Some options
1. Fast racing with following car
- 200 km per day or so with high speed
2. Slower pace with following car
- 250 km per day with moderate speed
3. Touring
- 100-150 km per day, bringing all you need on the bikes
Currently option 2 seems m
Option 3 is the most unconvenient, taking into account that it supposes to extend the total lenght of the trip because you cant bike that fast, BUT...
* It gives you complete freedom
* It makes it more ambitious
* You learn to carry what you really nee
I agree, that it gives you more freedom, and that you learn what you really need to bring. The three options (there are probably more options) have different goals.
The touring goal is:
- more environment friendly (no car)
- more tougher in the sense th
Discussed this with some friends yesteday and they recommended that we only took the trip around the Baltic sea itself. It means that we should not go north of Stockholm and skip most of Finland. But, they thought we should go all the way to S:t Petersbur
I don´t think thats the problem, if youj go in a slow pace and have a car and a place to sleep every night...
I actually starts thinking that we should this in the summer of 2009 (and not earlier). This will give us next summer to extend our training and make sure we get enough bikers with enough endurance to do the race. I believe I could be in shape for this fo
Kristoffer, I agree. Well see what other people want.. Personally I have a little more positive on going through all Finland and Sweden, it looks nicer on the map. Also, it is much more work with visa etc to get into Russia.
As mentioned in a separate thread, I think we should aim for a group of 8-12 persons. And, depending on the goal and how we do the trip, I think the daily distance should be:
1. About 200 km per day with arranged races every day. Then we can have a resti
