Mount Ventoux without a seat

[tsarpepe]

Chapeau, I say!

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/rob-...ithout-a-seat/

[93KgBike]

Incroyable fou!

[muz]

It doesn't sound that hard. Disclaimer: I have never been on Mt Ventoux, nor tried to go without a seat for that long. But I have climbed half an hour or so without sitting as part of a longer ride.

As a counter point, here is another Mt Ventoux challenge by a fellow fixed gear rider Paul Rozelle. He went up (and down) Mt Ventoux four different ways on a fixed gear bike. I doubt he sat that much on the climbs. Oh, he also did this before riding PBP fixed gear.

http://www.thebicyclestory.com/2011/...ventoux-rides/

[Kirk007]

Originally Posted by muz

It doesn't sound that hard. Disclaimer: I have never been on Mt Ventoux, nor tried to go without a seat for that long. But I have climbed half an hour or so without sitting as part of a longer ride.



http://www.thebicyclestory.com/2011/...ventoux-rides/

Climbed Ventoux this summer. It's 21.4 km from Bedoin to the top with an average gradient of almost 8% and stretches at 12%. It is essentially straight (i.e no switchbacks where the grade eases off and you get a few pedal strokes of respite) for the first 16km.

It's hard. Even for pros let alone us mortals. The route from Sault is a little more forgiving.

[ultraman6970]

When i read the subject i thought the guy had the seatpost installed OUCH!

[Drmojo]

Originally Posted by muz

It doesn't sound that hard. Disclaimer: I have never been on Mt Ventoux, nor tried to go without a seat for that long. But I have climbed half an hour or so without sitting as part of a longer ride.

As a counter point, here is another Mt Ventoux challenge by a fellow fixed gear rider Paul Rozelle. He went up (and down) Mt Ventoux four different ways on a fixed gear bike. I doubt he sat that much on the climbs. Oh, he also did this before riding PBP fixed gear.

http://www.thebicyclestory.com/2011/...ventoux-rides/

Steve could do this with his eyes closed
And 3 hrs faster
He does hold fixed record for BOTH Devil Mt and Terrible two
A true fixie god