏻‍♂️☀️😎👍

[@kovie9162]

I can't imagine riding without padded cycling gloves. Hot, cold, wet, dry, indoors, outdoors. So many reasons to wear them, no reasons not to. Add this to the list. Sunscreen, though, I'm still bad at remembering to apply. At least you don't need them indoors.

[@SignorLuigi]

I gotta get me some of that numbing creme. Luigi is my name. Numbing the nethers is my game. 😬

[@robp3431]

Ahhh the secret weapon revealed "need to be numb" ....might have to try it on 8-month-old Vizsla, as she has way to much energy🙂

[@JFomo]

How many of those tabs are you putting into your bottle?

[@bee_whisper]

cant claim that im an endurance expert but after doing touring for over a week doing back to back rides its often pressure points that hurt like saddle sores hands etc that are hard to get used to if that make sense that was more tiring than the miles on the legs .

[@slodoco]

"I hate cobble!" Proceeds to eat at "Cobble and clay"

[@KatieKookaburra]

Haha it’s the only option there!!

[@petervonl]

Wow! I can’t believe how fast that jelly thing went down… 😳

[@KatieKookaburra]

🤣🐷

[@mjoshi8058]

Precision hydration costs £9 for 10tabs vs. SIS costs £7 for 20tabs on Amazon! Wish I could get a sponsor 😂🙈🙏

[@KatieKookaburra]

But.... they are way more potent in terms of electrolytes. Go and compare online - then you need actually less of them so in terms of effectiveness they are better value :)

[@jolark2259]

Great video, keep it up 😎👍

[@ecopennylife]

I get a bad headache about a day after strenuous activity if if don't drink electrolytes 😊

[@slodoco]

What's the difference between that and Gatorade or other electrolyte drink?

[@nickyshaw3827]

My guess would be that it contains heaps of sugar (in addition to electrolytes) whereas tabs just have the electrolytes.

[@markgreen950]

Biggest takeaway here: if chamois cream is no longer cutting the mustard for you just cover yer sen in local anaesthetic lol.

[@KatieKookaburra]

It’s an *option* 🤪

[@jamesrosar3823]

Seriously, pain relief should be a last resort, preferably for when the ride is done, and no more damage is expected. Discuss these issues with a bike fit specialist to keep them from happening in the first place instead of treating the symptoms and risking more damage!

[@nickyshaw3827]

I had a multitude of strategies for keeping saddles sores at bay, it all worked and I had a happy bum. Bearing in mind I was riding 3500km into temps of high 30s, the numbing cream was a back pocket strategy to keep things comfortable and enjoyable in the closing stages. I wouldn't use it on an everyday ride but would take it again on the next ultra@@jamesrosar3823

[@Mesofs9]

better use antifriction cream on the skin, you still feel. but it really relvies rubbing especially on hot days.

[@nickyshaw3827]

I agree as a preventative measure, and a good antibacterial one at that. The numbing cream was a secondary measure if the sh*t hit the fan after 3000km and I wanted to continue enjoying saddle time en route to the finish! Takeaway - it basically made saddle sores a non-issue along with various other preventative strategies - keeping clean etc.

[@nicholascoupland]

Take a drink every time Katie says "like." 😜

[@sedricmalonejr]

I love her POC helmet..😊

[@michellesauter5956]

Great video!

[@davewatt8840]

Fabulous video as always Katie what a day for it. Wish weather was like this most of the year, just order the hydration tablets used these ones before and there great 👍 thanks for discount code. 👍

[@KatieKookaburra]

Ahhh thanks Dave! Yeah mega day out and so glad you like PH and got some savings :) they are MINT!! Love them! Happy riding :)

[@SignorLuigi]

ANOTHER SPONSOR FOR KATIE KOOKA-DEFENDER OF SHEEPIES!!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🥰

[@traderz13]

The title of this video should have reffed the tcr chat which was super valuable

[@jeffhorner6917]

Try a skull cap instead of a beanie!

[@KatieKookaburra]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🧑‍🦲

[@erskinelewis6365]

PH is on sale in France.

[@KatieKookaburra]

Not where I was sadly!!!! 😔😔😔

[@Keepinitreal61]

D'oh.

[@kevinlyon9501]

Cake stop every 10k yup I could do that.😅

[@Tarmaccyclocross]

she should think long and hard about Di 2 it was the most temperamental piece of equipment I’ve ever used and when it goes wrong it goes wrong big time

[@AlanJames]

You do have to learn how to get it out of crash mode, that seems to be the thing that most often catches people out. I had a similar left shifter malfunction on LEL and I was wishing for Di2 then. When I got home I replaced the cable and housing which was a much cheaper fix :)

[@syazwanabdull4835]

Nice

[@kennyhollinsworth5395]

❤

[@billyjesus5442]

are they a sponsor?