Top 5 Bits Of Kit For An Epic Ride! | 24HR Race Bike Check

GMBN presenter Rich Payne has raced quite a few epic 24-hour cross-country races and is constantly improving his bike setup, clothing, and accessory choice for this style of event. A balance of comfort and speed with good hydration, nutrition, and lighting is required so that the rider can focus on what's important... Riding!

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[gmbntech]

Watch the riding video on GMBN to find out what happened 👉 youtu.be/yL9i2KJ0cho

[Bikeadventure]

Thanks for the tips! Definately going to look into the outbound lighting!

[lalligood]

Outbound Lighting FTW! I bought the same set late last year. They make for a transformative experience when it comes to riding at night!

[fudganuld]

I was looking at those lights the otherday....well nice..Ha!

[MTB_CRZY]

Thanks for the tips! My local area has a 24 hour team race and this will help us out loads when we start to set everything up ❤️

[knhcarpentryhomeimprovemen]

I just did a 3 day AR across Florida and had the same lights. They are amazing almost never needed them any higher then low. On a fair amount of single track and fire roads at night.

[ARCormack]

Great video. Just got some Outbound Lights too and they are fantastic.

[johnbeddome]

Very excited to Arizona on GMBN, thank you. as a XC junkie I ride 120mi (193km) per week up the the road in Phoenix. Can you tell me if you liked the XTR RACE brakes?

[Pesmog]

You would be doing very well if you could stick with that XC riding position for 24 hours. I would have been tempted to ride in a more relaxed posture and fit either a riser bar or a stem spacer. Good advice re the head torch. Very useful if you have a mechanical in the dark.

[E.T_rode_bikes_As_well]

The moment when u have a maxxis sponsored sticker on ur frame and run a set of vittoria tires 😅

[GiorgioCamozzi]

Could you go more into your position on the bike? Rich seems to be sitting very far forward with a lot of pressure on the hands. Is there a specific reason for this (especially as this was a 24h race)?

[ivankuhar]

Hi, which saddle is this and in what sizing? Looks like Ergon SM Pro but in different colour. In other video "Ergon SM Team edition" saddle was mentioned, but I don't see it commercially available.. Thanks

[fourutubez]

You forgot to pack a sense of proportion