Hooray. After some doubts MSG is on for tomorrow, but with warnings about mud and clearing the rear mechs and prepare for a muddy spin fest.

I’m wondering whether to leave the 29 1 X 11 Anthem at home and take the 26″ 2x 10 HT (which coincidentally already has Bonty Muds on) to avoid the back end clogging up…?

How much is the 29 v 26 advantage reduce in these conditions ? 😀

Kryton wheel size won’t make too much difference staying upright will 😀
Last time I raced my Anthem in bad mud I ended up with over 2kg of mud jammed in the rear triangle, last lap was tough. I’ll be taking a spare front wheel with a Gato on.
Not looking forward to it to be honest.

I am as weak as a kitten with a two week old cold and taking the 29er with mudx and a SS steel mudplugger. I remember a MSG at hylands Park, nothing can be as wet and muddy as that, can it?

Went to put on some mud tires on my bike for tomorrows MSG race and realized I no longer have them Doh! Tempted to take the single speed now, as I do have some mud tires for it.

Yep that was a slog. Even with the improved clearance on my single speed the rear wheel was still an issue. I spent most of the last 2 climbs of the lap pulling mud out so it would rotate.

Thats was hard. Even with the HT I had to stop and clear the Plasticine like mud from the wheels/frame every lap.

On top of that I was generally rubbish, no excuses just rubbish hence – 33rd. 🙁

I did the msg. I ended up stopping each lap to unclog my anthem.

It didn’t make any difference to my result though. Richard was going to win whatever I was riding.

Anyone doing the first Midlands round at Sherwood Pines this weekend? I’m in the GV class at 10.30am.
Iain.

Yep sport at Sherwood for me.

Hoping for a dry(ish) one but planning for a slopfest.

Hardly an XC race but I’m looking forward to my first outing at this Sunday’s Wentwood 50.

I’m in Vets. Which are in with the elites at this race. Awesome.

Ah sorry, your outside the Stw demographic i didn’t realise 😉

Another one for Vets at Sherwood, first race of the season and not doing the full series so a bit of a try out before Nutcrackers. See if winter prep been enough or blow up on the first lap !
Good luck all and hope it dries out.

As regards to the Sherwood xc this weekend, I’m 41 this year, never raced xc, what class would be a good start, open or vets?

Late to the party but here are mine:-

14/5 Stottlemeyer 30 (Port Gamble WA)
27/8 Capitol Forest 50 (Olympia WA)
17/9 Just Another Bike Race (Squamish BC)

I might sprinkle some local XC races in there too, but these are the main ones.

Aiming to finish and maybe not come last…

It’s just gonna be filthy slippy mess followed by ooh fire road then slippy filthy mess and repeat to end on Sunday in Llandegla

Yep racing sports cat

Have to say, I pedalled my ass off at the Gorrick Spring Series in February, in the vets cat, and was quite pleased with the effort I put in so hearing the result was a bit of a disappointment. There was something like 5 minutes between my result and 15th, ten places or so, so hoping to get a better result this w/e – but won’t be holding my breath (obviously, that would be ludicrous).

Oh dear Adam, that does not sound good, I’d better put the mud tyres in! Going up Saturday so will update then if it’s dried out at all.