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Ciao tutti,

Can't see any other threads on this so wondering if anyone has any cycling based experience of doing a South to North trip of Sardinia and Corsica? Or indeed any knowledge of cycling these islands and/or ferries involved etc.

Currently in Albania and while I have heavily enjoyed the Balkans the past month or so I fancy a bit of a change and this is the idea that makes me buzz the most.

Well done to everyone still trucking!

Game ooooooonnn!!!

My allegiances lie with Daniele Fonelli on his fixie. Got to ride and hang with him in Bosnia and he's an absolute gent as well as a bit of a maniac. Never had a dot to watch until now.

Any other fixies involved?

Death in Race Across France. Killed by vehicle which was out of control according to the statement on this Instagram post. RIP

https://www.instagram.com/p/CfJb1nttXiU/­?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

For some reason while sat in Kotor after a big tonne yesterday I am wondering about Corsica.

What do people know about Corsica? Getting there, tyre choice etc?

So I reached Durmitor today...Good Lord...

Can't upload photos for some reason so this post is redundant. Just imagine some impossibly amazing scenery with a bike in front of it

Great another English person telling me what to do...and the Scottish option?

"Ho! Fuck ye gaun?!"

Repeat I'm afraid

Wise, so wise.

I'm back on the road tomorrow and heading south, I have my route sorted it's going to be fairly savage which at this juncture I like.

No real time limit. Not a very tight budget. I'm travelling to travel and see cool stuff and I got side tracked by very friendly group of riders in an awesome place which I didn't really want to end but here we are. I feel a bit better already. If I take one day off the bike I'm always itching to get back on it and that's the case this time.

If I'm still doldrumming in a week, I think I'd be happy to call it but I'm fairly confident that won't materialise. #firstworld

Anyone get into a bit of a malaise while touring?

Can feel myself slipping into some touring blues. I've been in Bosnia a couple of weeks, having ridden down here, for an ultra event and had a solid crew of cool people to hang out and ride with but at the weekend I'm on my own again.

Feel like I'm going to be going through the motions as I head further south towards Montenegro. Its somewhere I've been most excited for so I hope that buzz returns.

I think if someone offered me the chance to click my fingers and be at home I would take it....and that's stinkin thinkin.

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Tubeless. Sharp stone puncture once, sealed.

S'all I can tell ya.

Wahoo Elemnt Bolt is doing me well. Easy to use with most of the apps. I've been using Strava on my phone for the heat maps to create a route and uploading to the Bolt. (Strava phone route building is quite frustrating)

That's them. Watch the shpiel about rim width and compatibility...its worth knowing and ignoring

Don't make me come home and get this game going again....Mon'

Did a big loop in Bosnia...was awesome and very difficult.

Been riding 35c Cinturatos mostly on road but had some days with a lot of gravel (bike loaded too) and they haven't batted an eye. Obviously I'm not flying into corners and being as kind to them as possible. They are slicks after all.

G-One All Round? Pirellis gravel options seem to be fast rolling.

Erm....Brexit means Brexit.

Well I managed it. 385 miles, 20 000ft in 29 hours, no sleep, a lot of sitting around questioning my life choices in the middle of the night. Tried really hard to fuel right and it worked. Couldn't eat or drink anything last few hours, it was so grim. Luckily the weather was cool.

Damn I'm going to be steeeeaming.

Good advice troops, just what I was after, some first hand experience. Cheers

600km, on road, 40hr limit, hilly and potentially 28-30 degrees. I want to do 24 hrs before thinking about a wee kip if necessary, that would be cool.

I think the thing I'm worst at is fuelling and hydration. Now obviously we are all different but I struggle to take the time to eat properly on rides of any length tbh.

lidl

Tips on riding over 24hrs...is this the thread for that?