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[@weegiewheeler]

Me again. My first lejog was 2014. 11 days. 2018 did jogle 6 days. both unsupported. inc my first 300 miler from jog to glasgow my home. great videos and very inspiring find. shared with my cycling friends, thats for providing this continued content.

[@KatieKookaburra]

6 days is bloody awesome!!! That is fast! :)

[@weegiewheeler]

@@KatieKookaburra my most extreme. was that hot summer of 2018, as a scotsman, watching your nc500 videos you know what the weather is like up here. i mind staying at the yha in dartmoor. all rooky mistakes following a strava route, climbing out of exeter, hilly as hell. then last day ended up being 125 miles and 10,000 feet of climbing. 35 degrees. days that bring life long memories.

[@waynosfotos]

What people don’t realise as well, is with a 40 cassette on the back you can stay in the big ring longer when hitting the hills, also you have the chain straighter for normal riding as when cruising at 30km per hour your chain is straight from the big ring to the back. Pros do this in TT rides use a bigger front gear and bigger cassette on the back for efficiency. You also need to change less gears as there is bigger steps between gears. When you hit 10+ percent and you want to ride in the saddle, a 40 cassette is magic! I have hacked my campy to fit a 40 cassette up the back. Works awesome!

[@asicsrunner11]

That 40T cassette look like a giant cookie. The biggest cog I ever ridden on is my mountain bike's 32T. Best of luck on completing your ride Katie.

[@jonestell1562]

Did LeJog in June this year. Double shorts saved my rear! Be careful not to pinch your quads with them though so check there not too tight at the knee end. I changed to mtb shoes and double sided Shimano M540 pedals and it was best thing I did. And a usb charger for the Garmin as they don’t last the day. Take five minutes each day to properly absorb the experience as it goes quicker than you would imagine. Best thing I have done on a bike! Good luck and enjoy!

[@OneLessCar]

Have a blast! That cassette ring is huge! Great idea, you will be so glad to have it in the west country.

[@johnmitchell6527]

Too true. I've done the ride and the West Country's the toughest bit. Relative cruising once you get past Bristol 👍

[@paulsanchez4141]

Your awesome ! Keep on doing what you do I’m 59 years old and I ride here in Southern California. I’ve been riding since 2012 and i can’t seem to eat right. LOL so I’m about 30 pounds away from my goal of 200 lbs. through your KZbin channel I have changed my diet to about 90 % plant based and its working which of course I knew but in the past it was tough. Thank you and Hit Nothing But Air :)

[@KatieKookaburra]

That’s amazing well done!! Those last 30 will drop off I’m sure. Just get out there and enjoy the ride xx

[@JohnJohnson-lu9we]

Good luck and enjoy your LEJOG ride. Watch the A30, it's a busy beast, and also the A9/A99 at the other end, nasty drivers with no compassion on 'their road', for tired riders. My son did it 2012, with myself and other son as van support. He aimed to ride as none stop as possible, completing the 888 mile route,, in 98 hrs, including 7 hrs of which were taken as rest breaks. Don't think we'll ever forget the experience. Once again enjoy and take care.

[@cathschofield674]

Your excitement has calmed my nerves a bit, sure I’ll see you sometime during the ride, good luck you’ll smash it. At the age of 66 I’ll be just happy to get to JoG !

[@velogoo]

hope the wind direction is kind to you!

[@nigeltimms3582]

good luck Katie - have fun - its a great ride I have done it a couple of times and it holds great memories for me

[@deaglain]

1400km, you'll love it Katie, Good luck, and Kick Ass!!! Too right about putting as easy a gear as you can on. Over a number of days riding/and hills, you'll be glad you have it👍👍👍

[@fredmiller7554]

Today, I signed up for the 2021 Deloitte Ride Across Britain. If you are still riding with subscribers, I would like to join you for a ride after I complete the RAB. Since I don't know anything about England, I keep a Great Britain map by my computer to see where you are riding.

[@Stuartrusty]

Looking forward to seeing your latest adventure, be well and stay excited! 🤗

[@passat18t]

Good luck, Katie! Loving that 40 cassette, now you got me thinking :)

[@PaulElliott1987]

Good luck katie, enjoy it as much as possible, will be looking forward to your upcoming videos 😀👍

[@8895tyler00]

Good luck Katie hope you enjoy your ride I will be doing it next year 😉

[@scotland9922]

Can't wait.. hopefully weather be lovely while in Scotland lovely views if i do say so myself!..

[@matthewbird2678]

Good luck Katie!! Hope the weather is kind.

[@kevintaylor213]

All the best Katie will be watching and waiting for the videos.

[@etops.flight]

Another epic journey for you to document. Looking forward to the videos. With you on the 40T cassette, spin it to win it!

[@darrellcarter1163]

Have a great ride. Enjoy Ur epic ride can't wait to see updated . Ride safe Katie

[@leehyson9831]

Hope you have a great time and the weather is kind to you.

[@BikepackingAdventures]

Good luck Katie on LEJOG! I finally, finally, finally have my first 600km coming up this weekend too! Hope the weather is fair to middling throughout your journey and my own. Looking forward to the photos on Insta as always.

[@patton1977]

Still can't believe how lovely you have gone x

[@jonathanhall2401]

Hope you do better than me last year. Collided with a DHL van on day four got quite badly injured and still recovering.

[@stephenjeffreys4219]

May you have a tail wind all the way! Looking forward to having daily updates too. Also what rear derailleur set up do you have to cope with a 40 tooth cassette - sounds what I need for North Wales

[@KatieKookaburra]

It's called a WolfTooth :)

[@peterhartill3047]

Cool 😎 to see you so excited after your injury Steady on the hills girl (40 mesh wow ) 😎 Happy cycling 🚴🏻‍♀️ 🚴🏻‍♀️ 🚴🏻‍♀️

[@jonathansapier7574]

Good luck Katie. It will be epic - take care

[@dbest1aVlogs]

Look forward to seeing the Video . I've never seen a Hub that charges items. Wow..

[@Richard_Ashton]

Here you go kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYa0mmWrrsmWbtE

[@dbest1aVlogs]

@@Richard_Ashton thank you.

[@davecarter1047]

Mate, like others have said hope the weather and wind is kind to you, good luck and just have a fab time

[@KatieKookaburra]

Thanks Dave!!

[@MiniEggs1999]

Hope you get some good riding weather next week. Hope your body is feeling ship shape. Don’t forget to give us all a wave on your way through 😃

[@KatieKookaburra]

I surely will xx Thank yoooou

[@alanknowles3290]

Hi Katie, have a fantastic time, and a epic ride, are you camping? i'm looking at doing this next year and hoping to raising some money for Macmillan, they were there for my Dad. The ride looks amazing, something to be proud of achieving, a memory to remember, plus lots new friends made. enjoy the ride and take care.

[@grahamarthurs156]

Good luck Katie !!!!

[@briansrcadventures1316]

I recently changed my 8 speed 12-28 cassette (yes, i have a cheap bike!!) to an 11-32. Much better for my gammy knees on the hills. For me to fit a 11-40 cassette I'd probably be best changing the entire drive train to 10 speed at least, which is probably more than the bike is currently worth..

[@waynosfotos]

Brian I Really need the eleven speed groupos to make it work, but the upgrade 105 is not to expensive, whack a roadlink on and a 11 - 40. Remember chain length is critical.

[@alanspence1716]

Very best of luck, and also I hope you have an absence of bad luck! I’m sure you’ll do very well considering how fit you’ve got. Fully supported though - what a softie! (But totally sound, as you always are.) I’ll be following you every day.

[@TheCoopsvids]

Good luck Katie 👍🏻

[@Greenjuiceman]

hope you don't mind but I just shared your video on the facebook page of this years RAB - I really value what you say about gears - thanks so much for your brilliant vids :-)

[@KatieKookaburra]

Thanks so much!! There’s a playlist of every single day too so please share away :) x

[@davonpointer2310]

Have fun Katie

[@marklucas8110]

I think you may be 'a bit' excited Katie :) Good luck on LEJOG and look forward to the viewwwwssss in your videos. Take care and mind that traffic!

[@waynosfotos]

Conti make some great tyres, but the edge they had has been bridged by other manufacturers in recent years, lots of tyres as good now if not better. Vittoria Graphene G+ are heaps better than their older model, also Veloflex, Schwalbe and Pirrelli have really taken the competition to conti.

[@hotdog9025]

Good luck and enjoy!

[@marcocuratolo6052]

❤️❤️good luck K.K.!! the 40 is too much for road..you ll probably be slower than walking..unless you re a crazy spinner going at 120 rpm. but the problem is that when you re tired you cannot spin so much..

[@waynosfotos]

Mate, remember you still have a 50 - 11 gear, A 40 for bike packing is awesome, you may not use the 40, but remember it is always there if feeling tired. The next gear down is a 34, so you can stay in the big dog longer. Remember this is not a fast group ride.

[@waynosfotos]

I have a 40 on and I have been doing 60 cadence in the mountains near Chiang Mai Thailand

[@barriegibson]

Good luck ! Enjoy it.

[@mikeenglish1492]

Good luck Katie

[@run_cycle_life4005]

I put a 40 cassette on for my JOGLE... used the 40 every day!

[@richym2020]

Do you need a rear derailleur road link or can you rear derailleur handle the big cassette?

[@waynerenshaw-multi-outdoor4521]

Hi Katie myself and Angie are doing Lejog next year on our fat bikes unsupported, camping each day ... did they keep of the busy roads and stay on mostly quiet roads.. I've seen the vids , but I know it's cut and edited... Cheers Wayne Great ride 👍

[@KatieKookaburra]

That’s amazing so excited for you!!!!!! Yeah the route we did which is all on my Strava was mainly quiet roads. The odd roads were busy but nothing too bad.

[@waynerenshaw-multi-outdoor4521]

@@KatieKookaburra awesome cheers Katie.. treated Angie to Topeak kit for the fat bikes plus using biolite stove for cooking as it's got a built in charger when cooking and has a USB charger for the phones and Wahoo Element... and Gopro will have a mini gas stove for backup 😉 👍 I follow you on KZbin plus Instagram.. we'll be doing the Way of the roses early next year and maybe the Cambrian way to test out the fat bikes when fully kitted out .. I've just followed you on Strava Katie.. keep an eye on me and Angie next year .. I'll be posting pics soon of our kit and fat bikes kitted out 👍😉📸📸📸

[@theseniorcitizencyclist9122]

Very informative. What dynamo do u use for charging your gadgets? Is it available on Amazon?

[@KatieKookaburra]

SP-9 I think it is :)

[@GazzaView123]

Good luck Katie! No mudguards on the bike?

[@johnmorrissey41]

Katie, what rear mech are you running to take the 40T cassette?

[@joecondron2131]

Curious, what is the gear inches of that 34 × 40t???

[@firkinjeffery1]

"Katie kookaburra" I remember that programe well The little lad i watched it with Noe 18 !!!

[@mikebradford2651]

Good luck Katie, I hope the weather is kind to you. I presume your leg strain is healed now?

[@KatieKookaburra]

Mike it's so much better! Thank you x

[@MuppetAlex1]

Good luck. Have fun. I am looking forward to the videos. By the way. Are you doing the hotel or tent option? I would like to know how you found the organisation, set up, usw.

[@KatieKookaburra]

Tent :) Let's hope it's dry x

[@MuppetAlex1]

Good luck and have fun tomorrow.

[@aakew]

Good luck!

[@Jcrossland1980]

All the best!!!

[@moonwrasse]

They know how to put on a great event, You will want for nothing, Loulou's food is epic, best food ever. First 3 days are grippy.

[@EvenWaysMusic]

I really want to do this :) I'm a long distance thru hiker myself (walking 100+ miles over days and wild camping) and haven't cycled since I was a kid... If I did this, I'd want to camp out for most of it. What would it be like from your experience to do this with a 15kg back pack on you? I typically walk with 16kg - 18kg weight but I haven't a single clue about how weight feels like when cycling

[@KatieKookaburra]

Just attach that weight to bikepacking bags :) no need to have the weight on your back

[@EvenWaysMusic]

@@KatieKookaburra This is a good point... Can you tell I'm a walker hahaha thank you :)

[@stephenbetley9596]

Say hello to Rob, one of the ride leaders. Get him in the vids! :)

[@totallynotraging]

I just wish 40 cassettes were on more bikes from the shop floor and didn't have to be retrofitted - for the audaxers and tourers among us, we want big gears!

[@waynosfotos]

geezer Hope is out there with the new groupsets having longer derailleurs, hoping sub compacts will take off too. :)

[@BillEvans1956]

For transporting your bike to LE, did you use the company recommended by Threshold or did you choose another?

[@KatieKookaburra]

Yep I sure did.

[@davidgibsonphotography]

Good luck

[@mrichards55]

An audaxer would do that distance in five days and nights, sleeping in bus shelters, pooing in fields, eating in petrol stations and drinking cold cups of tea in community centres. But on a serious note, best of luck with the ride! Enjoy

[@KatieKookaburra]

They sure would but this is a much steadier approach haha.

[@chriszanf]

An Audaxer would do London-Edinburgh-London in 5 days (1400km) with no sleep, eating poo, shitting in petrol stations and community centres.

[@Digi20]

Hi Katie, did you do any mods to the rear derailleur? Normaly the 105 long cage is only meant for a 11-32 cassette at the max. - and what cassette did you use?

[@KatieKookaburra]

It’s a 40 cassette with a medium cage but using a wolf tooth.

[@waynosfotos]

Go to wooftooth a USA company and look for roadlink, it is about $25.00 USD. This is fitted between the derailleur and the hanger. It allows more chain wrap and increases the tooth capacity of the transmission. Chain length is critical and needs to be sized correctly for big big and small small.

[@ashleyscarth8363]

Buy new r8000 ultegra medium cage mech you can run 11-40 cassette you don.t need the the road link.

[@KatieKookaburra]

Really?? How come, is it just longer than 105?

[@ashleyscarth8363]

@@KatieKookaburra kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKC4iYqsdrNgb80

[@waynosfotos]

Katie Kookaburra The new shadow range ultegra has a much longer total length derailleur, so you can fit a 40 cassette on with no roadlink. I haven’t tried it myself, but seen many examples on the net where it is done. Only prob is you need to fork out for the groupo and have it fitted, bit pricey unless you are upgrading. Anyway the roadlink works pretty well. The only problem I have had with the roadlink is it is easier to bend so need to take extra care when leaning your bike against something.

[@ashleyscarth8363]

@@waynosfotos if Katie running a 11 speed group set on here bike just buy r8000 ultegra medium cage mech you can get one for &60 don.t need a new group set

[@waynosfotos]

ashley scarth Sorry true, the derailleur has the same pull ratio as the older groupos, so easy to swap out. I imagine you are talking pounds when you say 60?

[@myminx]

Good luck ! What day do you start ?

[@KatieKookaburra]

Saturday :)

[@waynosfotos]

Another great bike bag manufacturer is a owner operator manufacturer in Victoria Australia. Check him out, company name “bike bag dude” waterproof and top quality.

[@campodma1]

Is the Ride Supported or Self Supported?

[@KatieKookaburra]

It’s fully supported :)

[@stemante1]

Come on 40 in the back.... ok, you wanna spin but you will be soooo slow! 34 or max 36. I live in the Dolomite plenty climb... with 32 in the back you go everywhere...also Zoncolan the ardeste climb in Europe....

[@KatieKookaburra]

It's not about speed riding 1400km - well not for me anyway. It's about preserving my legs and keeping them freshhhhh!!

[@stemante1]

Perfect Katie, I was pushing you to go a bit faster...., enjoy every second. ciao

[@waynosfotos]

Why Why Why people say this, if you ride to watts, 250 watts at 60 cadence is the same as 250 watts at 80 cadence, so what is your point? You don’t go slower. But you are not grinding.

[@stemante1]

Hei super coach, I never mention of grinding.... my point was; you are at 250watt at 80 rpm, 90 even better (not 60 like you write)!! then by keeping the same watts and cadente you put down 1/2 teeth to go faster..! not easy, we need a strong aerobic capacity and strong resistence to do so..!!

[@batbollox]

Please buy a decent microphone! It sounds like you are talking in a public loo!

[@KatieKookaburra]

There's an external mic on the camera... hmmmm.... I think it's because there's no carpet to buffer the sound.

[@batbollox]

Katie, buy a tie mic. In fact, buy two for when you're doing interviews. If you're listening to this with headphones on, it's bloody awful!

[@alanspence1716]

Katie always sounds good to me, how dare you say this (only joking)?