Bikes of Borderland500 2025

Simon Welland

Age: 36

Location: Gwynedd

Bike: Boardman Gravel bike - Custom paint frame and build

Key items of kit: Bags, sleeping equipment rear bag. Clothes and essentials in front TT bag. Food and other bits in top tube bag. Ultra vest wearable for food.

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: No

Mark Broster

Age: 42

Cap number: 6

Location: Northampton

Bike: Kinesis aithien

Key items of kit: Lots of it but the bare minimum of it

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Geoff Lawrence

Age: 42

Cap number: 26

Location: Farnham

Bike: 2021 Boardman ADV 9.0

Key items of kit: Couple of Restrap bags

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35-39mm

Electronic shifting: No

Lee Morgan

Age: 48

Cap number: 1334

Location: Llanymynech

Bike: Orbea Terra

Key items of kit: Karoo2 heading Restrap side load bottle cages Restrap frame bag and hydration pack (rucksack) Small generic top tube treat bag. Profile design aero bars Tubus rear rack Favero mx power pedals Shimano GRX 2x , 11 - 40 cassette, standard chainrings. Exposure mk12 light up front, with m500 Amazon light for backup. 2 x Amazon rear lights Kask aero helmet North wave footwear FFWD carbon wheels Conti GP5000 AS tyres And one idiot to ride it all ;)

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35-39mm

Electronic shifting: No

Hazel Gambling

Age: 50

Cap number: Start no 15 tracker 1317

Location: Cowbridge South Wales

Bike: Trek checkpoint

Key items of kit: Tailfin pannier Tailfin top tube bad Hydration backpack

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: No

Sam Wade

Age: 27

Cap number: 7

Location: Burnham-on-Crouch

Bike: Giant Revolt, DT Swiss wheels

Key items of kit: My name is Sam and I from Belgium but i moved to UK 6 years ago. I cycled across America and my big passion is sports. I got the taste of endurance and strength. I want to meet people and enjoy the scenery.

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35-39mm

Electronic shifting: No

Jason Poyzer

Age: 48

Cap number: 37

Location: Isle of Man

Bike: Canyon Endurance CF 8 Di2

Key items of kit: Restrap bags with a Tailfin rear bag Zipp 303's wheel-set Hutchinson Challenger 32mm Tubeless Topped off with my trusted talisman

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Sam Leahy

Age: 38

Cap number: 27

Location: Bolton

Bike: Canyon Endurace AL 2019

Key items of kit: Garmin Edge, 540 Exposure Strada Front light, Exposure Tracer rear light, Oxford Aqua Evo top tube bag, Rapha Frame bag, Rhino walk tail bag, Alpkit Elan Bivvy, Down sleeping bag, Decathlon down jacket, Rapha jersey, shorts, rain cape, pro team jacket, Fizik Terra shoes

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: No

Jamie Menzies

Age: 50

Cap number: 30

Location: St Helens

Bike: Fairlight Strael 4.0

Key items of kit: Garmin Edge 1040, Garmin Varia Radar, Exposure Strada front light, Exposure Trace rear light x2, Restrap Race Toptube, Frame and rear seat pack. Planning to travel light and B&B if needed.

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Stephen Stewart

Age: 51

Cap number: 49

Location: Strathaven

Bike: Mason Definition

Key items of kit: SRAM Force 46/33 10/36, 30mm Perelli Pzero Race Tyres, Hunt 50 Carbon Wheels, Redshift suspension stem.

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

george morton

Age: 33

Cap number: 32

Location: leeds

Bike: Scott addict 10 2022 (big pig)

Key items of kit: Restrap top tube, frame & saddle bags. Sond dynamo hub with exposure Revo & Strada lights. Schwalbe pro 30mm tyres (tubeless). Hunt front wheel & bont rear wheel.

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: Yes

Marnix van der Heide

Age: 34

Cap number: 55

Location: The Netherlands

Bike: Trek Checkpoint AL5 Zipp 303S wheels with Conti 32 tubeless GRX 46/30 with a 34T cassette Bontrager frame bag Craft cadence top tube bag Apiduro seat post bag

Key items of kit: Fueled by Stroopwafels

Frame type: Gravel

Frame material: Aluminium

Wheel size: 650b (27.5")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: No

Garry Spicer

Age: 49

Cap number: 48

Location: Cranbrook, Hawkhurst

Bike: Trek Domane (SL 4) 11 Speed Shimano Ultega Mechanical Groupset 50/34 with 11/34 at the rear (1:1)

Key items of kit: Restrap Frame & Toptube Bags! Talfin Aero-Pack and Zipp Aero Bars.

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Carbon

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 30-34mm

Electronic shifting: No

Eirian Price

Age: 39

Cap number: 38

Location: Mold

Bike: Fairlite Strael 4.0, dynamo setup and SRAM AXS groupset.

Key items of kit: Tailfin rear rack with various Restrap bags patched together with some helpful 3d printed components.

Frame type: Road

Frame material: Steel

Wheel size: 700c (29")

Tyre width: 35-39mm

Electronic shifting: Yes