OVERALL Great ride - super nice weather, never felt worn out, no stomach troubles, nothing hurt, ate and drank well. 308 km the first day, 292 km the second. Slept 8 hours == awesome Total: 34:39 Moving: 22:54 (~26 kph) Stopped: 11:44 (8 hours sleep, 1 hour camp setup/cleanup) WEATHER Clear and sunny the enitre time, just a few clouds High of ~23 C, low of ~5 C Some wind from the west BIKE Blue Davidson 28 mm GP5000 tires at ~65 PSI No flats, ran smooth Aero bars were good Recently raised stem up (a lot) - felt comfortable New handlebars : salsa cowchippers, 50 cm wide - I like em CLOTHING overall: clothing was perfect, no problems top: short sleeve wool base, red wool sweater bottom: runderwear, chrome shorts feet: thin wool socks, shimano shoes head: cap, thin wool hat & face warmer (when cold) hands: thin gore gloves (when cold) CLOTHING PACKED top: thin wool shirt, long sleeve wool base bottom: medium thick tights, runderwear feet: thin wool socks rain: coat, knicker, gloves, socks (no rain though) CLOTHING CHANGES Took off wool hat, gloves, face wamer at ~10:00 on Saturday Put on long tights, long sleeve base, wool shirt just before sleeping Kept these on for early Sunday morning, along with wool hat, face warmer, and gloves, as it was ~5 C Removed tights and rode with short sleeve base under sweater after 8:00 on Sunday, as it was already getting warm Rode without any base layer after ~12:00 sunday - worked well SLEEP Slept at ~308 km, 100 m off the road, next to lake Åsnen Really nice spot - quiet, beautiful, no one around Slept great - a solid 8 hours - felt amazing Got to camp at 20:30, in the sack by 21:00 Up at 05:00 the next morning, pedalling again by 05:30 Bivy sack, air mattress, sleeping bag, pillow Use face warmer and wool hat to cover eyes - worked well Took 2:15 to get 57 km from camp to McDonald's for breakfast Definetely prefer sleeping properly during a 600 than just trying to push through the night! BREAKFAST BEFORE RIDE 10 pancakes, bacon, eggs, coffee, milk FOOD STOPS - DAY 1 #1 - 60 km - Kågeröd - COOP - sandwich, smoothie, water, nuts #2 - 133 km - Markaryd - COOP - sandwich, ice coffee, water, nuts #3 - 192 km - Agunnaryd - bench - sandwich, smoothie, water, nuts #4 - 260 km - Torne - park bench - sandwich, ice coffee, water, nuts #5 - 308 km - camp spot - 0.5 L milk before bed FOOD STOPS - DAY 2 #1 - 308 km - camp spot - 0.5 L milk after waking up #2 - 364 km - Karlskrona - McDonald's - bacon egg McMuffin, big coffee, orange juice #3 - 424 km - side of road - sandwich, ice coffee, water, nuts #4 - 471 km - Vånga - bench - sandwich, smoothie, nuts, water #5 - 523 km - side of road - sandwich, ice coffee, water, nuts WATER ~2.5 L per day == good FOOD & WATER SUMMARY Good amount of food and water ~2.5 hours +/- 15 minutes between food stops was perfect Carried sandwich & smoothie/ice coffee, nuts so I could stop anytime to eat Avoided eating big chunks of meat (no sausages, burgers) Ate ham & cheese sandwiches, or egg & bacon, or just cheese stomach felt good the whole time, never too hungry or too full