The Tandem Men - World Circumnavigation

[Dogtrousers]

I don't think this has been mentioned, but I just came across these two ...

Two riders George Agate and John Whybrow set off on June 8th on an attempt to circumnavigate the world.

Their website is here: http://thetandemmen.com/
Their tracker is here: https://www.followmychallenge.com/live/TheTandemMen/
There's a local news story about them here: http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/theyre-off---the-tandem-97175/

That's all I know about them. So far they have done 546 miles

I didn't know which forum to put this in, so I put it here. Happy for it to be moved, eg to one of these:
Time Trial, Long Distance and Endurance Cycling
Tandem, Unicycle and Other Bikes
Touring and Expedition

 

[Dogtrousers]

Social meeja

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTandemMen/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thetandemmen?lang=en-gb
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetandemmen/?hl=en

 

[srw]

Appears to be a Rohloff transmission - which on a tandem might need a bit of luck. And I don't envy them that enormous chainwheel.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Not the most direct of routes....

 

[Dogtrousers]

Appears to be a Rohloff transmission - which on a tandem might need a bit of luck. And I don't envy them that enormous chainwheel.

Indeed, and on Twitter they report that they're already changing the oil. Which seems a bit soon ...

The Tandem Men ‏@thetandemmen 12h
Made it to Amsterdam in the cover of darkness last night, now making a @Rohloff_DE oil change in the sun, what a beautiful day!

 

[Blurb]

Not the most direct of routes....

Their blog says they detoured to see some friends in Paris at the start rather than the end of the trip.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

What an adventure! Good luck to them.

Nice web site as well; I hope they keep the blog updated regularly.

Graham

 

[srw]

Indeed, and on Twitter they report that they're already changing the oil. Which seems a bit soon ...

The Tandem Men ‏@thetandemmen 12h
Made it to Amsterdam in the cover of darkness last night, now making a @Rohloff_DE oil change in the sun, what a beautiful day!

About a continent too soon, unless they've already done a continent's worth of training.

 

[Ajax Bay]

I don't envy them that enormous chainwheel.

Two pairs of legs driving it.

 

[Dogtrousers]

They're in Berlin. 1,000 miles in.

https://twitter.com/thetandemmen/status/746327634653626368

 

[Dogtrousers]

They're in Turkey at the moment. They've just posted on FB, and all is well but I bet they're keen to move on.

 

[Dogtrousers]

From Facebook

Leg 1.

2,774 miles.

So, last night we pedalled our way into Istanbul. 40 days and 9 hours after leaving the little city of Canterbury that we had called home, we had completed leg 1. We have cycled through 13 countries and 9 capital cities to get here and it has been one hell of an adventure already. To say the ride into Istanbul was terrifying would be an understatement. The roads were unbelievably busy and with construction works all the way along the coast, no cycle paths or smaller roads. We are now taking a few days of well earned rest and relaxation!

Thank you all for the support along the way, and keep the love coming! It really means a lot to us.

 

[srw]

Rest and relaxation in Istanbul. Crikey. I think someone needs to lend them a radio!

 

[Dogtrousers]

Latest blog post. http://thetandemmen.com/blog/endofleg1
Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey

 

[Dogtrousers]

Another blog post. Kindness of people in Turkey. Worth a read.
http://thetandemmen.com/blog/onethousandmilesofturkey