Just wondering how many are going to the Torq Rough Ride this year? Looks like Kington will be full of fun and games on the Saturday!
May have to stock up on essential fluids the night before 
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Torq Rough Ride 2011 - are you going?
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Posted 12 months ago #
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looks like it may be quiet then ........................
Posted 11 months ago # -
well some of us can't help being a bit slow.......... yes looking forward to it, but probably just a dat trip from Cheltenham for me
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bonk ............
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Looks like there'll be at least three of us there then.
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I 'm riding,with the old man ,both on black Santa Cruz's.Hope the weather holds out.
Posted 11 months ago # -
Is this the old marin rough ride?
Posted 11 months ago # -
I'll be there. My geared bike is out of action at the moment and won't have a chance to fix it before weekend so will either be on a Dean singlespeed or a geared Dean cross bike. Always a good vibe at this event and it's a nice day out in the hills. But, will this year be the first wet year for the event...?
Posted 11 months ago # -
hmmmmm maybe was planning to camp with my missus and 6mth old son but weather may prevent us
Posted 11 months ago # -
No
Having to babysit for my sister now, so got her 3 kids, plus my own 2... for the weekend
It won't be quiet at the event (or my place).
Have fun.
Posted 11 months ago # -
Wasnt planning to originally, (Mrs at a blimmin Take that gig, and leaving me looking after the kids) However got a bit muddled up on the dates and it appears I'll be riding if Enter on the day is still an option. Oill be mostly roiding a Red Spesh Epic, with my mate on a trek top fuel. Its a flipping tough event.
If the weathers decent its worth popping into town on the Saturday as theres a good atmosphere with the local wheelbarrow race and general village p**s up going on. We've stayed in the campsite in the village for the past couple of years.Posted 11 months ago # -
Posted 11 months ago #
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I'm going
really looking farward to it. Even though it knackered me late year 
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Forecast could be better for Sunday!
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75k for me
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Been every year so far and despite the forecast looking forward to it
Posted 11 months ago # -
I'm in. Not sure which tyres yet though?
Choice of SB8's (fly over everything but mud)
or Rubber Queens (grip anything but heavier and drag a bit on the flat)Hmmmmm?
Let the late debate begin!
Posted 11 months ago # -
Conti Vert not good at anything then not bad at anything
Just play with pressures
Lazy choice
Posted 11 months ago # -
Ardent front and Larsen rear for me, although might bring a 2.4 NN cw wheel, just in case...
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Schwalbe smart sams for me, At about 50 psi
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After today's weather.. thinking it could be rather soggy up on the hills though
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Rubber Queens are on. It's gonna be wet.
Posted 11 months ago # -
forecast rain and rain, and cold; moors aren`t that wet though (live locally). Ardent on front
no way, last time did that with a 2.25 Ardent completely unsteerable, alongside Gwaunceste hill peaty trail, just went everywhere.
Using Maxxis HR 2.3 F, Adv 2.25 rear---lodsa weight but comfyPosted 11 months ago # -
Thought of you all doing it! I have done it for the last 3 years, but couldn't make it this time. Was out on Mendips at 8 in horizontal rain and thought it would be hard-going on RR!
At least you have an appropriate user-name
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IT RAINED--about 30 mm at home a few miles away; it was also very cold, 5c on Gwaunceste. Just did short route as tracks were exceptionally slippery on all singletracks on the moors, sort of a liquid chocolate mix over hardpack, so went with discretion and survival instinct to cut to short route at Glascwm---still 2200m climbing by my altimeter watch !
Hope those injured were not too badly hurt, many spills seen.
Worst weather of all running of event (8 years now??)Posted 11 months ago # -
Well........... that didn't go well!
That has to be the most brutal ride I have done for many years! Hope all have got back ok, saw the guy down just before the halfway water stop. Hope you are ok fella! Heard tales of many down on the long route before it was closed, again I hope all are ok.
Many thanks to the organisers, marshalls and helpers along the route today, you looked as cold as I was. It couldn't have been easy sorting that lot out today!
Still, the surreal wheelbarrow races Saturday evening just about made up for the weather.
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Talk of a spinal injury by the paramedics, possibly being airlifted the last I heard, hopefully not too serious.At least one case of hypothermia(my riding buddy), pretty horrendous conditions all round, with many(including me) bailing at the feed station and heading back on the road.Hope all the casualties turn out ok.
Thanks too, to the good samaritan that lent us a dry fleece at the feed station, we left it with the organisers in the hope that you'd be back after us, cheers.Posted 11 months ago # -
Respect to those that went for it. I do like this event, but no way in this weather. I've done them all except last year (son's wedding is a fair excuse I think) and usually come back sunburnt
Posted 11 months ago # -
What an epic!
I turned up at 9am to register on the day. It was pissing with rain then.
It rained the whole time apart from maybe 10 minutes.The route went on and on and on. Endless steep climbs. The ground was really soggy so it sapped energy even on the flat.
For some reason I decided to do the long option. It was 3pm before I'd made it back to the point where the short and long recombine. By that time they were directing people onto the road. So I had a nice road ride back. It's amazing how much faster it is riding on tarmac after soggy grass.
It was still worth it though.
I've knocked up a quick guess map and still make it around 47 miles.
http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=52.2010667192551~-3.126839724641317&lvl=12&dir=0&sty=s&cid=3A5BB81993123281!338&form=LMLTCCPosted 11 months ago # -
BigFoot MTB - This gives a good summary of what it was like (thanks to Bigfoot MTB for the report).
Posted 11 months ago # -
Big respect Tom for even trying the long route...
We all only did the short route, at the beginning 2 of us had planned the long route - but time/weather just went against us.
Ardent on front no way, last time did that with a 2.25 Ardent completely unsteerable, alongside Gwaunceste hill peaty trail, just went everywhere.
And the Ardent/Larsen combo was perfect - 20psi though
Posted 11 months ago # -
b r well done,
maybe my 35 psi was cause of problem on my Ardent (I have run it at 25 psi but felt it was draggy) ; but felt OK with my tyres too although at 35 psi (85 kg rider) maybe lower would have helped but might have increasedfloatiness. HR was quite drifty on some of that gloopPosted 11 months ago # -
I swear by my tubeless tyres, but would have loved to have been handed an easy way to swap out my front mounted Crossmark yesterday! It was interesting handling to say the least... First time I've done it and thought it was a great event, in spite of the rain. I hope the guy that took the tumble is okay.
Posted 11 months ago # -
Intended to do the long loop,but after seeing the rain come down went for the short option,thank god !....It certainly sorted the men out from the boys,some great slippy descents & horrible draggy climbs,but tubeless Nic front & Ralph rear worked a treat....Was wishing I'd put the granny ring back on though.....
As above, hope that fella was ok,he looked in quite a bad way when I saw him..
Posted 11 months ago # -
Another to complete the short route only here. It was seriously wet (rain) and cold (sleet), the climbs felt longer and steeper than in previous years and it was seriously hard work
Had a couple of comedy offs, one when the front wheel stopped dead in a bog throwing me into a double sideways roll in about 9" peaty water All the marshals out on the route did an amazing job and must have been just as wet and probably colder than us riders, massive thanks to them. The route was great too, would be nice to ride it on a dry day and enjoy the views...
Posted 11 months ago #
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