Swimming the English Channel seems like a big deal! 34 kilometers! 11 to 13 hours in the icy cold waters! This Thum guy is getting plenty press coverage for what he’s about to do.

Meanwhile, way below the radar screen of the media, 2 guys are on their way home from Finland. On bicycle!

Here’s how I found out about them. I met Frog the other day, and somewhere in our conversation, I kind of commented that we’ve not heard from Swee Kian for awhile. (No periodic pictures in the email.) And Frog’s reply? “Oh, that’s ‘cos he’s on his way home, should be back by next year. He cycling back.”

I don’t really know what made them do it. Perhaps it’s the challenge of cycling the distance. Perhaps Shimano wants to do a durability test on their parts. Or maybe, airfare too expensive nowadays.

Whatever it is, they are on their way. In fact, I think they are halfway here after having cycling 15,000km in the last one year.

Personally, I think this deserves more media coverage than a short swim across some channel that many have tried.

Way to go, Swee Kian! See you soon!