What I’m carrying on the Transcontinental

[@christopherhood9241]

wishing you the best of luck for the TCR, i just completed the PCR so be interested to see how your ride/adventure unfolds.

[@chriswhite5665]

One of your rear lights is pointing at the sky and one is blocked by the rear tire. I hope that when you packed it properly, you had a rear light that pointed somewhere useful.

[@Thracium]

Good Luck! Be very careful on the roads in Romania ...

[@percival3830]

Congratulations on finishing the TCR! A very impressive surge in the last 24 hours.

[@leon2400]

Cycled Brussels to Compostella with little less tech, but same spirit and basic setup. Wishing you a good ride!!!

[@misenica]

Congratulations! You did a great job.

[@TomFord17]

Nice one Josh, good luck mate!

[@percival3830]

Good luck, this Geordie lad is rooting for you.

[@edzeppelin933]

Good luck! Love these gear videos. Looking forward to a video afterwards

[@liamc9425]

I was enjoying the video but then you leaned the bike on that beautiful car 😳 I couldn’t concentrate on anything else. Good luck

[@wazzup105]

Do your sunglasses fit over your prescription glasses? (or do your sunglasses have description lenses?)

[@shaunowen5829]

Go josh looking forward to following you

[@KarlOnSea]

Good luck!

[@joffbrown]

Good luck 👍🏻

[@l139x3]

You just earned a subscriber

[@TheNWaite]

Did I miss something or are you not carrying ANY sleeping gear? No bag? No air mattress? If not how or where did you sleep each night ? Also....you seem to be carrying a lot of electronic charging gear...both cords and plugs.....not possible to consolidate it all a bit better? EDIT : ahhhh I see from comments below you planned to stay in hotels. How did that work out ? Do you regret not taking sleeping gear?

[@Josh-Reid]

My sleeping gear included a insulated jacket and an eye mask. I slept in three hotels over the race. The rest of the time I slept in bus shelters and one cold few hours in a field but it was generally warm enough to not need a sleeping bag. I slept at one of the checkpoints one night and then at one point when it got really hot during the day I slept for two hours in the middle of the day.

[@limeallens6160]

now you have to remember where everything is when you need it

[@lukedominick7742]

Question: what’s the advantage of having 0 cal electrolytes? From an outsiders point of view, I would’ve thought that you would want as many calories as possible.

[@Josh-Reid]

They tend to make the bottle less of a sticky mess and they were the tablets I had laying around.

[@Fred_the_1996]

If it has calories it turns into a sticky substance like caramel and it gets everywhere. Electrolyte tablets don't do that, but isotonic drinks with sugar, calories, flavouring, etc.. do

[@casualuserish]

In case he wants to have a non sticky electrolyte bottle Maybe he wants the salt, and then energy via another route (real food). Gels and carb drinks are not going to fuel you for the full day, day after day.

[@maciekgontarz2348]

awesome to see you made it. kudos. on the other hand - that's the most random pack I've ever seen :)

[@christianfischer3267]

Good luck to you! p.s.: The TOPEAK mini multi tool PT20 is the most impractical tool I own. The hex keys on it I can't use properly on screws that are hard to get at, the whole tool itself feels wobbly and of poor quality although it costs 25 - 35€. Also if you have large hands, as I have, this small sized and relatively heavy tool might not be practical.

[@suminshizzles6951]

Most of their tools are rather poor quality. I had their survival kit in the little greyish square box. I live near the ocean and the poor quality of the metal made the tools useless after a year. Park tools or pay twice.

[@danielboulton7838]

Hey Josh, great video, love your work. I’m looking at getting an Arkel Seatpacker, they have two sizes a 9L or 15L, which one did you use? Cheers

[@Josh-Reid]

I used the 9l for this race. But have used the 15l for bigger trips.

[@peterc5167]

Is the trans continental the same as the EV5 ? If so, did the first part to Ciney last weekend - Really nice! Belgium is great for biking, I think the best. Lots of excellent cycle only trails.

[@hoser7706]

No sleep kit? I cringed and groaned aloud when I saw your bike propped sgainst the classic car. Lol

[@honestdelivery]

Why does your channel have so few subscribers and viewers?! It's great!

[@shinizzle18]

Congratulations on finishing the race!! Are the gels for the whole race or do you resupply them on the way? Cant wait for the whole movie!

[@Josh-Reid]

Gels lasted half the race. Then gas station food for the rest

[@plissk3n1337]

@@Josh-Reid would it be allowed to have resupply stashes along the way which you prepare before the race?

[@hallockstuart7899]

Nice setup! What about a dynamo hub and integrated charging? could save some time

[@Josh-Reid]

I needed sleep and a shower at some point so just recharged my battery packs then

[@ijmitchinson]

did you not take any sleeping gear? IF you stayed in hotels, hostels etc was there ever a time you were in trouble without sleeping/camping gear?

[@Blades-fm6ck]

Loud freehub. Gotta get a quiet one next time 👍

[@tl2646]

I hope no damage done to the beautiful Peugeot 405 from your handlebars. Barbarian.

[@leeomurchu1213]

All the different chargers would drive me nuts, would you not forgo the di2 in place of mechanical save on weight in both groupset and charger. Enjoy the adventure 💪💪

[@Josh-Reid]

I find that di2 is good for my hands with such a long distance not having to strain to put the bike into the big ring

[@huntos83]

Di2 groupsets are actually generally lighter than the mechanical versions, but agree the chargers are a pain. Also I really can’t get on with the ergonomics of the hydraulic mechanical shifters - Di2 or mechanical rim brake shifters are much more comfortable

[@rehview]

Tyre choice and rationale?

[@craigrichardson-smith2534]

Those Hutchinson tyres look huge for a 30c I'm guessing.

[@TurnbuckleTrivia]

Get after it!

[@WheelersAtLarge]

So mostly tablets then 😁 Great job on the TCR... Top Effort 👍

[@janfaisst9576]

Congratulations Josh. What saddle do you use?

[@limeallens6160]

extra chain? small drone?

[@grimpeur3465]

Shout out to John Brown 😍

[@tymcbride3477]

Are you sunglasses prescription or will you be using contacts?

[@Josh-Reid]

They’re not prescription. Going to be wearing glasses during the night and the sunglasses during the day. My vision isn’t too bad without.

[@tymcbride3477]

@@Josh-Reid Ah ok I didnt think SunGod did prescription lenses... Best of luck, exited for the upcoming videos

[@johanmogensen8782]

How did you manage to be sponsered på giant? Love your vids btw

[@fattuglee]

Hey I noticed that you're wearing glasses in this video. What kind of cycling glasses are you using that will let you have a prescription?

[@Josh-Reid]

Don’t have prescription sun glasses unfortunately. Not easy to find and I am able to manage without

[@NadzzdaN]

Congrats on finishing the ride mate. How tall are you? I’m 164cm and looking for a solution to tyre rub on saddle bag without switching to panniers. Your frame looks about the same size as mine.

[@Josh-Reid]

I’m about 168cm so use a small frame. I also get this issue occasionally when I use a bigger rear bike packing bag. The smaller Arkel bag that I’m currently using is the 9l version and I’ve had no issues with tyre rub. If you try a smaller seat bag and possibly find bags that go on other areas of the bike to make up for lost space.

[@keithpalmer5701]

How do you get on with sunglasses when you wear prescription glasses? I am having a nightmare finding anything reasonable.

[@Josh-Reid]

Yeah I’ve looked into prescription sunglasses in the past but nothing seems to work well with my prescription. I tend to just wear non prescription sunglasses whilst riding.

[@suminshizzles6951]

I dont think there is a single country in the world that says no bell is required on a bike. Maybe in india or some really poor places in afrika where nobody cares about laws can you get away with no bell. But in the western world bells are required and are not some fashion statement. They do serve a function. I see a lot of people on really expensive bikes and they cant afford a flipping bell. Really sad. 6000 pounds worth of carbon and no bell even though its the law here in the UK.

[@crispyfried]

Spare brake pads? or did I miss them in the tool case?

[@Josh-Reid]

Yeah had two sets of spare brake pads

[@rdrumm729]

Did you use a dynamo?

[@Josh-Reid]

Nope no dynamo. But I carried two battery packs and had exposure lights with very good battery life.

[@zch2439]

Who made your cycle tool storage bottle?

[@newbarker523]

Vittoria zip case according to another comment I just read.

[@PaPaWinton]

No sleep system are you going to stay in hotels? Good luck with your race

[@Josh-Reid]

Hotels is the plan yes. Will allow me to charge electronics and have a shower. But also taking an eye mask which I forgot to include in the video if I do need a nap on the side of the road.

[@anthonyhomercycling]

that mic did not work ha?

[@cl4udioiturra]

700x32c?

[@CodNinja33]

What brand are your sunglasses?

[@Josh-Reid]

Sun gods

[@plissk3n1337]

Where do you sleep?

[@91722854]

what saddle bag holder is that?

[@Josh-Reid]

It’s an Arkel seatpacker

[@robinsonsadventures2174]

Hi Josh, I would like to present to you the problem faced by the owners of Giant Revolt from 2022 in the carbon version. It seems that this year's model has a factory defect in the form of a cracking frame e where the seatpost is attached to the frame. Giant used the D-Fuse seatpost on the 2022, which is flat at the rear and the opening in the frame is oval. Behind the seat post there is a special metal insert that causes cracks. The situation is bizarre because some users are already waiting for the 3rd frame and the previous two broke in the same place even after 17km. Users of this bike are not satisfied with the answers received from your customer service, which suggests checking the tightening force of the D-FUSE insert, because using even a lower torque - 6Nm, it does not prevent frame breakage. The scale of the problem is huge - on Facebook, in the group of Revolt owners, there are already over 300+ cases of the same crack. We ask GIANT to take an official position on this matter. Please swap out for a standard 30.9 post to avoid any cracks

[@harsanmarius5307]

Good luck champ and enjoy it! Will you filming in episodes the experience or just a full chunk of movie?

[@Josh-Reid]

Full chunk at the end. When I have recovered enough to edit.

[@kashmirivagabond8163]

Thanks ❤️