Amy and Kyle's Around the world challenge

[Two-Wheels]

Even in the UK, Amy and/or Kyle seem to get a puncture every other ride. I go for months without getting one and I ride 200+ miles most weeks. It’s not a great advert for their tyre sponsor - is it Panaracer?

When she did the TDF though didn't she not get a puncture at all? Or if so then wasn't it only like 1? I remember her giving it large about Panaracers being super reliable & her getting sod all punctures.

But yeah I remember a time when she was cycling around her area she was getting them every 5mins & having to call Kyle out to sort it out for her because she couldn't.

I'm not sure mentioning she's getting x-punctures daily is going to go down well. I'm surprised Panaracer haven't been in touch with her to tell her to keep a lid on it because it doesn't look good.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Quite a way off planned track. Problems?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

When she did the TDF though didn't she not get a puncture at all?

Different tyres and quite different roads to those of their record attempt I would think.

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

Quite a way off planned track. Problems?

Gone shopping for alternative tyres?

 

[rualexander]

Quite a way off planned track. Problems?

Accommodation issues maybe?
Didn't fancy camping out, don't think they've camped out yet?
Seen to be heading back towards route now it's morning there.

 

[YellowV2]

Different tyres and quite different roads to those of their record attempt I would think.

They were also different tyres albeit still Panaracer, I believe they were the Agilist Duro from memory.

 

[rualexander]

Another three punctures today. 🙄

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I do wish the map would have distance markers on the route

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Or punctuation by punctures perhaps?

 

[hobo]

Maybe they could aim for most punctures on a world tour record instead !

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Maybe they could aim for most punctures on a world tour record instead !

Only a week late on that one 😁

 

[Mike_P]

Gone slightly adrift on the YouTube shorts with two described as day 53 whereas one must be day 52

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Currently 7C, bliss…

 

[Sea of vapours]

I do wish the map would have distance markers on the route

The site can do that as Lael's did. You could submit a request via their contact form and maybe they'll add them. It would certainly be 'useful', or at least interesting, and save a bit of asking Google Maps how far things are apart.

 

[Two-Wheels]

Currently 7C, bliss…

Wish it was only 7c here instead of nearly 30c!

I saw her Instagram shorts or whatever you call them last night. Saying how they'd picked up x-amount of punctures riding in the hard shoulder & then the next second she's talking about all the metal on the hard shoulder.
Is riding on the road really that bad over there that they HAVE to ride where all the crap is?