Pro racers don’t usually bother going after Fastest Known Times on bikepacking routes for the thrill of it, but Cameron Mason is no ordinary pro, and his set-up for his assault on the John Muir Way was even less conventional. Sat aboard an aero road bike, stuffed with tyres 6mm over the official clearance, the Scottish rider blitzed the 212-kilometre multi-terrain route in under eight hours last week, adding to the never-more-relevant debate over what bike is the right tool for the job at hand.
Mason, who races cyclocross for Seven Cycling and road for the Alpecin-Premier Tech Development team, was at a bit of a loose end earlier this month after capping his ‘cross season with third overall in the X2O Trofée series.
