So, just entered my first MBO event. Any tips for a first timer?

Don’t just leap on the bike and start pedalling, spend 5 mins with the map plotting a rough route and highlight the high value controls.

Use elastic bands to strap the map and control location list round your forearms.

Also get a map board, can get the folding ones from Tiso/Cotswolds etc, very useful and pretty cheap.

Cheers Andy. Not to bad with map reading and it’s a 2hr event. Looking forward to it

Don’t just leap on the bike and start pedalling, spend 5 mins with the map plotting a rough route and highlight the high value controls

Where’s the fun in that. Pedal like a nutter on a path similar to a dog after a fly, ride past the same control three times before you find it then get back 15mins early because you can’t focus on the time/ want cake.

There great, i’m not very good at them.

grow a beard buy some spd sandals 🙂

😆 cheers rich. Socks with the sandals too 😆

Porell waterproof socks at that!

You are riding solo I assume ? If so take a good few seconds over each decision / trail junction, going the wrong way for a minute is more expensive. Also being over the time limit is very expensive so don’t push for an “extra” stamp. Have fun, we’ve done the very social Peaslake one a vew times.

Check? the notes. I missed out on a podium once because i didn’t read “footpath shown from West is actually bridleway”.

Not that I’m bitter.

Mapboard makes a big difference i made one out of an old a4 plastic coated ringbinder, gaffer tape, zip ties and rubber bands, worked well for a few trailbreak events. Remember the shortest distance isnt always the quickest. The road around the hill may be quicker than the muddy bridleway over it. Although less fun.