i doff my cap to neil. a superb effort

so, who's up next to attempt the record? 

Well done Neil !

I'm having a crack next year but dont think I'll get close the Neils time

Leave it out, I had a crack at a single speed a while back and my knee's are still hurting....

I'll be using my 853 rocklobster, rigid forks or rebas ? hhmmmmmmmmm 

Big congrats to you Neil.What a ride.

3 resounding cheers sent your way. 

Thanks guys! I spent the day afterwards eating pizza, soaking in the bath and falling asleep for long periods - almost as much fun as the ride itself

Seriously though, it wasn't that tough - I didn't stress my legs at all because I just walked any steep hills (well, most of them - I hammed it up from Rory with his cameras on one or two). Seems there is a world of difference between 24-hour pace (even on SS) and the sub-21 hour time of a certain Rob Lee.

Insert Wit *here* wrote (see)

Any advice for the rest of us?

Yeah - don't take advice from anyone crazy enough to ride a singlespeed that far only to end up where they started!