Bikes of The Land Between 2024

Emma Osenton

Age: 47

Location: Hebden Bridge

Bike: Kinesis Fernweh

Key items of kit: Kinesis Fernweh with Hunt dynamo wheels, good year tyres, mix of XT and TRP, Roswheel bags, Vaude tent and mat, Alpkit quilt, OMM core sleep suit, Esbit stove, mug, Expedition Foods.

Mike DeBernardo

Age: 41

Location: Aberfoyle, Scotland

Bike: Pipedream Sirius singlespeed 32x16

Key items of kit: Homemade bags and lots of homemade snacks. I'm still not sure about what kit I'll bring. I'm not planning to sleep (much), even though that strategy hasn't always worked out for me in the past, haha.

Arran Coles

Age: 36

Cap number: 24

Location: London

Bike: Ribble CGR SL with Rival eTap AXS and ZIPP 303 firecrest wheels

Key items of kit: Restrap saddle, apidura frame and top tube bags. MSR hubba hubba tent, sea to summit spark sleeping bag, thermarest mat and pillow. Exposure lights and a go pro to hopefully capture some epic scenery of TLB!

Danny Lane

Age: 33

Location: Leeds

Bike: Windover Prototype MTB (Reynolds 853), Fox Float 34, Hope Fortus Wheelset, WTB Marco 2.4 Tyres, Rimpact Inserts, SLX 12 speed drivetrain with a Sram gripshift mod (due to an injured thumb), Thomson finishing kit and dropper, Ride Farr carbon ergo bars, Knock off ebay inner bar ends, Ergon Grips.

Key items of kit: Restrap Bags - Custom Frame Bag, Short Race Top Tube, Race Bar Bag, Race Hydration Vest. Exposure Lights - Trace R (Rear), Toro & Diablo (helmet mount/spare) Sleep System - Bivy, Lightweight Sleeping Bag, Klymit X Frame Mat, Blow Up Pillow (sleep well ride hard..lol) Wahoo Roam for navigation, full Albion kit to keep comfy/dry. A can do attitude and a few Pro Plus!

Alex Dyson

Age: 30

Cap number: 17

Location: Leeds, UK

Bike: Stayer UG with Custom Paint: Wheels: Stayer All Road on Hope/Son Delux, Schwalbe G-One RS 45c, Shimano 105 Hydro, Redshift PRO Seatpost, Stem & Drop Grips, Brooks Cambium, Profile Supersonic 35c Aerobars, RaceWare Custom Mounts.

Key items of kit: Restrap Race Bags & Prototypes, Albion Cycling Kit, Klite Dynamo Lights + Charging, Exposure Trace Lights, Wahoo Roam, QUOC Gran Tourer XC shoes.

Niall Shannon

Age: 40

Location: Edinburgh

Bike: It's one of the original custom Albannach CROIS frames from the world-famous Castle Douglas-based frame designer, Jim Cameron. All the other stuff is just bike parts.

Key items of kit: Pretty stoked to find two matching bottles in the house.

Emma Fowler

Age: 24

Cap number: 37

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

Bike: Liv Devote Advanced 1 2022.

SRAM Rival 12spd 1x 10/44 (will need all the help I can get when those hills arrive). Fastop wheels. Michelin Power Gravel 47mm tubeless.

Key items of kit: Arkel 5L frame bag. Restrap 1.5L top tube bag. Restrap bar bag. Restrap snack pouch!

Exposure Strada Mk12. Wahoo Element Roam. Bivvy& sleeping bag. Lots of warmth: down jacket, beanie, top thermal& gloves.

"Lucky item": stroopwaffles, lots of them

Jack Howker

Age: 36

Cap number: 28

Location: London

Bike: Fairlight Secan. It's had a few makeovers over the years and keeps getting better.

Key items of kit: The Albion visibility cargo vest is carrying my Rain Shell & Rain Trousers, as I'm expecting a bit of bad weather. I'll also carry some food in there throughout the race.

I've got some bags on from the Restrap Race Range. I've decided to take my bivy (OR Helium and a matt) to get some rest, with an Albion insulated jacket and a proto ultralight fleece.

Aveeno hand cream too. Can't leave home without it.

Richard Sidney

Age: 50

Location: Scottish Borders

Bike: Planet X Tempest Titanium frame, Shimano Deore 1x10 chain set with Microshift XLE shifters. Hunt Mason 650b wheels and WTB Byway 47mm tyres, running with tubes.. Brooks C15 saddle.

Key items of kit: Apidura racing saddle bag and top tube bag. Rapha bar bag for snacks. Navigation is Garmin 830

Robert Nash

Age: 54

Cap number: 30

Location: Colne, Lancashire

Bike: Mason ISO : SRAM drivetrain with Ratio Technology upgrade.

Key items of kit: Tailfin bags and rack, Exposure lighting, Wahoo Roam for navigation. An assortment of camping gear from Sea to Summit, Alpkit and Rab (still to be finalised!). Riding gear from Albion, Rapha and Gore. Small first aid kit and personal hygiene kit. Big power bank to keep techy things charged.

Geoff Frost

Age: 53

Cap number: 23

Location: Norfolk, UK

Bike: Surly Cross Check and an assemblage of 20+ year old analogue components for a 3x9 drivetrain and canti brakes

Key items of kit: Mix of Tailfin and Restrap bags and packs. Exposure Toro and Joystick lighting the way with Cateye Omni behind. Wahoo Roam for navigation. Alpkit Tarpstar tent, Neoair mat, Vango down sleeping bag

Ken Rafferty

Age: 45

Cap number: 10

Location: East Lothian

Bike: Cannondale topstone 1 Al.

Key items of kit: Restrap top tube Restorable 8 ltr saddle bag Restrap hydration vest. 2l capacity Garmin 1040 Raveman cr1000 lights Moon XJS 2200 light (off road sections) Alpkit ultralight sleepbag Bivy bag ( mountain warehouse ) DD hamicks S ultralight tarp

Andrew Broadway

Age: 42

Location: Edinburgh

Bike: Genesis Vagabond. Going with fast rolling Schwalbe Thunder Burt to give a big more comfort off road but hopefully not to too draggy on the roads.

Key items of kit: Trying to go light weight, but always seems to fail. Alpkit Hunka bivvy is the luxury item compared to the emergency bivvy I was planning on taking.

Richard Wilson

Age: 57

Location: Carlisle

Bike: Open WI.DE

Key items of kit: Tailfin rack, bag and framepacks

Patrick Dewick

Age: 51

Location: Rotherham

Bike: Reilly Gradient T47

Key items of kit: Tailfin aero pack, frame bag & toptube flip over bag. Exposure race front, rear & helmet lights