Well I'll be there again with riding bud. Last year was a hoot but we've learned our lesson and are bringing a gazebo in case it rains CONSTANTLY again. Would be happy to improve by a lap.
Got a Small Block 8 for the rear instead of the usual Nevegal. It remains to be seen whether this is wise. Just thinking about all those fire-roads, and the Nev was all over the place in the mud anyway.
Bright orange Marin Wolf Ridge, Lyriks, say hello!
I was a bit demoralised by the weather and parts of the course last year so I'm not going this year. Hope you have fun, though!
My logic is that the weather couldn't be worse. What parts of the course didn't you enjoy? Guessing some of the steeper loamy stuff?
Never done 10UTB, but doing it this year as a pair - not aiming to be competitive, just have a good time with a bunch of friends in other teams.
10 @ Kirroughtree was really good fun last year despite the rain, so hopefully that won't spoil things too much.
Our friend with a gazebo could find he is very popular...
I'll be on a blue Anthem X2 (or possibly an Inbred if the Anthem isn't back from repair), but I'm sure I won't be the only one.
Riding solo again this year. Not sure bike I'll be grovelling round on yet. I'll be in my Born to Bike team so say Hi as you pass me
we've hired a motorhome this year after the washout of last time.
Team Bald and Balder and Team Neep Boom, mostly just taking it easy 8)
"could" be doing it with a fella from work - he has never raced before so a bit of a baptism of fire 😀
failing that i will be pit bitching for the missus/anyone else i know
just going fer the craik and the curry 😀
did it really rain that much last year ? dont recall that much.
he has never raced before
Its a race? 😯
Take the fat bike terry, so I can have a shot 😉
well its a bit different from riding with 4 or 5 guys at kirkhill 😉
if im doing it wee him ill likely be on the fat bike 😉 - or if i feel sensible ill make the ragley half fat 😀 - definately not going for the fastest lap 😀
I am doing it as a solo, so is my son,and a few folk from work, ordered my waterproof pop up gazebo last night so it should be a bit comfier than last year.
how you gonna mount that on your bike mark - thats the only way it will be comfier 😉
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TR I hope to make it comfier so my son gives up after a couple of laps and I can give him a good kicking.
I'll be absolutely made up if your link is accurate bruneep 🙂
I remember last year thinking how much better it would have been without rain. Even when not riding it meant you just hid under cover, didn't really check out the stalls/events or chat to many (or maybe that was just me).
cant remember it really raining that much either last year . Maybe at the beginning but thats it really. Think i took my waterproof off after 2 laps ( i maybe wrong, my memory aint that good anymore )
Were you there last year Radoggair? Jeez, the old memory is shot...
surely you remember dont you, i was the one doing all the trial riding on some obstacles........ i think !!
he was chasing me as i lead the race
*note partially true - the leading the race bit wasnt but he was chasing me ......right before he lapped me 😀
I'm soloing this year - only ever done events like that as a team before, so it will be new and, er, fun? Hoping for a course as fun as last years.
I don't remember rain so much as [i]cold[/i] last year, coming in off a lap and thinking "Right, off the bike, let's have a rest and get some food and sort out the chain" and instead sitting under a blanket shivering and being miserable til my next lap. I know a lot of people love it, I just didn't get it at all... Seemed just like going for a bike ride, only worse.
But everyone that does get it, hope you all get good weather and a grand day out!
I'll be there in a team of 3. I'm on a neon orange R8. so say hello.
And our club has a gazebo (just incase...)