Record-Breaking Tech: Mark Beaumont's North Coast 500 Bikes & Kit

[@gcntech]

What do you make of Mark’s set-up for this challenge?

[@kpizzle1985]

According to Parcours wheels a rear disc wheel is more stable in windy conditions than a deep section rear wheel

[@douglasbooth6836]

What speed was the speeds suit made for?

[@galaxymohit]

Gold ultra when he says must have the trusted tires. Solid affirmation.

[@jameshughespictures]

Amazing!! Congrats on the record! I was wondering…. Has anyone ever made a chin rest , integrated into aero bars, to give some neck relief?

[@jrcampbell2367]

@@jameshughespictures Yes, used on the RAAM. The problem is falling asleep or hallucinating on that race.

[@davekashuba4730]

It's good that they put his name on his water bottle. After 28 hours, I wouldn't remember what my name was either.

[@gcntech]

😂

[@n22pdf]

Mark is is such an amazing rider a massive inspiration to anyone so good 🏅🚴👍🤩

[@gcntech]

He's has fired us all up 🔥

[@rev_dude]

Props to the editor for that intro montage, that was on point with the music, nice job.

[@gcntech]

Thanks for watching 🙌

[@DigitalB11]

Fair play. Great ride. I can’t help but feeling that the aero helmet cannot be optimised for long distances. Every time he moves his head, he’s creating massive amounts of drag.

[@NikFowler]

How does Mark get the Wahoo to last 29 hours? Or does he just use 2?

[@GilbertTang]

It needs to be one head unit running consistently to (among other things) keep a contiguous Strava run. He recharges during the ride. You can see this in the film where he’s got a wire connected to the head unit on one end and presumably to a battery in the bento box on the other.

[@douglaspate9314]

What an amazing set up and totally awesome video. I did struggle though trying to follow the "numbers" which were randomly metric and imperial. I don't "know" imperial so had to keep stopping and using my convertor on my iPhone. Sort of upset the flow.

[@LukeGJPotter]

Mark: "If you don't trust the equipment..." 12:41 Pirelli PZeros 😬

[@traildoug415]

Cinturatos not PZero's.

[@steveyankou4144]

nice catch at 8:01

[@JayLato]

9:16 makes sense. Now I see what Ascent Bikes is talking about with their 69mm Polaris wheels when they say “Confidence is speed”

[@simonroberts5033]

do these ever go onto gcn+ cos the adverts on KZbin kill rhe videos

[@simonstucki]

interesting the old 11 speed cranks on the main bike and on the 2nd bike the new dura ace 12sp why?

[@ewtcizs1101]

What lights is he running? Looks like a cool, well thought out setup 👍

[@big_icky]

Looks like an exposure set to me

[@big_icky]

Possibly the new 2023 Sirius Mk10 + TraceR MK2 ReAKT Pack

[@SonnyDarvish]

@@big_icky what a name! rolls off the tongue 😛

[@petinka721]

Super bikes for a super rider!

[@gcntech]

Yes indeed! 🔥

[@obiseankenobi2056]

12:43 - ' Mark is also using the dirty old chain of his mountain bike for this effort "

[@SonnyDarvish]

that might be wax

[@BigBeezyBtown]

Anyone know why they went Ultegra on this? Seems strange to not use the top end stuff.

[@jrcampbell2367]

It might be to get the desired gearing, both the front small chainring and the rear mech to accommodate the MTB cassette.

[@mativings9345]

What size frame E-119 does Mark ride?

[@onederment]

so what was his pride and joy (The saddle that he had to sit on for 29h)?

[@jon-williammurphy9780]

They said the saddle on the one he ended up not using, but not on the real one, what the heck!

[@oscalcmen]

what lubrication was used for the chain?

[@MrBoggins1234]

Incredible human.

[@anon63747]

is that an 11 speed chainring on the front?

[@obikedog]

Spoiler alert one time! So the RAAM second part is out now. Great. Watch that first folks.

[@adriankvernbraten3519]

What brakes is he using?

[@anasgtr]

NO FREEHUB SOUNDCHECK? WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN US OLLIE

[@gcntech]

Have you seen the Full video yet? 👉 Full of freehub kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6enp62tfKmSb9k

[@flowjoe100]

Slightly surprised by the Ultegra chainset

[@jespernohr]

Can't believe that the gears are not in biggie small, and the disc wheel wasn't lined up correctly #BikeVault

[@gcntech]

What was Hank playing at 🤔

[@psycholist724]

Kind of a shame that Hank pointedly didn't give away the ending of the NC500 challenge but then the description on this post gives it away anyways. Oh well, I'm sure most of us already knew. I followed Mark on Strava so I could see the whole ride.

[@PVG2100]

Freehub soundcheck?

[@gcntech]

Plenty of freehub in the record attempt 👉 gcn.eu/7JR

[@galenkehler]

the lines on the rear wheel line up perfectly with the lines of the bike, but hunt printed their name upside down 🙃

[@shawnsee2688]

And on ultegra.

[@douglasbooth6836]

I think because you get a bigger range of gears.

[@PoulHansenDK]

I wonder why he didn't choose a shorter helmet. I think most researh nowadays point to a slightly shorter helmet is most advantageous in races where you can't hold the optimal headposition all the time, which is certainly the case here. Even Ganna at his hour record had a shorter helmet than Mark here.

[@gcntech]

Mark spent a lot of time optimising every bit of kit for this event. He chose the best kit for him 🙌

[@howardfan99]

#AskGCN Why does Hank’s dad call him Jimbo?

[@gcntech]

Hank is a man with many names 😂

[@ShannonSouthAfrica]

Why is it not UCI legal? Weight? Too aero? Not safe?

[@mposh]

UCI has specific rules regarding bike (and TT) frame shapes and 'tube' placements. Most triathlons don't follow UCI rules, so bike manufacturers offer a both TT and Tri bikes

[@ShannonSouthAfrica]

@@mposh The UCI is daft. A bike is a bike for the most part.

[@ShannonSouthAfrica]

@@mposh Thanks.

[@mposh]

@@ShannonSouthAfrica I also worked at A18 for 4 years (2014-18) as a Sales Coordinator + Tri Product Manager.

[@mikegolfaviation6340]

its strange to see hank discuss aerodynamics and watts savings instead of ollie

[@gcntech]

Who do you prefer? Battle of the bike nerds 🤓

[@mikegolfaviation6340]

@@gcntech both

[@nishieda]

Even faster if they weren't Hunt. HUB-TECHNOLOGY rules for long rides.

[@leorudiger6401]

Why isn't the bike UCI-legal? Is it because he's riding it with too high socks? :P

[@JayLato]

Hunt didn’t really think that rear logo placement out to well eh? ……..or did they? …..crap here I am talking about it. “Fair play” Hunt, Fair play.

[@DigitalB11]

80 psi with tubeless? That’s insane. Could run way lower and have better rolling resistance and comfort

[@glharlor]

Not if the roads are smooth. High psi on smooth roads is way faster.

[@scriptosaurusrex]

Just to double my chances of getting this seen, I will ask the same question as on the main video. How is it that this bike doesn't need to meet the highway code? Is it because it is a record attempt? Specifically, asking about rear and pedal reflectors. 'Rule 60 At night your cycle MUST have white front and red rear lights lit. It MUST also be fitted with a red rear reflector (and amber pedal reflectors, if manufactured after 1/10/85).'

[@francoisthomas4930]

The socks save 26W at 33mph? Is this really fitting for riding below 20mph average for 28h+ ? I wonder if Mark's suit is fitted to his expected average speed, like the suits that were used by the men and women athletes in Kona, especially tailored for different riding speeds.

[@pierrex3226]

What would you use instead, wool socks?

[@francoisthomas4930]

@@pierrex3226 socks specifically made for his riding speed, not for 33mph when he averaged 18 If you look at the men and women's trisuits at Kona this year, they used different technologies since some guys averaged 44kph while the best women averaged 38kph

[@jonnythelegs2597]

In steady state air conditions at 22mph it would be 13W saving, he'll be cruising at around that sort of speed to a average 18-19mph.

[@glharlor]

There is zero chance that watt savings claim is accurate in the first place.

[@jonnythelegs2597]

That is also assuming the same air density as the environment the original numbers were taken from.

[@Pav_1983]

That's definitely not the fastest kit available out there. 0:35

[@JimKJeffries]

What the hell, you sit next to a bike, showing it off, yet no biggie smalls? I just don't know who you are anymore.

[@alexjohnson6462]

I think you should have to be committed to one bike, and if we are going to allow back-up bikes (understandable why they have them for ultra long events) then once a bike is out of service you cannot use ut again. You have to continue riding the back-up bike. Letting people constantly switch the bikes back and forth (even if only theoretically allowable) between TT bike and hill climbing bike is ... meh... sort of undercuts the spirit of it a tad. Thats why if you take your back up bike, you should then be committed to continuing with ur rather than playing games switching back and forth. Not saying thats what guys are doing now, but you know somewhere down the road there's going to be that 'one guy' that just has to push the envelope to see what he can get away with.

[@gcntech]

Thanks for commenting Alex, very interesting point. This was a supported effort. For those that like more rules and regulations, unsupported is the way to go 🙌