[Closed] Bristol Bikefest Roll Call

Bear in mind, if conditions do suddenly go sub-Arctic, that you're about 10 minutes from a busy city centre, with lots of nice warm pubs.

Ahhh well, I was worried about the Clic forecast and despite some rough spells of weather it was still enjoyable so hopefully the bikefest will be the same...
Besides its mainly Bristol riders posting about the weather - we should be used to riding on muddy Bristol trails 😉

I forgot, I never ride the local trails when it's muddy anymore - that's what the road bike and Welsh Trail centres are for. We're all going to die in a mudfest 😈

Speak for yourself - The LVIS riders have been training on the mud specifically 🙂

Riding as part of 4 man team. Dragon XC racing on a 69er SS. Or i'll be mostly hiding from the raining and sending the more pro members of the out
🙂

So it's you LVIS guys who are responsible for ruining the trails 😥

I forgot, I never ride the local trails when it's muddy anymore - that's what the road bike and Welsh Trail centres are for. We're all going to die in a mudfest

It's not just the mud though, persistent rain / bad weather keeps the spectators away and takes some of the vibe away from the event, well it certainly did at this years Clic IMO.

Speak for yourself - The LVIS riders have been training on the mud specifically

Oh yes, our mud training went particularly well last week, three quarters of a lap in an hour. I think we can be confident of more silverware for the trophy cabinet. In fact I doubt there is any point anyone else turning up with lap times like that in the bag 😉

Was it muddy in Bristol last week? I was only here on the Monday and it was pretty dry then and dry when I got back this Monday.

Ah but that was because you were there. The earlier sessions were considerably more intensive 😉

It had better not get as cold as it suggests on metGUESS.... otherwise my tomato plants will be in trouble!!

hoping [url= http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/forecast-hourly.asp?partner=accuweather&postalcode=BS1%209ZZ&metric=1&hbhday=3&hbhhour=6 ]accuweather[/url] is closer to what the actual weather will be...

What does extreme weather expert Joe Bastardi say? 🙂

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I will be there to

Either on a Black Simple

Or a 1994 retrotastic Specialized S/Works rigid steel weapon of mass destruction (it will hurt like hell through the routie bits)

ill be there riding with phil a couple up above!!
dragon xc team of 4 (a laugh!!)
riding a borrowed medium scott spark, should be interesting as im 6ft2!!!!
but fully maxed out in all departments!!

would be riding my epic but for the theving pikey gysey bastardos who nicked it last week!!!

bring on the rain i say!!!!!!

gaz

I've brought some lovely Crossmarks/Larsens for the dusty dry trails ...

It best not rain!

I normally ride on semi-slicks around there even in the winter, however I have to say a few weeks ago when I rode around there just after the dusty trails got a bit of a soaking it was particularly lethal, the dust turned to a greasy sludge on top of the rock hard ground.

Some bits you couldn't even walk on without hitting the deck let alone ride on.

I shall be there. Riding for the Yeti-Chris King team. Just got myself a new waterproof jacket...although I'm sure I won't be needing it 😉

What does extreme weather expert Joe Bastardi say?

I'm there riding solo on sat on a blue SC Superlight.
I guess the small block 8s which were so good last year probably aren’t coming out to play this weekend.

Part of Team Singletrackmonkeys on Ti 29er ss

gazbournemouth - Member
ill be there riding with phil a couple up above!!
dragon xc team of 4 (a laugh!!)
riding a borrowed medium scott spark, should be interesting as im 6ft2!!!!
but fully maxed out in all departments!!

would be riding my epic but for the theving pikey gysey bastardos who nicked it last week!!!

bring on the rain i say!!!!!!

gaz

I think the plan should be to get Corby to do more laps and we'll drink beer and heckle! Your bikes to small and i've only got 1 gear (which is weird according to Corby anyway)....
I'll be arriving on Saturday morning around 8.

Oh yes, our mud training went particularly well last week, three quarters of a lap in an hour. I think we can be confident of more silverware for the trophy cabinet. In fact I doubt there is any point anyone else turning up with lap times like that in the bag

Yep, that's my sort of lap time and I won't be turning up. Well, not to 'race' (or rolling roadblock, if you prefer) I will be along to provide cheery encouragement though, and to lie to riders about the rideability of corners on early laps if it's raining.

I still maintain that supertacky minions both ends are the best all season option round here.

metcheck is getting comical now: biblical rain all day (2" over the day!)

I really hope Mecheck have got it horribly wrong like they usually do
😕

Two words...

HOLY

SHIT

Metcheck is currently saying that it 10 degrees here, when in fact it is a balmy summer evening and probably double that. It is supposedly going to go down to a "real feel" of minus 2 on Saturday. I leave you to draw your own conclusions. :-d

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[url= http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/dayforecast.asp?zipcode=bristol&day=2 ]THEY ARE HAVING A ****ING GIRAFFE[/url]

Reckon you might get some snow 🙂

After the CLIC, I'm really, really, REALLY happy I decided not to do the Bikefest this year.

No, I'm sure it'll be lovely. Best of luck to everyone!

I reckon Metcheck have an incontinent penguin sat on top of their monitoring equipment.

Mr Agreeable - Member

I reckon Metcheck have an incontinent penguin sat on top of their monitoring equipment.

Sadly other weather websites are conkering..

[url= http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=uk7dayx7;page=3;type=free;ct=4215~Bristol;sess=#forecast ]Build an ark.[/url]

Kingtut, as Bike Fest's resident prophet of meteorological doom, you must be loving this. 😉

Shall we call it off and have a big 80's style rave instead??

Netweather.tv???
Who the he'll are they?
Metguesses little brother?

Try the Met Office, or the BBC......

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thats saturday so the bbc say... [url] http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ukweather/southwest/rain.shtml#no_url [/url]

Having ridden the lovely fast dusty trails tonight, I can say hand on heart I'm not, adds to the challenge though. 😉

PeterPoddy - Member

Netweather.tv???
Who the he'll are they?
Metguesses little brother?

Try the Met Office, or the BBC......

No they were too obvious, however they forecast heavy rain as well.

On the plus side, they have moved the ramp so it's not just after the zig zag climb. Unless they have completely changed the course...

[url= http://91.121.94.83/modeles/gens/graphe_ens3.php?x=215&ext=1&y=148&run=12 ]GFS?[/url]

I reckon they're looking at the 06 plot. The median precip peak has been drifting towards sunday all day. You'll be fine, apart from al the riding round and round in bloody circles.

GFS?

I reckon they're looking at the 06 plot. The median precip peak has been drifting towards sunday all day. You'll be fine, apart from al the riding round and round in bloody circles.

Yes of course, WTF is that all about then?

count me in. I blame the our new team name (the Muddy Funsters) for hexing us.. sorry!
The limetoney section by beggar bush lane after the start could be lively with a covering of lovely mud from the fields! Time to fit those Mud X's me thinks...

Long range weather forecasts, [i]obviously[/i].

Isn't it self explanatory?

Eccles - Member

Long range weather forecasts, obviously.

Isn't it self explanatory?

Of course it is,I just wanted to make sure you knew.

Ta. I think it's the various radar based predictions of developing fronts, the bottom line being the precipitation forecast and the upper showing pressure/temp/front changes. The convergence of the lines tomorrow suggests a front coming in and the black spike thereunder is the most loony prediction, the red line being an average.

Right you Doom mongering Mother Funkers

My retrotasic S/works is now fitted with mud tyres So that means it WILL BE SUNNY

My simple has a set of RR & NN fitted as per norm

Bring it on

mite change the racing ralphs !! will be great fun what ever the weather !!!

I've heard that the ramp will be at 90deg to usual ie you go under it after the zigzags.

Forecast on bbc suggests there,s a band of dry weather over Bristol on saturday but it's right between two big lumps of rain so if it's out by a bit...

Bonty mud x tyres for me i reckon...

RR brilliant as a back tyre 😆

Eccles, that's all very well, but have you seen this?

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I am concerned at the implications of the forecast for my mid-race snack strategy. I had hoped to go with cheese straws but may need to switch to something more robust and less prone to wilting.

I've heard that the ramp will be at 90deg to usual ie you go under it after the zigzags.

That's correct.

Bonty mud x tyres for me i reckon...

Conker that.

Just how muddy could it get....??? I'm running chunky front Bonty ACX and a Bonty Dry X rear...i like my sideways action in the bends. I'm tubeless and really can't be arsed to change! 🙄

69ers are designed to be pointed at a corner and let the arse end follow anyway. Should make it more fun. 😀

Just how muddy could it get....??? I'm running chunky front Bonty ACX and a Bonty Dry X rear...i like my sideways action in the bends. I'm tubeless and really can't be arsed to change!

Put it this way if the deluge that Metcheck is forecasting actually happens, if you're not using mud tyres your laps will be slow and/or interesting.

ohhhh dear then...maybe ill chuck some in the car just incase.. 🙁

90 degrees to normal - will that run-up be long anough...?!

90 degrees to normal - will that run-up be long anough...?!

Maybe not on your first lap, after that you will get used to it.

The down slope of the bridge is going to cause a lot of accidents if it's wet, so praying it stays dry. Interesting placement, bit tricky to get up onto it as well (especially if there's 50 other people trying to do the same thing).

At least Metcheck's looking more positive (for now)...

On another tyre q, fitted a RR 2.4 to the front of my 29er last week. I presume it will be cack in the mud, but have not ridden it yet. Its that or a Bonty ACX. Anyone used the RR up front in the wet?

At least Metcheck's looking more positive (for now)...

I don't think Metcheck could forecast a morning boner, let alone something as complex and unpredictable as a weather system.

Yep forecasts have improved although Radio Bristol were warning of potential downpours tomorrow, but then Radio Bristol are shit.

Well, the forecast for right now in Bristol according to metcheck is showers, all I can see in Avonmouth is wall to wall sunshine.

Oh I do enjoy fussing so..

I'll be there riding on a mud coloured bike - to blend in - and probably quite slowly as I'll be in the niche category of a team of 3! (ALong with Nouvette, and our stealth ringer Robyn) - unless some one helps us find a super fast Mountain biking wench to join us!

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/sw/bristol_forecast_weather.html

Better still!

OK, so do I take my crossmarks off now and put the MUD X tyres on, or what? I'm solo so I can't really do it during the day - and they're tubeless and I can't get the crossmarks back on without a compressor so it's a one way change!

Decisions decisions....

jsinglet

OK, so do I take my crossmarks off now and put the MUD X tyres on, or what?

I think someone said Paul had a compact with the devil. Let's hope his soul was interesting enough for old Nick and keep the dry weather tyres on. Having said that, put the mud tyres on and it will be fine for the rest of us! 😆

I'll be in the niche category of a team of 3!

If it's any comfort, I did it as a team of three the other year (with Kingtut and Matt the Muppet) and it was grea... no, wait, actually it was utterly hideous. 😉

Well.... I've got a smoke and dart to try out... woooo

just packed the car ... put in some trail rakers just in case !!!

unless some one helps us find a super fast Mountain biking wench to join us!

I'm trying, but its awfully last minute and she might be working.

jsinglet. If I had to choose a set of tyres right now for the weekend and stick with them regardless I'd be fitting mud xs - obviously great in the mud but I find that suprisingly they're actually very good all round - was flying on the course last week on them despite it being completely dry.

as for the weather !!! it can be any worst than CLIC!!!!!

*sigh* you had to say that didn't you!

I'm trying, but its awfully last minute and she might be working.

Thanks ADH I think we have a girl! Lauren. Hooray
Tess

Awesomes. Glad you're back to full strength 🙂

My ringer is off doing the LAMM anyway 😯

I shall be there riding in the 12hr pairs, wearing a RetroBike top and riding maybe a green Surly Karate Monkey SS if the beeb weather is to be believed, or possibly a cream Kona Caldera with Mud-X's and not my full sus c/w semi slicks!
Feel free to jeer/poke/etc as you sail by me!!
As an aside - is there plenty of parking for those who arrive tomorrow morning as last year was a complete p*sstake parking wise??

as for the weather !!! it can be any worst than CLIC!!!!!

Yes, yes it can.

As an aside - is there plenty of parking for those who arrive tomorrow morning as last year was a complete p*sstake parking wise??

It will probably be the same.

Should be better this year as I believe the camping has moved across the road.

It was all taped out last night, so its more organised at least.

Should be better this year as I believe the camping has moved across the road.

I though there was two campsites, the original and one at the Cotham Rugby club.