I'm always super surprised at how minimalist the sleeping gear is for these distance riders. My three-day kit makes me feel like I'm pedaling a motorhome.
The sleeping has to be so uncomfortable and nasty that one is driven to get back on the bike asap. If the sleeping is comfortable one tends to sleep in and get very late starts.
I know one guy who woke up on the side of the road during the Paris-Brest-Paris event. Turns out a recumbent trike can just glide quietly to a halt and not wake up the rider...
@@richarddecredico6098 Except for getting cold, sleeping sweaty and filthy is just a matter of refinement, rather than comfort. Hiking for weeks with no washing let me find that place, and my most restful night in all my hiking years was during a downpour when I could feel the infiltrating rain soak my sleeping kit along with the upward splatter of mud. Remember back to your very first sip of booze. Probably the most disgusting thing you ever tasted. After refining your palate, you welcome that same taste. Ms. Wilcox is in her zone in an air-tight-sweaty-rainy-muddy-fartsack.
@@mozismobile there is a story like that, on a trike, a german guy fell asleep while cycling, apparently he did "sleep cycling" and woke up something like 300km away in Poland.
Mad props & respect to you Ms. Wilcox you are an amazing phenomenal athlete. Your mind & will power equals your physical skillset. Live to ride, ride to live. Ride on ....
She puts a lot of people to shame me included but what an amazing passion she has for biking ... it’s inspiring ... although maybe too hard core for me, still I admire her zeal 👍🙏👏🏻👏🏻
actually a lot of olympic athletes have asthma. even though bad tongues would say that some fake it for their advantage. I haven't read into this so can't elaborate.
Yes. She's an animal but, at about 5 minutes into this video, her breathing becomes a real problem for her ::: th-cam.com/video/diZgO_oZBZU/w-d-xo.html
Yes indeed! It's highly prevalent in elite endurance athletes due to the high ventilation rates and the exposure of the lower airway to environmental irritants (cold air, aeroallergens etc). link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-019-01075-z this is my recent Sports Med review article, may be of interest.
Its very common for athletes, cyclists, runners, swimmers to use nose plugs during training & use inhalers before competition to maximize oxygen intake.
Great break down. Would have looked excellent in a studio vs a parking garage. Very interesting to me that she runs a panaracer rear over specialized with her sponsorship.
My God. Your sleep system rocks. Haha I'm afraid to try something like it. I don't even have a backyard right now to experiment with it. No pillow, no bug mesh. Why no pillow? You're awesome.
And revelate, please make something bigger than the Jerry can available to the general public? I like mine as a bike kit, but clearly something more is viable for bigger trips.
@@stroudnick TransAm Winner 2019 (Abdullah Z / Glucose Network / Vegan Beast) avg. 300 a day and doesn't even have a Strava thumbnail hah Great stuff! This style of riding feels like the true ethos of cycling.
Lael you are great and an icon. Thanks for the content. Make us normal cyclist love you. Message to Lael sponsors: Any product Lael uses I will look at and think about buying.
Well, I at least have your Adidas slippers lol....It's a start for casual wear. I've recently watched some vids with you as the subject and you're an amazing young lady.
Really like the drop bars on the mountain bike setup. What's stopping me is that everybody seems to be saying that it destroys the geometry. Not really sure what the entails, but I understood it as "it won't be as comfortable". Lael's using that setup so I might go ahead with that setup as well. If someone could enlighten me, that would be great. I'm currently using a Trek Marlin 6 2020
Yes I'm interested too about that drop bar on mountain bike. Is it really better than flat bar in this kind of ultra long distance tour ride? As far as I know drop bar is specialized for speed, not comfortable for long distance.
Thank you for this video, but I have problems catching exactly the models -- what kinds of Pearl Izumi gloves? Air and Warm? Probably I am wrong because I cannot find such ones.
First pair were half-finger gloves the second were cold weather, probably water resistant. Companies are using Lael as a good testbed for products and I'm pretty sure she's using quite a bit of prototype gear not on the market yet.
Lael is super admirable and such a badass! It's a shame Revelate Designs gave her custom gear that didn't match and were all a bunch of random colors and shades.
Isnt a credit card much safer than a debit card? For fraud charges? And if you have an emergency (broken bike, wheel, need hotel, ect) u can borrow against it for a short time?
AHHH...LBUTEROL....yep I carry them all the time as well...coz we never know when asthma kicks us in the face, won't we? :) Oh what an excellent idea!!! spare derailleur hangers!
I don't have money or knowledge to maintain a geared bike on the long distance. so I'm probably going to opt for a single speed cheap mountain bike for long distance riding. also I don't know how to fix a puncture, that's why I'm opting for a mountain bike. i should probably learn bike repair before i begin my journey.
@Tomasz Dziwis - @0:15 - Specialized Epic Hardtail, @0:19 with 55mm front tire and @5:20 40mm rear, running Eagle cassette 10T-50T 12x1, @4:55 hand painted with Great Divide route by Eric Nolan.
This review needed to be in a public parking garage? Not even a nod to the outdoors and the attraction of the ride. Nothing against Lael she is an amazing person and athlete but she is into the beauty of the ride as well, what were her sponsors thinking that the greasy garage would somehow be a cool editorial element? Not!
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I'm always super surprised at how minimalist the sleeping gear is for these distance riders. My three-day kit makes me feel like I'm pedaling a motorhome.
The sleeping has to be so uncomfortable and nasty that one is driven to get back on the bike asap. If the sleeping is comfortable one tends to sleep in and get very late starts.
I know one guy who woke up on the side of the road during the Paris-Brest-Paris event. Turns out a recumbent trike can just glide quietly to a halt and not wake up the rider...
@@richarddecredico6098 Except for getting cold, sleeping sweaty and filthy is just a matter of refinement, rather than comfort. Hiking for weeks with no washing let me find that place, and my most restful night in all my hiking years was during a downpour when I could feel the infiltrating rain soak my sleeping kit along with the upward splatter of mud. Remember back to your very first sip of booze. Probably the most disgusting thing you ever tasted. After refining your palate, you welcome that same taste. Ms. Wilcox is in her zone in an air-tight-sweaty-rainy-muddy-fartsack.
@@mozismobile there is a story like that, on a trike, a german guy fell asleep while cycling, apparently he did "sleep cycling" and woke up something like 300km away in Poland.
@@telemachin m
Lael is a badass and true inspiration
Just watched the video about the Tour Divide and my big question was gear. Thankful for seeing this. Lael you are an inspiration. Thank you.
Phillip Stafrace .... I was wondering the same thing till I somehow came across this video.
I started biking 50km a day and came across her wired interview. Now I wanna live on my bike too!
She's just an amazing person, and winning!
I love how Lael never gives up and always thinks she can do better. She is a badass indeed! 👍
What a sunshine! I guess Lael could read a phonebook back to me and I would feel happy. Great person, great athlete... go strong Lael!
agree that's the best part of this
Lael is amazing! Great setup. Hopefully the weather cooperates better next year.
Lael is just unbelievable, such a positive, can do attitude.
Can’t wait to see you ride in ...2021 Post C19! Can’t wait to ride it myself 2022 post 70lbs.
That is one lean kit for one lean chic. Performance over comfort. You go girl! Can't wait for the post ride video.
Mad props & respect to you Ms. Wilcox you are an amazing phenomenal athlete. Your mind & will power equals your physical skillset. Live to ride, ride to live.
Ride on ....
Lael, you had me at Dynamo Hub!
Lael is genius, brilliant, awesome.
Go Lael! What a legend!
Thanks for sharing and good luck on all of your adventures.
Love these kinds of videos!
She puts a lot of people to shame me included but what an amazing passion she has for biking ... it’s inspiring ... although maybe too hard core for me, still I admire her zeal 👍🙏👏🏻👏🏻
For a mad cap distance cyclist, she had a super voice that should heard 😊
You changed my life entirely after that Wired interview, Ms Lael!
Tom Hagen Same here!
Thank you!
You are amazing woman,!!! All your dreams will come true!! Ride on
Great to see your setup! Interesting that people now are using the down jacket/pants instead of a sleeping bag. Makes a lot of sense.
I guess if it's not too cold? Who else is doing this?
Wait...albuterol? Am I to understand that one of the world’s top endurance athletes has asthma? I want someone to tell THAT story!
actually a lot of olympic athletes have asthma. even though bad tongues would say that some fake it for their advantage. I haven't read into this so can't elaborate.
Yes. She's an animal but, at about 5 minutes into this video, her breathing becomes a real problem for her ::: th-cam.com/video/diZgO_oZBZU/w-d-xo.html
Yes indeed! It's highly prevalent in elite endurance athletes due to the high ventilation rates and the exposure of the lower airway to environmental irritants (cold air, aeroallergens etc). link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-019-01075-z this is my recent Sports Med review article, may be of interest.
Its very common for athletes, cyclists, runners, swimmers to use nose plugs during training & use inhalers before competition to maximize oxygen intake.
She's amazing.
Nice setup and amazing performances.......but what about that Tacoma beside you?
Very inspirational and informational. Thank you.
Bad ass! Thanks for showing your bike and gear. Nice vid.
Great video. Cool Bike, like the setup.
that sun dinamo in the front is just amazing!
Great break down. Would have looked excellent in a studio vs a parking garage. Very interesting to me that she runs a panaracer rear over specialized with her sponsorship.
I too have considered those Gravelkings but that close thread seemed like a flint magnet.
I love her ! Keep moving, Lael !
Thanks for sharing. Links to your gear would be nice. Good Luck!
Very cool walk thru
Great video and set up. Good luck Lael!
Inspirational! 👍
Thanks for sharing
Awesome, good luck!
Increible lo que haces. Un saludo desde España.
Go Lael!!!
Cool, thank you.
Your gorgeous and inspirational, thanks for sharing!
My God. Your sleep system rocks. Haha I'm afraid to try something like it. I don't even have a backyard right now to experiment with it. No pillow, no bug mesh. Why no pillow? You're awesome.
And revelate, please make something bigger than the Jerry can available to the general public? I like mine as a bike kit, but clearly something more is viable for bigger trips.
I hope to ride in a year, the distance and elevation she can cover in a month.
Imagine that's a good ride
Awesome kit setup - no sleeping pad / mat though?
I imagine its pretty easy to sleep when you've riding avg. ~175 mi/day ... Kill it Leal!
@@stroudnick TransAm Winner 2019 (Abdullah Z / Glucose Network / Vegan Beast) avg. 300 a day and doesn't even have a Strava thumbnail hah Great stuff! This style of riding feels like the true ethos of cycling.
Nice setup. No sleeping pad? Was there much condensation inside the bivy sack and on your down clothes?
Revelatory Design if you are seeing this please make a toptube bag designed specifically to hold fries.
Much Love... Get IT!
Why dynamo rather than batteries to power the headlamp?
Lael you are great and an icon. Thanks for the content. Make us normal cyclist love you. Message to Lael sponsors: Any product Lael uses I will look at and think about buying.
Well, I at least have your Adidas slippers lol....It's a start for casual wear. I've recently watched some vids with you as the subject and you're an amazing young lady.
Hey Lael,great videos.U must get hold of Squirt Sealant for your tyres and Squirt Lube for your chain!! U can ask me !Cheers,
Barry C
Brilliant.
I love you Lael.
Really like the drop bars on the mountain bike setup. What's stopping me is that everybody seems to be saying that it destroys the geometry. Not really sure what the entails, but I understood it as "it won't be as comfortable".
Lael's using that setup so I might go ahead with that setup as well. If someone could enlighten me, that would be great. I'm currently using a Trek Marlin 6 2020
Yes I'm interested too about that drop bar on mountain bike. Is it really better than flat bar in this kind of ultra long distance tour ride? As far as I know drop bar is specialized for speed, not comfortable for long distance.
@@panjiprivan7134she's clearly going for speed over comfort in every way so why would that be surprising?
Thank you for this video, but I have problems catching exactly the models -- what kinds of Pearl Izumi gloves? Air and Warm? Probably I am wrong because I cannot find such ones.
First pair were half-finger gloves the second were cold weather, probably water resistant. Companies are using Lael as a good testbed for products and I'm pretty sure she's using quite a bit of prototype gear not on the market yet.
i had that anker but it broke after 1 bikepacking trip
Show us the truck too
It seems like the best bike for the job is an xc bike with drop bars.
Can you make the videos a bit darker in future - I can see too much of the bike in this one, thanks.
Any link for the bike itself?
Luv the video...inhaler? Just finished Knik glacier on an insulin pump. Welches fruit snacks all the way for blood sugars on my fatboy specialized.
No mosquito net? ...Im not stopping
I wonder how much the bike and equipment weigh? Must be over 60lbs...
Can anyone tell me what size the tire she uses, is it 27.5 or 29? Thank you.
Lael is super admirable and such a badass! It's a shame Revelate Designs gave her custom gear that didn't match and were all a bunch of random colors and shades.
Nice set up! Great cyclist!
Isnt a credit card much safer than a debit card? For fraud charges? And if you have an emergency (broken bike, wheel, need hotel, ect) u can borrow against it for a short time?
For 1,000km+ rides I take a credit card, debit card and cash. I keep them in separate places on the bike.
How does she know psi without gauge?
Lael...are u in the Whittier tunnel?
No fenders?
They lever show where they pack 4 to 5 days of food.
Go Lael Go! Good luck out there !!
Isn't the Epic hard tail a MTB? I assume that is designed to fit a flat bar. How did you find the fitting with the dropbars?
I am also want to ask, but it seems cool to change like this
So if I get the same setup I can do the tour divide in 2 weeks too right?
Which bag is ist exactly, anybody has a link and is it an actual alternative to a tent?
she said the frame bag is custom and the saddle bag is a prototype but it's relevate designs. I don't think either are used as shelter
I'm going to make a similar setup to ride across India 🇮🇳
That's Girl Power wow great Video.
three inhalers?! that's nuts for 2 weeks on a bike......
Albuterol is a performance enhancer, very popular among endurance athletes.
AHHH...LBUTEROL....yep I carry them all the time as well...coz we never know when asthma kicks us in the face, won't we? :)
Oh what an excellent idea!!! spare derailleur hangers!
Is it a MTB with drop bar???
You are a beast. You only have enough to survive and ride. The Marines could learn from you.
Dot’s Pretzels. Your all set. 😀
I was thinking Lael killed a grizzly bear when she needed a sleeping bag!
Wait, what sleep system is that?
I don't have money or knowledge to maintain a geared bike on the long distance. so I'm probably going to opt for a single speed cheap mountain bike for long distance riding.
also I don't know how to fix a puncture, that's why I'm opting for a mountain bike. i should probably learn bike repair before i begin my journey.
Good Luck, Stay Safe! ✨🚲✨
Why is this being filmed in the dark?
Dynamo hub would drop that weight
What was the name of the shoes please?
Pearl Izumi X-Alp Elevates! They are awesome
Can you do the same interview English please? You are a stud-muffin and a hero, keep up the good work. Manfred Seidler
I could easily do the rides she does, but with a 28 tooth chain ring and with the rides at significantly reduced distances.
What frame is this specialized?
@Tomasz Dziwis - @0:15 - Specialized Epic Hardtail, @0:19 with 55mm front tire and @5:20 40mm rear, running Eagle cassette 10T-50T 12x1, @4:55 hand painted with Great Divide route by Eric Nolan.
hard as nails
she uses *that* toothbrush. the council approves.
Now, put everything back 😆
Nice vid!
bryton 330 is 36 hour battery time and charges under an hour.
Dots pretzels!
This review needed to be in a public parking garage? Not even a nod to the outdoors and the attraction of the ride. Nothing against Lael she is an amazing person and athlete but she is into the beauty of the ride as well, what were her sponsors thinking that the greasy garage would somehow be a cool editorial element? Not!
Cool video, but so dark :(
Do you have asthma?