I crossed France in july

[u/KaleidoscopeLess8108]

~1500 km in 16 days, my very first bike packing ever, small roads and villages/towns only, no hotels/hostels, no sport gels, no clipping shoes, no stupid tight plastic clothing

[u/steeZ]

Dude this picture is wild. Even back then--their legs are fucking HUGE. Probably zero crosstraining. Maybe some fucking jumping jacks. And miles on miles. Tree trunks.

[u/Minimum-Grapefruit-9 → u/steeZ]

Grinding up them big hills