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skippy
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I'm not too sure about the neccessary bit but it sure helps to have one or two rides of substantial duration under your belt in the months leading up to something like this.
by substantial I mean something like a 500 mile day trip taking in at least 3 or 4 hours of darkness on A roads that gives you a bit of insight on what to expect but nothing can prepare you for the battle with fatigue and self doubt that you will have to deal with at some time during the course of a 24+ hour event.
As Geoff says if your prepared to pay the price the rewards are immense I liken it to the feeling I had looking down from the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro on my 40th birthday after enduring 7 days of exhausting trecking through very thin air and -20 C temperatures.
Priceless
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If your interested in doing a couple of long day trips let me know as I will be doing as many as I can between now and the Four Points Challenge.
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by substantial I mean something like a 500 mile day trip taking in at least 3 or 4 hours of darkness on A roads that gives you a bit of insight on what to expect but nothing can prepare you for the battle with fatigue and self doubt that you will have to deal with at some time during the course of a 24+ hour event.
As Geoff says if your prepared to pay the price the rewards are immense I liken it to the feeling I had looking down from the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro on my 40th birthday after enduring 7 days of exhausting trecking through very thin air and -20 C temperatures.
Priceless
:yo: :yo: :yo:
If your interested in doing a couple of long day trips let me know as I will be doing as many as I can between now and the Four Points Challenge.
:beer: :beer: :beer: