Amy Hudson does the Tour de France

[fossyant]

Andrew Feather presumably

No - he's (Andrew Feather) a top racer - this other lad is just a normal cyclist and rides on flats on a Boardman road bike - andrewon2wheels !

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

Andrew Feather presumably

He's a lawyer iirc, certainly something legal, that he was doing before becoming a hillclimb alien.

 

[rualexander]

She’s also writing and selling books. I assume the YouTube content is monetised too.

It is but she doesn't have a massive subscriber base (41k) so maybe not making that much from YouTube itself.
But her sponsorships and ambassador roles will potentially also be paying money as well as equipment provision.

 

[Dan Lotus]

Daft question, but what is Kyle going to do for a job if missing work for 150-180 days ? Paying the mortgage ? Assume the parent's get a big dog for 6 months ?

I would imagine he would have agreed a sabbatical with his employer. He's definitely a builder, and rightly or wrongly I had assumed he is employed rather than being self employed, could be wrong.

They are young, have no 2 legged children, and they're probably not going to have a better chance to go on this kind of adventure together.

If they have been mega savvy, their mortgage might be tiny, and or they could simply rent the house out whilst they are away.
You can also often choose to only pay the interest on the mortgage for a period of time should you want to, or some mortgages if you have over payed, you can then take a payment holiday.

 

[katiewlx]

His film titles are horribly click-baity but I quite like the content beneath.

it feeds the algorithm, which as YouTube is in one of its perrenial stuff content creators in favour of mass media moods youve got to do unfortunately to keep the audience numbers

 

[Two-Wheels]

I would imagine he would have agreed a sabbatical with his employer. He's definitely a builder, and rightly or wrongly I had assumed he is employed rather than being self employed, could be wrong.

I think he's self employed. Maybe works for himself but will job for this guy, that guy as a brickie.

I also could be wrong. I wondered the same thing ages ago when these trips for him kept coming more & more frequently but then I'm sure they spoke on it in one of their podcasts & it was said he's self employed.


Anyway, she's a worrier & is money conscious so I don't imagine they'll be making decisions recklessley.

 

[geocycle]

I see from the YouTube channel they are heading off again, this time on a round the world trip. Some really long days planned which will be very challenging. They are trying to break the record for a couple and again raising lots of money for charity. She’s quite inspiring.

They are sponsored by Pinarello who seem to have encouraged them to use two 10 kg gravel bikes. They look great although personally I’d prefer something more robust!

 

[fossyant]

I was a bit 'yikes' at the specialist bikes. GRX is pretty common groupset, but what happens if they get a mechanical, damaged pannier mount etc whilst away. It's easier for someone in a small village to bodge a steel bike. One would hope there is some additional support if they get a mechanical.

 

[Jameshow]

It is. I've noticed another rider (the lad that climbs hills) has recently left his career to become another 'celeb'. He's set 12 months to make it work.

Me.....!🤣

 

[geocycle]

I was a bit 'yikes' at the specialist bikes. GRX is pretty common groupset, but what happens if they get a mechanical, damaged pannier mount etc whilst away. It's easier for someone in a small village to bodge a steel bike. One would hope there is some additional support if they get a mechanical.

Yes that was my thought. There’s a reason that bikes you take on that sort of journey tend to be nearer 15 kg than 10 kg. Not to take anything away from them but I suspect they will get quite a bit of support courtesy of the YouTube. The bikes might need that as they don’t look that robust with some hard to source parts.

 

[fossyant]

Yes that was my thought. There’s a reason that bikes you take on that sort of journey tend to be nearer 15 kg than 10 kg. Not to take anything away from them but I suspect they will get quite a bit of support courtesy of the YouTube. The bikes might need that as they don’t look that robust with some hard to source parts.

I think I'd rather take my 90's MTB on a world tour than my newer CX bike.

 

[katiewlx]

the amount of youtuber cyclist long form trips Ive seen, by far the thing that breaks, if its going to,most often is the human element, not the bike, and the bikes are usually often similar style to what theyve picked for this, I mean youd want to ride something you are familiar with, Amys ridden Pinarellos for a while I think now, Kyle too, and Im sure the gravel bike is just a beefed up road version anyway,

but Ive only seen one time where a youtuber had a "bike issue" with a pannier rack fail and they had to bodge it, but its because it was bodged in the first place, theyd ordered the wrong mounting option kit based on the bike theyd been gifted, and thought they could get away with like only 2 of the 3 connector points whilst lugging an extra 20kg around with it and it nearly worked for the trip, but a trip to a 7-11 for tape and cable ties and it was sorted.

I think the bike will be fine I was only surprised they want for that option, as its heavier than the road bike and thought they might have gone those extra kgs are going to suck over a year, but I think its a good choice. and I think both of them will be fine too actually in terms of prep physically & so on etc, but the thing you cant control that much though is if you get sick.

and by far what makes most adventure cycling trips like this very challenging is you only have to eat or drink something that makes you sick, or pick up a virus/cold, which is very easy to do when youre constantly on the move and trying to find any place that can give you enough stuff so as to make your daily mileages and next location youve booked on a budget, and it wipes you out for a day, maybe even more, Ive seem some trips where people got sick for the whole trip, which throws all of your careful planning out the window and introduces a whole bunch of stress.

 

[YellowV2]

Lael Wilcox rode a Specialized Roubaix with SRAM RED AXS on her round the world record ride, so not sure it’s that much different? At least they are using mechanical shifting GRX in an attempt to make maintenance easier.

 

[geocycle]

the amount of youtuber cyclist long form trips Ive seen, by far the thing that breaks, if its going to,most often is the human element, not the bike, and the bikes are usually often similar style to what theyve picked for this, I mean youd want to ride something you are familiar with, Amys ridden Pinarellos for a while I think now, Kyle too, and Im sure the gravel bike is just a beefed up road version anyway,

but Ive only seen one time where a youtuber had a "bike issue" with a pannier rack fail and they had to bodge it, but its because it was bodged in the first place, theyd ordered the wrong mounting option kit based on the bike theyd been gifted, and thought they could get away with like only 2 of the 3 connector points whilst lugging an extra 20kg around with it and it nearly worked for the trip, but a trip to a 7-11 for tape and cable ties and it was sorted.

I think the bike will be fine I was only surprised they want for that option, as its heavier than the road bike and thought they might have gone those extra kgs are going to suck over a year, but I think its a good choice. and I think both of them will be fine too actually in terms of prep physically & so on etc, but the thing you cant control that much though is if you get sick.

and by far what makes most adventure cycling trips like this very challenging is you only have to eat or drink something that makes you sick, or pick up a virus/cold, which is very easy to do when youre constantly on the move and trying to find any place that can give you enough stuff so as to make your daily mileages and next location youve booked on a budget, and it wipes you out for a day, maybe even more, Ive seem some trips where people got sick for the whole trip, which throws all of your careful planning out the window and introduces a whole bunch of stress.

I hope the bikes are ok, as you say it’s the people, logistics or random events that usually upset things. Personally I’d have had beefier tyres and a dynamo hub, more standard bars and seat post. They are both excellent cyclists so fitness will be fine bar accidents. The test for everyone is coping with adversity on long trips.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I see from the YouTube channel they are heading off again, this time on a round the world trip. Some really long days planned which will be very challenging. They are trying to break the record for a couple and again raising lots of money for charity. She’s quite inspiring.

They are sponsored by Pinarello who seem to have encouraged them to use two 10 kg gravel bikes. They look great although personally I’d prefer something more robust!

As posted here on 1st October and discussed above. Where have you been?🙃

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