Machine Specs: 24t x 36t x 48t FSA crankset 11-28t 8 speed shimano rear cassette 36h Velocity Rear hub 36h polished son28 Dynamo hub Both wheels laced to VO diagonale rims, dt alpine polished triple butted spokes 700cc x 38c fairweather tires VO polished stainless fenders VO Campeur rear rack VO porteur front rack Leather front Mud flap Polished upside-down SON front lamp Polished SON Mud guard rear dynamo lamp Nitto technomic tall quill stem Nitto drop handlebars Gran Compe ene Bar-end friction shifters Brooks Swift Leather saddle Dia Compe brake levers Tektro Cantilever brakes Two water bottle holders And a cute lil bell
Paris Brest Paris 2019 At Finish Line Felicitation by WCCG Finish timing in PBP Hi all, I successfully completed the Paris-Brest-Paris 1200km biking event in ~84 hours ( cut off time was 90 hours ). The preparation for this event has been in progress since November 2018 and I am glad I was able to successfully execute the plan I had on the event days. This blog provides details about my preparation for the big PBP event. Strava Link -> Here Pre-registration and registration PBP 2019 had two levels of registrations. First is a pre-registration which is allowed for riders on a certain criteria. Total pre-registrations allowed is ~7000. The criteria was that someone should have completed atleast 200km brevet in the 2017-18 audax calendar season. I had already done an SR in 2018, hence was able to pre-register without issues. The registration happens around June/July time frame. One can register only if they had completed an SR and also got homologation. I