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  • Uh oh, it's another just begging thread… [WC2C content]
  • GaryLake
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    Hey all, I apologise in advance for yet another charity, just giving type thread. But apparently I haven’t been making enough noise so here goes.

    You probably don’t know me, I’m not exactly a big hitter on the endurance mountain biking scene. I’ve done some in the past, a 12 solo, team 24 and solo 24 before. My results card reads more like a lottery ticket though and I’ve never finished in a single digit position. But this weekend I’m saying sod-it and I’m graduating up to the big league, I’m having a pop at Dave Buchanan’s Wales Coast 2 Coast route.

    I’m doing this supported, I think 200 miles offroad in the (probable) rain will be more than enough for me, let alone going alpine style. It’s deffo not going to be a record attempt anyway. The optimist in me says I can probably squeak in around 24–25 hours, the realist in me think 27–28 hours is more likely.

    I’m raising money for the Cots for Tots Appeal which is part of Bristol based charity The Wallace and Gromit Grand Appeal. It’s raising money to fund the extension of the premature baby unit at St Michael’s hospital and to ultimately get more premature baby cots/incubators in there!

    As I said, I’m far from one of the usual suspects for this sort of thing, and I suspect saying this ride is going to be a bit of a sod is an understatement. The last time I did 100 miles on an MTB it nearly killed me, 200 should be interesting 🙂

    If you’d like to find out more I’ve got a blog up here: http://www.garyrides.co.uk

    If you want to follow my progress, my crew will hopefully be able to tweet for me: http://www.twitter.com/garylake

    And if you’d like to donate (come on the weather forecast looks awful, cheer me up!): http://www.justgiving.com/garyrideswc2c

    I’m got some friends coming along to film it too so hopefully there should be a pretty fun film to come out of it afterwards too!

    Thanks all!

    If that was all a bit boring, here’s a little night riding video I made while testing out my lights, I was a bit late for Midweek mini movies 🙂

    [video]http://vimeo.com/46708557[/video]

    GaryLake
    Free Member

    Cheeky bump, before I head home, anyone?

    v666ern
    Free Member

    Hey everyone i can vouch for gary as a good egg, he helped me out when i was after some proper bike advice and he’s also set this up

    http://www.cyclistno1.co.uk/

    he’s got my donation!

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    onceinalifetime
    Free Member

    What do you want donating, bike parts..?

    Or the dreaded moolar!?

    v666ern
    Free Member

    His wife and year old son are driving the length of wales to be his pit crew…im paying cos he’s GONNA SMELL after that!

    onceinalifetime
    Free Member

    Heehee!

    Ok! I can bung him a crate of Dove for men clean and comfort which is the shoizzle

    v666ern
    Free Member

    lol – gary, id take that mate!

    wallop
    Full Member

    What a great cause – I’ve donated!

    v666ern
    Free Member

    morning bump

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