[Closed] Bristol Bikefest roll call...

i'm going on Saturday to take photos (not compeating due to illness), i'm sure i'll have a few hundred photos to show by the end of the day.

Aye! Bristol Trails Group Pirate Ninjas, consisting of myself, octopron enthusiast Big Dummy, Super Saiyan Ollie, and Ollie's mate from work, who I've never met, but "he wears lycra so he must be fast".

Look out for us lurking in a construction resembling a giant silver space station.

Oh and please don't let this thread turn into a frenzy of Metcheck-assisted brow-furrowing. It'll be fun whatever.

If anyone need someone to make up a team, drop me a line, know the trail well, and quite fit.

jimilindley@hotmail.com

Cheers

I'll be there solo single speed as usual, with added 29er and rigid fork loveliness.

**looks at metcheck**

12 hours solo

12hr team of 3. I think Salsa have a bit of a bike display going on as well.

GB

12-hour solo - not sure why, it's my local trail and I've been doing all of my Wales Coast 2 Coast training around there - I'm expecting a loooong day 🙂

Edit: and I'm expecting to be terminally slow so a nice slap on the back and a cheer would be much appreciated 🙂

Gary
Whats the Wales C2C like? Sounds interesting - linky?

I'm in Gee's team of 3. Nowt like creating a category for yourself!

What's it like up there in the wet since they did all the work? I know when I lived in Bristol it would now be a total mudfest, but is it better draining these days?

Dare I ask what tyres!? 😳

Welsh C2C details (scroll down): http://www.davebuchanan.co.uk/projects/

Yer fast ones Njee, the field might be a bit mucky and spinny but the rest of the trail is hard as rock.

What's it like up there in the wet since they did all the work?

To be honest it always held up pretty well, even before the revamp. Certianly nothing like Mountain Mayhem/SITS levels of slop. It's now completely surfaced and although it can be a bit sketch (the trail is surfaced with limestone and has polished up quite a lot over the past few months), it'll still be rocket fast.

Last year the issue was overtaking - the new trail is very singletrack-heavy so be prepared to sit in for a bit, call out what side you're passing, etc.

Another 12 hour solo here. I haven't taken the fast-rolling tyres off yet - will make that call on Friday night!

Don't take them off David even if it pisses down all Friday night fast tyres will be just the job.

I'll stick with the Rons then!

Oh and if anyone comes of at speed prepare to have many layers of skin removed, the all weather surface is like a cheese grater.

+1 take the fastest. I will be swapping out the reverb for the thompson as well.

Yeah its difficult to pass but after the 3 hour and 6 hour mob leave I find its pretty clear.

Remember to look after your bikes after what happend last time when a load were stolen on the Sat night. Lock them in the car or to self 🙂

You know it's refreshing not having to worry about tyre choice any more as Schwalbe only make Ralphs in 650b...

Raining? Ralphs. Muddy? Ralphs. Dry? Ralphs.

GB

Maxxis Ardent LUST <caugh> 🙂

I'm in with Moonboy and we've a budding wannabee winner in our team who seems to think that bring a XC hardtail carbon rigid thing is a great idea for a 12hr team event.

We've also one of those lycra dudes who what can ride a bit quick. We tried to convince a KOM holder of most of the AC/LW trails to ride for us, but as he's a sadist, and dreadfully disorganised, he's doing 6 hour solo.

Either way, I'll be horrifically slow up the hills on a way over bouncy Zesty for the AC trails, but enjoying the DHy and flowy bits, whilst swearing loudly as I approach the hated Red Barn Woods section.

Tyre choice: well, I think seeing as it's comedy, I think a totally inappropriate CrossMark/Larsen TT combo should be used. Or should I go completely bonkers and use my Larsen up front and my High Roller semi slick up rear?

You know, for drifts and shizzle fo sho.

I'm in with Moonboy and we've a budding wannabee winner in our team who seems to think that bring a XC hardtail carbon rigid thing is a great idea for a 12hr team event.

It's 3 hours of riding, what's wrong with that as a bike choice 😕

Carbon rigid sounds Ideal IMO.

+1 for Zesty here cant think it will slow me up, quite the reverse.

I'm in, 12 hour solo single speed.

5th SS last year and 2nd SS at Oktoberfest, so the big question now, for me, is can the chubby old duffer vegan on the belt drive Qoroz Lefty get on the podium ?

Zesty isn't exactly light and efficient, as compared to my hardtail at least.

But I do know that after 3 hours of traipsing around AC, my arms would fall off, and I'd be crying for my Zesty.

So I'll stick with it. And enjoy the fun bits.

Property Pedlars team of 4 in the Singlespeed 12 hours.

1 whippet with sub 10% body fat, the other 3 old and/or on the wrong side of the BMI divide.

Whippet may not be trying hard enough as he tells us he is on a promise Saturday evening and thinks he might need to refrain from spilling all his beans during the race.

Confidently predicting 4th in our category!

But I do know that after 3 hours of traipsing around AC, my arms would fall off, and I'd be crying for my Zesty.

Really? 3 hours intermittent riding on pretty smooth trails? May I suggest sir gets to a gym!

Regarding BMI: Went to the docs yesterday.

"So, yada yada, lets check you out. BP, yep, perfect, lets now weigh you"

Me: Ok happiness I'm not about to keel over, but approaches the scale with trepidation...

"Hmm. Your BMI seems a bit high" >cue lecture from doc<

BOOM.

How to knock a man in one easy throw.

Irrespective of how fit(ish) or strong I might be, BMI rules supreme and I'm now categorised as overweight.

Arse.

ETA, I was wearing heavy clothes, and those bloomin heavy Shimano DX SPD shoes, so I'm a bit peeved to say the least. Next time I'll go in with my shorts on and flip flops.

Don't really see the issue with that. As a general rule cycling builds lean muscle and burns fat. Unless you're a track rider. So if you are fit through cycling then yes, you probably are overweight!

If you have low body fat and lots of muscle then you can probably disregard it.

Irrespective of how fit(ish) or strong I might be, BMI rules supreme and I'm now categorised as overweight.

Arse.

Yep, its definitely your arse that's the cause of your woes!

haha

Yep, its definitely your arse that's the cause of your woes!

haha

Least it's not broken.

You never break anything as you've got plenty of padding!

Anyway, Carbon hardtail is out for the Bikefest, so I'll be running a Cannonfail Rize 120. Perfick

If it's any consolation, my BMI is 28. I'm about 7kg away from being officially obese. 😛

What's the security like ? Am I going to find my tent and all the gear missing when I get back from riding?

I'll be doing the 3 hour 'novice' solo.

Not done a 3 hour solo before.

I'll be supporting Lady Rickon doing 12 hour solo female; got the Jetboil, coffee from Hasbean and a load of pickle pork pies.

They said mine was 26, as if I knew what that was good against.

The doc seemed a bit rushed to be fair, it was first day back after the holidays.

Wool; quite likely.

Assume the worst case scenario regarding security, it's pretty rife up there.

Wool, a lot of bikes have gone missing in the best.
The best security is to talk to your neighbours wherever you're camped.
Get to know who's who so you will immediately spot strangers.

I got invited to a friend's tent for a meal after the 12 hour race last year.
I was a bit wary about leaving my car unattended with two bikes in it while I was gone, so I spoke to the people camped next to me.

"Could you keep an eye on my car while I'm gone for an hour or so please"
"Why, no ones likely to break in to it here are they ?"
"Yes, several bikes got stolen last year"
"Oh, we left ours outside last night" 😯

Oktoberfest was better last year than the previous BBF, the gates were locked and there were security patrolling.

I'm taking a pair of Bombers still.

Yeah its difficult to pass but after the 3 hour and 6 hour mob leave I find its pretty clear.

Would this be the 3 and 6 hour mob who don't start racing until 10am Sunday? 😉

I'm in a team of three, solo is incompatible with childcare arrangements and also I've retired. And can't be bothered. As for rigid bikes, I embarked on the 12 solo SS a few years back on rigid, managed five and a half hours and had to swap to a bouncy fork. That was pre-surfacing though, and dry, so a proper pothole and rootfest.

Actually I think that was my best race result in any event ever 🙂

Bombers not much use mate they came in the night and tip toed pass all the sleeping riders to get to the best bikes. I think the comment from security was along the lines of 'a white van drove in late at night and then left very early am' Was pretty pants when the same had happened at the CRC marathon a few weeks earlier.

Neil_Bolton - Member
They said mine was 26, as if I knew what that was good against.

The doc seemed a bit rushed to be fair, it was first day back after the holidays

For comparison Neil, I'm between 19-20...