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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 saw snapped belt drives, snapped mechs, several snapped chains and lots of rear wheels not turning as you exit the woods and walk up. I was in top 20 and started at the back of the easier "Open male". Lots of Benny Hill Music moments on the first descent down to the woods and general silliness at the back.
The wild garlic smell was pungent.
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.
I did the MSG too, I'm pretty disappointed with the result really. I had quite a few problems with clogging and the rear wheel filling up with mud, but that's no excuse really, I just didn't seem to be able to match the pace of the leaders in the mud. More work needed.
Anyone doing the first Midlands round at Sherwood Pines this weekend? I'm in the GV class at 10.30am.
Iain.
Aye, Expert class for me at Sherwood.
Yep sport at Sherwood for me.
Hoping for a dry(ish) one but planning for a slopfest.
Hoping for a dry(ish) one but planning for a slopfest.
My feelings for the first round of the welsh series too.. getting overely hung up on tyre choice, don't really want to use mud tyres if I can get away with just rons. At least the weather forecast is, touch wood, dry from now till sunday
Hardly an XC race but I'm looking forward to my first outing at this Sunday's Wentwood 50.
ferrals - Member
Hoping for a dry(ish) one but planning for a slopfest.
My feelings for the first round of the welsh series too.. getting overely hung up on tyre choice, don't really want to use mud tyres if I can get away with just rons. At least the weather forecast is, touch wood, dry from now till sunday
I'm up at Degla tonight, so I'll have a quick look at the off piste.
It did chuck it down over night and this morning, so I have to admit I'm not massively hopeful.
Nice one Adam. Got a few days for it to drain though haven't we - or doesn't it drain that quick.
What cat. are you going to be racing in - I'm doing sport.
adsh - MemberHardly an XC race but I'm looking forward to my first outing at this Sunday's Wentwood 50
I really like the look of that and would have done it if a) it didnt sell out before i realized and b) it didnt clash with the xc race (so in fact it was fortuitous i never got an entry in).
I'm doing sport.
That's just cheating. I'd have claim a top 5 spot and a gazillion Regional A BC points if'd have swapped Vets for Sport on Sunday.
I'm in Vets. Which are in with the elites at this race. Awesome.
@ Kryton Its not cheating, I'm not a vet yet!
I am hoping to get some BC points though as I didn't have a real license last year and don't want to be gridded absolutely last in the first national
@ Adam, from the post I got the impression that juniors would be set off, then sport, vet and grand vet, and then elite and expert in three different waves. Althouigh it would make most sense for the elites and experts to go first.
Ah sorry, your outside the Stw demographic i didn't realise 😉
No way can they be thinking of setting expert/elite off last - it'll be first lap carnage!
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.
I had another look Adam and it's been done in ascending price order on the poster, not time of race. I did think it was a weird one.
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?
good start, open or vets?
Depends on how you manage your ego :wink:. Vets is one of the hardest categories - all the buggers in there are fit, strong, experienced riders who didn't make/are too old for Elites.
See my post earlier today - I was 33rd in Vets in a Regional A last weekend, my time would have had me 5th in Sport in the same race.
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...
I had plans for returning to the Southern XC Series this year after finishing 5th in my category previously, however, 2 weeks of riding my new road bike has left me with some sort of knee tendinitis so Southern Round 1 in 10 days is sadly looking iffy. :-~
Best of luck to everyone racing this year.
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
Vets is one of the hardest categories - all the buggers in there are fit, strong, experienced riders who didn't make/are too old for Elites
Ha you should try Grand Vets - a considerable number of ex elites
Yep racing sports cat
Ha you should try Grand Vets - a considerable number of ex elites
Only another 6 years to go... 😐
Depends on how you manage your ego :wink:. Vets is one of the hardest categories - all the buggers in there are fit, strong, experienced riders who didn't make/are too old for Elites.
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).
ferrals - Member
Nice one Adam. Got a few days for it to drain though haven't we - or doesn't it drain that quick.
Based on tonight, bring a fatbike or a boat. Or possibly an AT-AT. Or a tank.
Any of these will probably help.
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.
I was thinking of doing a couple of rounds of this series I came across by accident - http://www.runandride.co.uk/content/2016-wm-series-brought-to-by-mayer-events-malvern-cycle-sport.aspx - but after the acopolypse of the last twenty four hours,I dread to think what Eastnor would be like now. 😐
Cheers Adam. Given that Met office says we've had over double the normal amount of rain this winter and the deluge over weekend and yesterday, dry trails were never going to be super likely. Just put a beaver back on the rear in anticipation.
Has anyone rode Sherwood Pines this week?
Mud tyres for this weekend, or standard trail tyres...
Mud X for me on Sunday then, slogging my way round in Sport.
See you there guys
Steve what kit/bike will you be in? Might say hello if I see you!
I'll be the riding my Ritchey.
KTM jersey on a 29'er KTM HT.
What kinda Ritchey?
The original red white and blue P650b. You can't miss it, it's got a lefty on as well!
Check out Steve if he crashes - I heard that he [i]bleeds[/i] KTM! 😉
Adam@BikeWorks - MemberCheck out Steve if he crashes - I heard that he bleeds KTM!
Blah blah, crash, me? With my reputation!
You've got to go fast for that.
ha-ha, I was going to say:
[b]slogging[/b] my way round in Sport.
and
[b]KTM jersey[/b] on a 29'er [b]KTM[/b] HT
doesn't quite compute 😆
I'll be on same bike and in same kit as pic on 1st post. Although preferably don't say 'i know you from the internet' in front of my wife - she thinks i'm odd already 😆
*starts painting "we love you ferrals off of the internet" banner*
😆 😆
What's the latest on conditions at Llandegla off-pieste on the XC course if anyone knows?
Say hello if you see me - fun category. I'll race in an Alpine Stars orange / light blue top because it has handy side pockets for gels and I'll be on a black Orange Five with unfashionably small wheels. It's the most XC bike I have. Racing to support my local track and because it's been a training motivation over winter.
I'll clear the way on the climbs... just shout. I'm hoping to make up for it on the way down.
I have 2015 Trail Nobby Nics setup tubeless. Surely they'll be enough? I've been riding them around in the slop ok and they can slide a bit but what doesn't?
Nobby Nics and Ron on the rear. That'll do it. Updates would be great though. I'll be in Abergavenny RC kit in the Vets. sort of looking forward to it.
Matt Lewis
gelert - Member
What's the latest on conditions at Llandegla off-pieste on the XC course if anyone knows?
See my post a little higher up.
In short - [i]not ideal[/i] 😛
I'm hedging my bets, Ron 2.25 on front, beaver 2.0 on back, bringing another beaver and a Ron 2.1 with me so if it's dried out by sat I'll go rons all round and if it's hideous and not too rooty/rocky I'll put a beaver on front.
So sunny and windy here today things are drying quick, hope it's the same up north!