Really don't see how I can get much lighter without getting cold / wet or hungry...or starting with a lighter bike but according to my spreadsheet this is what I should weigh in at with food for the 3 days and enough water for the first couple of checkpoints.

Kit weight (including food and luggage)
GRAMS 9371
POUNDS 20.66

+

BIKE 27.5

=

TOTAL 48.16

It still seems heavy

Last year was 49.5 but I have cunningly made my bike 1.25lbs heavier with bigger wheels and tyres.

I recon I'll be around the same weight as last year.

I'm testing out some kit for this summers trip so thats going to add a bit of weight, but a few tricks else where which may hopefully offset.

Ian and Paul are in Scotland so the weight wennie prize is up for grabs. Packet of Jaffa Cakes says Ben98 is in for the 'win'

I should be around the 40lb mark this year as I'm not hammocking.

Not sure yet but hoping to get into the top ten. Like Restless, having a heavy bike doesn't help.

My prediction is i will be very heavy!I dont think ill be the heaviest (only because my friend seems to pack the kitchen sink) but the couple of times i have previously been out i have carried far more stuff than i needed! :D

I was a bit naive last year and took with me a full 3ltr camel bladder, and two 1ltr bottles

this year i've got a travel tap and a smaller bottle so that will reduce my weight by quite a lot :D

unfortunately I'm having tarp issues this year and don't fancy a failure in the middle of the night so I might take my tent which'll add a bit of the lost weight! :(

Bag is 7kg
Bike with sleep bag+bivy+water is 14kg and thats a singlespeed

So, thats 21kg or 46lbs

Time to repack and ditch some kit i think, altough knowing myself, i'll add that extra layer of clothing, a bit more food etc...

I'm currently working on about 32lb hopefully, although my scales have died so I no longer can weigh stuff before hand

I'll weigh this tomorrow,

flatfishy wrote:I'll weigh this tomorrow,

Nice single speed there

When I loaded the car last night I did briefly consider bringing my fixed CX bike which is 6lbs lighter than my MTB, luckily I remembered my complete lack of ability

I think I'm all set to get the wooden spoon on this one.... I think my rucksack is heavier than my bike.