GlobeCycle - Round the World Challenge

[scraynes]

I'm sure most of you know about this chap, but here are a couple on links for those of you that don't.

http://www.globecycle.org/

http://www.globecycle.org/blog

http://twitter.com/GlobeCycle

Will be interesting to see how he gets on from my armchair..

 

[dodgy]

Worth a follow, thanks.

 

[dodgy]

Interested to learn he's using a belt drive and aluminium frame, not conventional choices but it makes it interesting. Is he video recording his adventure?

 

[Crackle]

Interested to learn he's using a belt drive

I was thinking that, hope it doesn't bite him in the bum. A couple of days delay while he waits for a new belt is going to seriously bugger his schedule.

He doesn't seem as bone achingly dull as Beaumont though.

 

[dodgy]

The drive belt folks are following him on Twitter, so they will be keen to ensure it survies the 18,000 miles I imagine. This will do the drive belt concept a lot of good if he gets around without problems.

 

[ComedyPilot]

http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=30830

I was looking for this bloke, thanks for the links. I'll be following his progress with interest.

 

[CeeDee51]

I know his brother and have been given this new site link which tells you exactly where James is. Currently is in Poland, south east of Warsaw.

http://www.whereintheworldisjames.com/

 

[Miggsy]

It looks like James Bowthorpe is still on schedule and now in Iran: www.whereintheworldisjames.com

 

[bof]

It looks like James Bowthorpe is still on schedule and now in Iran: www.whereintheworldisjames.com

I hope he succeeds but...

isnt he at least four days behind schedule if he's aiming for 18000 miles in 169 days?

 

[Crackle]

I can't find what the schedule should be and can't work out if that page is just updating from the GPS device on his bike which is just plotting straight lines between points ( I suspect it is) and his real road mileage is higher.

 

[ComedyPilot]

A few days ago he announced he was cutting Pakistan out of the trip due to local 'troubles'.

Last night he got a flight from Tehran to Dubai, and is then flying to North West India to carry on with the trip. He plans to make up the 'lost' miles by doing a longer leg in Australia

 

[Joe]

I'd like to see some close ups of his bike. Apparantly he's running a rolhoff hub with a belt drive

 

[KyleB]

There are some close up shots of his bike, if yah goto his Twitter page, and scroll down to one of his older comments.

120miles a day though? Sheeet. It's gonna be a fair massive challenge. But yeah I was wondering about his schedule as well, I don't know if he's going to make it but all the best to him. I think it was for the best that he missed out Pakistan, there's been more killings today. Hopefully the flight rejuvenated him and he's gonna pick up some extra mileage.

 

[Crackle]

Anyone read his latest write up: Quite scary.

 

[rich p]

re Pakistan.

I've been following a chap on crazyguy who is cycling through the country and has had nothing but outstanding hospitality. I don't blame James for missing it though!