My Bike for ultra distance cycling adventures like London Edinburgh London

Cycling2Adventure – My Specialized Diverge Setup for LEL 2025

For the London-Edinburgh-London 2025 ride, I’ll be tackling the 1,500 km challenge with my Specialized Diverge Expert S-Works 2018, modified for endurance, efficiency, and comfort.

My wheel choice is the Zipp 303 Firecrest, offering the perfect balance of aerodynamics and durability. I’m running a mullet drivetrain setup, featuring a SRAM 10-52T cassette paired with an XX1 rear derailleur, giving me the range I need for any terrain.

To maximize comfort on long rides, my cockpit is fully upgraded with Redshift components. The Redshift Top Shelf handlebar and Cruise Control drop grips provide better ergonomics, while the Redshift ShockStop seatpost smooths out road vibrations. My Infinity E1 saddle ensures all-day comfort, and the Redshift Aero Bars allow me to get into a more aerodynamic and relaxed position when needed.

My tire choice for LEL 2025 is the Continental GP5000 RS in 32mm, offering a fast yet comfortable ride with excellent grip and durability.

This bike is built for ultra-distance performance, and I’ll be putting it to the test on Cycling2Adventure—follow my journey to LEL 2025!
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so this will be my bike this year for London Edenberg London the tires will be changed to GP 5000 32 mil to have a good Comfort on the ride I am a heavy Rider I’m not a speedy so my casset on the back will be a 10 to 52 this is a mullet setup xx1 in the back and I will go down in the front at the moment I having a 40 Shain ring I will go down to 38 the reason is there are many Hils on this uh ultra distance cycling event and for me I need really really light gears I not want to push my bike up the hills I have seen it last time people be pushing I want to ride the hills up in the front I’m riding asram red it’s a electronic grou set I carry with me a spare battery as well the charger if necessary I having Arrow bar on my bike from Red shift clip on who watches my channel knows I love red shift they’re making fantastic products they’re very custom customer oriented I have a red shift shock Post in the back which is very comfortable when you go on gravel roads that does a lot for me I have the red shift top shelf handlebar with 70 mm rice which gives me again more Comfort I like to sit more upright I’m not the youngest anymore I’m using as well the drop Comfort grips they are very comfortable and uh doesn’t make the hands tired again for this long rides having comfortable grips on the bike it’s uh definitely for me a must I not want to miss them anymore same like the same like the arob bars going into the arrow bars just for 15 minutes every hour just to have a different position just to be relax on the bike brings so much more comfort and comfort as I say is the key on ultra distance riding uh subtle I have a Infiniti E1 and I love the Infinity Series everybody knows this if you watch my channel I not want to miss this uh when I’m on the ship I carry only one bottle which is enough and have my pump there with me this is the pump I’m actually carrying I prefer this uh old style pump where you actually pump over CO2 CO2 it’s not really uh environmental friendly uh electr pumps are very good I have one I made a review on it and maybe I will carry an electric pump with me anyway always have a power bunk with me on the bike but that’s a different story so this is my bike if you have any questions about my setup please uh leave something in the comments I know the bike looks very dirty at the moment I’m riding I am be a lot of gravels here in gr Canaria and it’s very dry and dusty but this will be the bike I ride on the London edenburg London in 2025 uh I have a back here in the front which is as well from Red shift is made for the top shelf handlebar fits very good uh all the little belongings you normally carry around with you uh very recommend uh I have a video on the channel about this B so if you’re interested I will put the link there and that’s pretty much my bike yes on electronics I have a gun in rad which I love especially when you on the night shift and you ride and you get the alarm on your head unit that something is coming from behind this is very very helpful uh I have a tail fin top Tu back 1.5 lit as well if you like to know more it’s uh as well on my channel this is where I care this is where I carry all my tools and spare inner tubes I don’t Rite tubeless anymore I I prefer TPU tubes and that’s much much better so once again please subscribe like let me know if you have any questions or anything put it down in the comments and uh thank you very much for watching cycling to Adventure and see you on the start line London Edenberg London thank you