Day 1 - Cycling from London to Birmingham

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This was my first 100+ miles ride (precisely 109 miles / 175 km) back-to-back, from London to Birmingham, to see how my mind and body holds up as well as seeing if I have the stamina and endurance.
This video is day 1 of 2 days cycling when I rode to Birmingham on the first day and then back to London on the second day. I got to see some amazing sites and scenery in the UK countryside whilst on my travels.
My bikepacking bags included (i) Topeak Top Tube bag (which had the battery pack, cables, phone etc.), (ii) Restrap Saddle Bag 14L with all my clothes and trainers in, (iii) Restrap Frame Bag Medium for my bike tools etc. and (iv) Apidura handlebar bag which had more clothes.
Recorded with GoPro HERO8: amzn.to/3RYDgyG
Saddle Bag: amzn.to/3dQkv22
Ride food and drink list:
Handful of Ajwa dates: amzn.to/3UgxJ8D
Handful of dry apricots: amzn.to/3E3imL1
Handful of dry prunes: amzn.to/3fu9kN9
Energy gels x 6:
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Electrolytes x 1 tub of 10 tablets: amzn.to/3BJlf2a
Energy drinks x 4 sachets: amzn.to/3BlM3Ec
Clothing and equipment list:
Mini Foot Pump: amzn.to/3BkZV1G
Mini toolset: amzn.to/3QKVgvB
2 x 800ml bottles: amzn.to/3eMVcOB
Battery pack: amzn.to/3BIRQoX
GoPro Hero 8 battery charger: amzn.to/3xmLV67
iPhone charging cable: amzn.to/3LobLg8
iWatch charger: amzn.to/3xsloEy
Front Light - 2000 Lumens:
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Rear Light: amzn.to/3didLtI
Clothing:
1 x pair of jeans
1 x cycling rain jacket
1 x cycling thermal jacket
1 x cycling hoodie
1 x cycling base layer
1 x pair of trainers
1 x t-shirt
1 x tracksuit bottoms
1 x light jacket
Before heading to my place of sleep for the night, I paid a visit to the local Morrisons supermarket to stock up on my ride food for Day 2 and grabbed 2 sandwiches (tuna and prawns), 2 bottles of water, orange Lucozade, mini flapjacks and energy bars.
Ride: / strava

[@alastairwright77]

Well done sir.

[@IanThompsonmohaanozz]

Well done my friend,well chuffed for you.

[@PunjabiCyclist]

Thank you buddy

[@atifraja9832]

Good ride. Great determination!

[@PunjabiCyclist]

Yes it was!

[@sanjaygrover2279]

well done, great ride, great bike set up

[@PunjabiCyclist]

Thank you man, still needs improvement to ensure I don’t carry too much stuff.

[@londoncenturies]

Nice ride! Look forward to seeing your return trip too.

[@PunjabiCyclist]

Thank you, the return leg video shall be up soon.

[@veve4kids199]

Bro, that is amazing!!!! MA

[@PunjabiCyclist]

Thank you

[@IanThompsonmohaanozz]

Ever in birmingham,give me enough notice an we can go for breaky in wetherspoons my treat.

[@PunjabiCyclist]

Thank you Ian

[@IanThompsonmohaanozz]

@Punjabi Cyclist you very 🙏 welcome.

[@khushbukhtpk]

Surprised
WoW

[@PunjabiCyclist]

It was tough

[@ray4900]

Wow thats amazing, well done bro. Did you do this before Ramadaan?

[@PunjabiCyclist]

A week before Ramadan, I don't think I have the minerals to do such a long ride with an empty stomach. I cycled back the next day as well, the video shall be up in due course.

[@mcpjag]

Can you share the route you used please

[@PunjabiCyclist]

Paaji the strava route link is included in the description, if you don’t have strava download the app or you can login on the website, just create an account then click the strava link in the description and you can see the full route.

[@PunjabiCyclist]

You can also follow me on Strava and see all my routes www.strava.com/athletes/9636767

[@PunjabiCyclist]

What is the longest distance you have cycled back to back?