Mark Beaumont, who broke the record for pedalling around the world is back on the road. This time the adventure promises to be more exhilarating and agonising - Mark's journey will take him from Alaska, USA to Ushuaia, in southern Argentina; cycling the length of the Rockies and Andes, 13,000 miles through 12 countries. He'll also attempt to reach the summits of the highest mountains in North and South America. For nine months, Mark will self-film his intimate adventure at bike speed.
Mark crosses into northern Mexico........ watch the rest 🙂
Wont Need to watch it now that you've told me what's going to happen!
Thx for the reminder.
I'll be watching it on iplayer tomorrow a its past my bed time 😳
dont forget the "flying scotsman" straight after (Graham Obree)
Watched last week's on iplayer, seemed to cover alot of ground in one episode Alaska to Mexico. Not sure what to say about his bike, was that a Rohloff?
What's amazing is that he only has one cycling top!
Its annoying me now talking about kidnappings and killings all the time!
he annoyed me last week when I attended his uk tour too!
lol at the ****ed external bb bearing, wonder if he'll start a thread on stw about it and have a good old moan 🙂
What tyres should I use for cycling round the world ?
Should of gone square taper and king headset. Anyone that comes round these parts knows that..... 🙄
...and bloody well moaning about the spicy food. Its Mexico for **** sakes!
He looked real nervous tonight, but as usual a lot of editing.
Also, how can you be so in to cycling and not know how to change a headset?
Flying scotsman looks good, sky+'d it.
Notice Guatamalan the guy with the wood on the back.
Rigid forks
Narrow Bars
Thumb Shifters
Bet he's on Retro Bike
Enjoying it and booked to see him when he comes to Stafford in May.
Although I bet everybody will have nicked the bike parking places outside the theatre.
Had to walk away from Flying Scotsman - It's that awful cheap British movie style, with mega-unrealism and the wrong Brian Cox.
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lol at the ****ed external bb bearing, wonder if he'll start a thread on stw about it and have a good old moan
Guess who had to send a BB and fitting tool out to him......
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What tyres should I use for cycling round the world ?
Schwalbe Marathon XR actually....
i take it you were more than slightly involved druidh? and the flying scotsman isnt on iplayer yet 🙁 will it be later on?
the man is nothing compared to Steve Bottomley who has just got back from a trip around South America with Angela Mudge, their trip sounded far more interesting, that would make good tv, instead of a guy filming himself riding a bike and not really saying anything or seeing anything. a very boring programme.
The rider is one of those boring Scots, who for what they lack in imagination they more than make up for in determination.
I liked it, but it's such a shame that they've crammed 9 months of riding into three episodes!
I watched a bit of last nights episode and didn't find it all that enjoyable really. What he does is impressive, but he's not a particularly interesting commentator and the over-dramatizing of the bike problems (oh, my BB is wobbling - I need a national level race mechanic to fix it, oh, my headset is worn - the end of the world is nigh) a bit tedious.
I liked the bit where he struggled to order food when they didn't have pizza, "luckily mark has somehow managed to order fajitas".
I liked the bit where he struggled to order food when they didn't have pizza, "luckily mark has somehow managed to order fajitas".
In Italy, that would have been impressive. In Mexico, not so much.
Also, much as i enjoyed it - who the hell goes through the Americas and cant eat spicy food! what a waste 😥
Don't most people not try to learn at least a little of the predominant language of the countries they're headed too?
He could/should have been learning/practising Spanish while he was riding through the US and Canada.
Maybe it was a hangover from his round the world attempt when there would maybe have been too many languages? (Though between English and a bit of French and Spanish you'll be ok most places I'd have thought?)
Yes but the sign over the cafe did advertise Pizzas.
And Spanish is quite different in different countries.
I liked it, but it's such a shame that they've crammed 9 months of riding into three episodes!
I dont know if making it any longer would make it any more interesting. They have tried petty hard to make mechanical problems into end of the journey situations,but I was disappointed that he didnt have any comedy toilet moments in Mexico, which surely happened, right?
Also, not enough puncture repairs.
"luckily mark has somehow managed to order fajitas"
Harry Hill, were you watching?
my thoughts exactly, I was looking forward to this but it covers a lot of ground in each episode and I can't help but think we're missing a lot of interesting things along the way.shame that they've crammed 9 months of riding into three episodes!
Why couldn't he have a cameraman with him all the way, or more of the way, why did the 'bbc cameraman' have to leave him?
Anyway, I enjoyed it, it's all good, more cycling on telly please!
I've seen both episodes now & won't be bothered if I miss the 3rd one
They've missed a trick somewhere with this - poor editing didn't help
If you blinked you could miss a whole country, I know they only have 2 hrs or so to show 9 months riding but it would have been good to see daily or weekly stats etc. miles covered, punctures, breakdowns - that sort of thing.
& I don't need telling every 2 minutes how many calories he's burning
I would have thought it worth while sending a spares pack forward somewhere & do a big service where everything like the BB & headset gets changed - then again, I would have expected him to have a bit of mechanical knowledge.
I would have expected him to have a bit of mechanical knowledge.
Maybe he just rides his bike instead of researching every component and doesn't care about how a headset works?
Still enjoyed it but did wonder what happened to America?
Maybe he just rides his bike instead of researching every component and doesn't care about how a headset works?
That's obviously the case & he's happy with it
Me, if I was doing that sort of ride & had zero mechanical knowledge - I'd at least attempt to understand the simple bits like BBs & headsets a bit
although - they say ignorance is bliss 'n all that
I watched his around the world record attempt last year and that's put me off watching this. I know he was against a time limit but all he seemed to do was moan the whole time.
Maybe he just rides his bike instead of researching every component and doesn't care about how a headset works?
I think he's said before he doesn't really think of himself as a cyclist, it's just a tool for him. That said, you'd think you'd have the tools/spares/knowledge to sort out a BB for a trip like that, especially for when you leave the US.
I think he comes across quite well, although I agree that the efforts to edit his problems into show-stopping events is a bit annoying.
Why couldn't he have a cameraman with him all the way, or more of the way, why did the 'bbc cameraman' have to leave him?
Because then people on internet forums would say "He didn't even do it alone!!! He had a support crew!! He's not a real man!!" etc etc etc
I like watching this guy's herculean efforts to put as much of planet earth as possible between himself, his family and friends!
10/10 for effort.
3/10 for not taking enough risks with the local cuisine.
😛
However, he remains a buttoned up, Scottish distance cycling vegetarian, who cannot change a headset.
This is significant.
Of what, I do not know.
I thought it was weird, doing a tour like that and not having spares, like a bb, there only small items. If he used a decent headset it probably wouldn't have gone as well.
i presumed the lack of knowledge on bike repair was to make it more tv worthy , edge of the seat (sort of ) for non cycling viewers who werent internet repair men. maybe it wouldnt have packed up if it wasnt a superstar one fitted with a rock 😉
as for the spanish he seemed to be able to chat a bit to locals when not ordering food so that was odd. not as odd tho as the fact that most food down that way is called the same in uk as it is over there lol
as for the spanish he seemed to be able to chat a bit to locals when not ordering food so that was odd. not as odd tho as the fact that most food down that way is called the same in uk as it is over there lol
One episode covers months though, so presumably he'd get better! And maybe things don't necessarily happen in the order they appear on the programme.
he seemed to be able to chat a bit to locals when not ordering food
I think that was towards the end of the program his Spannish was much better as you'd expect 30 mins for us but many weeks later for him.
Fair play to him. At least he doesn't spend all his time e-riding and whinging on a bike forum. Oh....
I missed the first one but thought last night's was quite entertaining. The Mexican guy biting that dried chilli then running off was a highlight ;p
Does he use chamois cream at all, if he does he must get through a bucket of the stuff in 9 months. Good to seem him using quality Assos kit as well and not shite from Aldi :p
Good entertaining program, love to do something like that.