The biggest test of the little FB Mondial "Grand Challenge" bike, to date! A full lap of the 30km adventure trail at Adventure Bike Rider Festival 2023, including all the "expert" sections and a full lap of the TRF all-bike trail.
Would it keep up with the big adventure bikes? Would it be able to tackle obstacles designed for Enduro bikes? I wasn't sure, but I did know that it was going to be fun to find out!
This was my first lap of the weekend, so everything was a surprise. There were a couple of minor repairs required along the way. Nothing a cable tie couldn't fix.
The bike and I survived and continued to do about 8 or 9 laps over the course of the weekend. Had a great time at the festival. Thanks to the @ABRmagazine crew for putting on a great weekend. Great to catch up with @nathanthepostman, meet some of the other Grand Challengers and hear all about @TheGirlOnABike's adventures in the Master Class tent and see those awesome Rally machines, up close!
To recap, I'm taking part in The Grand Challenge, a bit of fun and a good excuse for adventure, dreamed up and organised by Nathan Millward, who is well known for his bike tours and Postie Bike Adventure Days.
My bike is an FB Mondial HPS 125 (No, I'd never heard of them before, either...) It's had a big hit to the left hand side.
Join the fun whilst I try and figure out all the stuff that's wrong with it, take it on interesting adventures and knowing my tendency to get carried away, probably make it the most expensive cheap bike in the challenge....
Fancy signing up yourself? Check out these links:
Link to The Grand Challenge video: • Update on £999 Adventu...
Link to Nathan's RU-vid Channel: / @nathanthepostman
Link to The Grand Challenge Facebook Group: / 1311211589722175
21 авг 2024
