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Supported or Unsupported

The majority of mountain bikers who tackle the GTMC do so without any support, carrying their equipment and finding their accommodation each day. The other way to ride the trail is to have a support vehicle and driver as back-up, and if someone will do this for you, there are distinct advantages.

The main advantage is that only a small amount of gear – food, drink, spare clothing, camera – need be carried, and this can be accommodated in a small backpack, so removing at a stroke the problem of carrying all the necessary equipment for the whole holiday on a bike that will be subjected to considerable jolting over the rough trail (see ssss1). Also, the support person can find accommodation for each night while the mountain biker enjoys the riding, without having to think about finding somewhere to eat and rest for the night. The support person could spend the day sightseeing and meeting up with the rider from time to time. However, despite all the advantages of having support, the satisfaction and freedom of riding the GTMC unsupported is without parallel.