[Closed] Big Bike Bash Preparations thread

Blinkin ek, is it that time of year already 🙄

Best of luck, it'll be fabulous as always.

😀

Even better this year - I have had almost nothing to do with the organisation. Much respect to Robin, Dan, Ashley and the team for really taking this up a level.

I will still take full credit for their hard work of course 🙂

I guess it's too late to request the number 1 board? For the child, of course 😀

[i]I guess it's too late to request the number 1 board? For the child, of course [/i]

I am not certain but I think that is part of our founding principles 🙂

I can confirm the preparations are continuing.
They will mainly involve drinking cider till the summer weather returns to it's normal mildly wet, compared to today's rather wet!

Anyway, dark woods are done, and a bit less dark this year.
Short track is done, and are less short this year.
Camping with a view is ready and looking stunning.
XC Course is running really well!

Marquees arrive tomorrow, bar open about 5ish on Friday 😆

Can't wait!

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Camping with a view part way through it's trim!

[i]I think that is part of our founding principles[/i]

Glad to hear it!

Wife and daughter busy laminating stuff and stuffing envelopes!!

Don't forget to print out and bring your emails - apparently you lot will know what that means

3 more sleeps until the chaos begins 🙂

Marquess are going up nicely
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Lots of blue sky
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Keeping the well oiled machine well oiled
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Slight mistake with the lake jump ramp. The wonderful scaffolder turns up to put up the ramp
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Just to be told he can't set up until Friday 🙁
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Look at all that lovely new scaffolding he brought along.

If anyone in Southampton / Hampshire needs some scaffolding then call this guy and please tell him you were sent by the Big Bike Bash.

Thanks

Is it for sale? I could do with some? I'm only jsut in Bransgore.

Scractch that I miss understood your post!

He is back on Friday. I will try to post here when he arrives. If you wander over I am sure he will be happy to talk sales.

MrsWCA has just told me that the Big Bike Bash is also Bike Bash on Facebook.

Make sense to anyone?

Anyway, loads of pictures of prizes and stuff.

Night all!

just finish my coffee and it is off to pick up the chiller trailer. No-one wants warn cider or wine do they?

Looking forward to it...

Just poped over to my parents and can hear the sound system very clearly from Bransgore. Shame I have to be away this w/e.

How was it? 🙂

Weird no post-BBB thread! Couldn't be bothered to take a camera this time, so no photos from me.
Fab weekend though! The night race, Saturday was a no-go cos of the rain, shame I usually enjoy that. Great way to spend a bank holiday weekend, as always.

Twas, as always, very good. Rained a bit, but it didn't affect the weekend (except for Monday pack down!). I quite like the course, pretty techy xc loop full of singly tracks. Loads to do. Well done all involved. I still reckon SSUK should find a home there one year, and it'd make a gnarly CX course (maybe a NYE one complete with beer shower and party).

It was absolutely splendid as ever. Our 3 year old entered his first pedal bike races and finished stone cold last in the XC and the eliminator.

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The little one in the middle practicing his race stare.

Course was great, only 3.5 miles but full on and plenty tiring, I hit a wet bridge at an angle in the Sport race and clonked my face on the ground. DrP and I took a magnificent victory in the mens pairs though 😆

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Plenty of beer was consumed, any event where you can enter a trackstand comp, drink vast quantities of ale and legally allow your child to chase a monkey round the woods deserve my support.

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Tired, hurting, happy and home.

If my phone turns up I might have some pictures on it.

Thanks all for making it such a great weekend.

I still reckon SSUK should find a home there one year

This thought too went through my mind..

DrP

Dropped in over the weekend for the beer and bands (fantastic, I never thought I'd like a hair/heavy metal outfit, ever, but Saints of Sin were great), well done to the organisers...

I still reckon SSUK should find a home there one year
This thought too went through my mind..

DrP

Now there is an idea!

Just bought my ticket for next year 😉

The little one in the middle practicing his race stare.

FOCUS 🙂

You got my lad in that one too -- 403 on the right of the pic.

Been Bashing for several years and that one was the best yet. Really good bands this year, course as fun as ever, kids had a spiffing time 🙂

Most lodges for 2016 are now booked and some for 2017 as well!!!

Someone inform the Yorkshiremen of venue potential.

Every year I read about this and every year I forget to get tickets, or just forget. Next year I really must bloody go to this!

Buy your tickets now???

That's like forward planning or something.

lodges already booked up, moan whinge etc.

I was just chatting with a friend who attended BBB with us and she asked "are there any other MTB events like BBB?" and i'm not too sure. What else is there out there for kids & parents alike over a weekend?

I'm thinking of subletting my lodge in 2016.
Or something like that...

DrP

[i]I'm thinking of subletting my lodge in 2016.[/i]

Email me, we may work something out. MrsWCA and I have a 14 berth to ourselves at the moment* 🙂

*Other friends and family are also begging space

I was just chatting with a friend who attended BBB with us and she asked "are there any other MTB events like BBB?" and i'm not too sure. What else is there out there for kids & parents alike over a weekend?

I had this conversation with at least 2 people - only thing I could think of was Tweedlove but much longer and I've never been 😕

Seemed much the same as any other party I throw to be honest but I guess I live differently...

Thank you all for coming, and having a good laugh at my tambourine (lack of) skills 😆

Got home about an hour ago after 12 days on site, to find out 10% of next years tickets are already sold 😯

Thank you all

We have had loads of great feedback and this amazing review

http://www.pedalplanner.co.uk/big-bike-bash-august-bank-holiday-2015/

Also an email saying "Kids preferred the Big Bike Bash to a week in Disney"

Thanks for all your thanks folks!

That is a nice review.. 🙂
Love the bit on the eliminator, sums it up perfectly!

..were greeted by a smiley-faced volunteer, leaning on the tailgate of a 4×4, sipping a pint of beer.

one guess who that was....!!

Did you find your truck Nick?!

DrP

EDIT - read the whole thing - great write up indded 🙂

Wilson family consensus is that it was the best one so far. In fairness to the venue some of this was down to Avon Tyrell 'regulars' too -improved camping facilities, we used the new cafe three times, the swimming pool twice and it seemed to be easier to get into archery/kayak etc this year. But the running of the bands, events and beer tent seemed better again too. That hair metal band was amazing 😆 and so was the last ever flight of the Vulcan we briefly spotted. Also glad of the increased marquee square-footage what with the weather this year!

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If that backflip dude wants the sequence in better quality drop me an email in profile & i'll request em from the photographer.

Here's a few for you BBBers - a few more on my flickr page 😀

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