PieFed60-year-old man sets record for highest ever bike ride, on a Brompton
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/riding-high-british-…
Anyone who has journeyed deep into the mountain ranges of Europe to take on some of the legendary climbs of the Grand Tours understands what it is like to stand on top of a mountain, breathing in the cold, thin air while surveying landscapes that roll away far below.
But British adventurer and all-round action man Neil Laughton, 60, took that achievement several levels higher when he journeyed to Nepal to set a new Guinness World Record for the highest ever bike ride.
Teaming up with Nepali Sirdar Nima Kanchha Sherpa, the pair rode and carried their bikes to the top of the 7,246-metre high Putha Huinchuli mountain over a period of several days, were Laughton rode 20 metres at the highest point, before turning tail and journeying back down again.
Laughton's machine of choice was a Brompton, while Nima used a Cube mountain bike for the ride.
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“On a Brompton” doesn’t say much. Was it modded?
Also, did he actually ride anywhere with it, or just carry the thing up a mountain?
He “rode and carried” it up the mountain (doesn’t say what percentage of the trip was riding vs carrying), rode it a short distance (20 meters, the minimum required for the record) at the summit, and rode and carried it back down again.
Also, his sherpa, Nima Kanchha, carried a full-size mountain bike instead of a Brompton and – of course – barely gets any credit for it.
rode it a short distance (20 meters, the minimum required for the record)
LOL, what? That cheapens the accomplishment a little, I won’t lie. 😂
_haha_oh_wow_According to the article, there was definitely a good amount of carrying but they rode plenty too (why wouldn’t you if you brought a bike all that way).
In the photos, there’s like 6" of snow. I wonder if there’s a video of the “riding” they did. Bromptons aren’t known for their ability to traverse deep snow!
There’s the new G-line but I don’t think he was using one of these.
No, very doubtful, as that one has larger tires and is probably a lot heavier. It looks like the one he brought is the titanium model… super light.
I once biked around for 2 hours after eating 10g of shrooms. Pretty sure I was higher than this guy!
FYI
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