London Edinburgh London - Bike & Kit Check

[@pandeyes]

Fantastic ride so far - so well planned and dealing well with the inevitable adversity. Chapeau!

[@MattPage]

Thank you. A few things I would change in hindsight, although all kit related and not bike related.

[@2wheelsrbest327]

Thanks Matt very interesting video. Congratulations on you win and having just learnt that you suffer from Epilepsy that makes it even more remarkable. I know because I suffered from it as a kid but luckily grew out of it.

[@MattPage]

Thank you.

[@elleygaurav]

Excellent effort. I was tracking you day and night.

[@aemediainc]

Awesome ride, and great breakdown of the kit.

[@yuh9833]

Dude, this is my dream bike and I always wondered if it was durable for long rides. Thank you for the in depth insight.

[@MattPage]

I have had the bike since 2018 and in those years it has clocked up high mileage and lots of similar challenges.

[@yuh9833]

@@MattPage amazing. Would u recommend it for bikepacking or bike touring? I figured it'd be impractical but I love the geometry. Looks so cool

[@MattPage]

@@yuh9833 I have used it for bikepacking trips, but you won't carry much.

[@mrmtb1058]

Good luck. Look forward to video.

[@hectorkidds9840]

Nice set up, I took a different approach, Fairlight Secan, 35mm tyres, bivi, no drop bags. I took a bit longer than you... I couldn't have done it with your bottom gear!

[@MattPage]

That is quite different, how did you get on? It was borderline for the steep twin peak climb in the Pennines, but luckily I was feeling strong at that point so managed to get up OK.

[@hectorkidds9840]

@@MattPage really enjoyed it, my only regret was sleeping in the halls whey it was busy, outside would have been way quieter, I started almost at the back so it was busy at controls going North. Started 14:30, finished 05:30 Friday. Doing TPR in Oct so wanted to test my kit for that.

[@MattPage]

@@hectorkidds9840 I can imagine they were busy. On my return, I could see Brampton was rammed, and even as I got to Hessle there were still people there. Good luck at the TPR.

[@seeanda1]

Boy, did that work out right !

[@kpizzle1985]

Any chance you can do a video review of the Scribe wheels? I've got a pair on pre-order so keen to know what you think.

[@pip119]

Hi Matt, I was wondering what setting you found with the exposure light that was acceptable for the night riding on the road (presuming you occasionally flicked it up for fast bits)?

[@MattPage]

From memory, the 4/12 setting was more than enough. I had issues with recharging, as I thought I could recharge on the go with a battery pack, but you can't. For the final few hours I had to use the 36hr setting, and this was not enough on unlit, twisty roads, especially when very tired. My fault and a lesson learned. I now have a triple-cell battery to use for PBP.

[@thewattmeister246]

There were some savage climbs on the route, did you mange to cope with 36/30 ?

[@MattPage]

Yes, it worked well. Luckily I was feeling strong going over the twin peaks over the Pennies coming back.

[@thewattmeister246]

@@MattPage Thank you. Congratulations on completing a punishing ride and still finding time to post some footage from the pointy end

[@timwatson6689]

Suprised you took this over your Strael.

[@MattPage]

The Strael is more of an adventure machine. Comfortable, plenty of mounts but for a dry few days in August speed was more a priority.

[@PtWhiteBelt]

Late congratulations on your ride. I would've bailed. At least twice. (Irrelevant note, it's pronounced "bull-tongue" :))

[@Richz2]

How did you crack the Cannondale wheels?

[@MattPage]

No idea - I just noticed a crack one day. It wasn't after any particular hit, and they had never been crashed.

[@petercollingwood4108]

London to Edinburgh is 400 miles X 2 is 800 miles which is 1280 km not 1500 km

[@MattPage]

The route we followed, and my GPS says different. 1525.92km.

[@hectorkidds9840]

There was an option to plan your own route through Edinburgh, which may be why he's 25km short.