\u201cThere was never a distance goal it was just a time goal. I basically told myself I\u2019d bike for 24 hours or up until I got kicked out. I started at 5am and then I stopped at 5am and over the whole 24 hours I only spent just under two hours not moving.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fairbrother said he felt exhausted but satisfied at the end.<\/p>\n
He said the ride was intentionally simple and repetitive, and rather than aiming for speed or spectacle, the challenge focused on mental discipline.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t usually do stupid things like this. At my core I\u2019m a mountain biker, mainly long distance so a lot of the things and events I do are super physically tough, but also mentally tough, so I spend a lot of time by myself in the mountains and most of the time it\u2019s mind over matter,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I guess this was a big test of what my mind and my mental capacity actually has. Physically I knew I could bike for 24 hours non-stop but to do it in the way I did, mentally I\u2019ve never done anything so tough.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fairbrother said he got into biking through his family.<\/p>\n
\u201cI started mountain biking when I was 12 but the more adventure side of it kicked in at age 16, then at age 17 I went overseas to compete internationally and ever since then I\u2019ve been doing six months overseas competing each year.\u201d<\/p>\n
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