I was reading about the Vuelta Sudamericana, and about what kind of bike to bring. They said that a front suspension mountain bike worked well in Africa, and the Vuelta Sudamericana would be similar but with more road riding. It go through jungle, desert, mountain and more.
Then it said that you'd have plenty of time to enjoy the towns you went through because you'd be riding 5-8 hours ( about 120k a day, so that's like 75 miles, right?), six days a week.
Is this really possible on a front suspension mountain bike? Isn't that the energy equivalent of about 120 miles a day? Especially if it was not on pavement? They also said the longest day would be 200k.
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