Very cool. Thank you for the heads up. I will keep watch. My ass and neck hurt just thinking about this.

I had a lot of conversations over the years with Mark. I contacted him about the Koga Miyata bike he used on his tour in 2007 and I ended up getting the same bike for my trip around the world. I've been following him ever since with his 2007 tour, his tour in Africa and now am following his progress in his 80-day effort.

He's a very humble guy and despite not having the speed you would usually associate with someone trying to bike 240 miles a day, he does have incredible endurance and mental strength.

I wake up every morning and the first thing I do is check on his progress.

http://www.artemisworldcycle.com/the-challenge/the-bike/
This trip , he's using the koga Kimera, carbon frame, hydrau disc brakes, DI2 11, Corima wheels, schwalbe tires.
His training ride for this tour was CAIRO TO CAPETOWN unsupported solo!

If you go around the world, keep a vlog or facebook page, I'd love to hear about it.

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This trip , he's using the koga Kimera, carbon frame, hydrau disc brakes, DI2 11, Corima wheels, schwalbe tires.
His training ride for this tour was CAIRO TO CAPETOWN unsupported solo!

In 2007 he used the Koga Miyata World Traveller which I also had. It's a great bike.

If you go around the world, keep a vlog or facebook page, I'd love to hear about it.

I already did it and my trip ended by getting hit by a pick up truck in Oregon back in 2014 (I did bike about 33,000 km to that point though). I thought my bike survived but when I looked closely, there was a big bend in the aluminum frame which was a death blow. I survived also (but had a concussion, 2 collapsed lungs and 14 broken ribs) and just now ready to get back on a bike but will stay in the park here to avoid cars...