Freedom50 - London To Amsterdam Documentary (Short Version)

[@olegsmirnov8740]

Great job, so much inspiration! I'll be doing the inverse route, Amsterdam to London, on May 26

[@95acw88]

Fantastic efforts Looking to do a solo trip next summer! Train from Manchester to London, and then hit the road! Really inspiring to see somebody else do it. I’ve just got a quick question - regarding tyres - would you recommend thicker/gravel tyres or would normal road tyres hold up? As a follow up, how did the whole team get on with punctures etc?

[@olegsmirnov8740]

Did you figure out anything about the tyres? Are you planning to take spare tyres to the trip?

[@95acw88]

@@olegsmirnov8740 I did the trip. I had to use google maps bike mode on the first day (London to Dover) and it took me down the worst routes (off road, muddy, very remote) I had gravel tyres that were good, I got a puncture down a very muddy path that I couldn’t fix myself. I chained my bike up, took my wheel off, got an Uber to the nearest Halfords and then went back to my bike and carried on. When I’m France, Belgium and Netherlands, you have to be pretty unlucky to get a puncture as the bike paths are so good