[Closed] Bristol Bikefest Roll Call

12 hour solo - riding a Gold Orange Five which now looks like a halfords special with bar ends on risers and mudguards all round 😳

Don't judge me! I just want to be comfortable!

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Looking at that photo I dont' reckon that's too far off what we can expect!

I will be there, not sure about riding yet as I am recovering from what appears to have been a flu episode in the last week. If I feel like just trudging round and not worrying about things I'll be soloing on a very elderly yellow SS Chameleon very slowly, with a fair bit of walking up all the climbs.
Alternatively, I may now be drinking all Saturday to the undoubted annoyance of my other0.5 who is racing in a women's team.

aP - I'll look out for you. I'm riding in a 69er pair.
Have a good race if you recover in time.

From riding last night, I reckon [i]some[/i] rain would be a good thing to set some of the trail repairs (excellent work Bristol Trail Group/Ant!) though I suspect that much more than a bit will turn it into a slimy ice rink - going to be fun!

Thanks napalm, not looking good at the moment though.

I'll be there with Tim41 in the SS pairs for beyond925. Lets hope Paul still has a pact with the Devil so we get the weather Bikfest is accustomed to 😛

See you all Friday

I'm racing in the mixed pairs category with the GF. We're both riding credit crunch-tastic rigid singlespeeds - apart from the bragging rights, we just wanted to try something a bit different. Expect us to retire around lap 3 with severe hand bruising/exploded knees.

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We'll also be rattling the tin for the [url= http://www.bristoltrailsgroup.com ]Bristol Trails Group[/url] whose volunteers have done a cracking job (if I say so myself) of getting the course into shape for the race. Any donations to the cake and spade fund will be gratefully received. 🙂

I reckon some rain would be a good thing to set some of the trail repairs

I was thinking this too, a light dusting of moisture wouldn't go amiss.

Metcheck forecast is looking ok now - 1.6mm of rain at 4pm.

Fingers crossed!

I will be there Black Scandal 29er in a non competative team of 4. Will look out for you Napalm was good chatting at D2D last year.

Solo for Las Vegas Institute of Sport / Tutton Recruitment

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Mixed team riding for [url= http://www.aquickrelease.com ]A Quick Release holidays[/url] 🙂

I'll be there team of 4, I'll be mostly riding round no handed!

I am having my first stab at solo, I will be riding v slowly as normal but I just want to do the 12 hours without much of a break.

See you there Mike, and congrats on the sposorship from Tutton Recruitment 😉

Yeap, we will be there, Team Singletrackmonkeys.

Oh, and currently in 2 minds which bike to take, full bouncer or hard tail....

will be there aboard a lime green superlight riding solo 12 hours and hoping to continue for most of the 12 hours and cover a decent milage.

i expect i will be going quite slowly as i have developed a cold over the last day.

yup. [url= http://vc-moulin.blogspot.com/ ]velo club moulin[/url] will be there in force.

I'll be riding at a leisurely pace on a hardtail I borrowed from my sister. I reckon cider will be involved later in the day for extra lols.

Riding for "Leckhampton Show Girls", one of 8 [url= http://www.thecorrective.com/events/bbf.php ]teams from Cheltenham & Country[/url].

As an aside, has anyone received their rider number yet?

I'll be there but undecided on which bike. It'll be a last minute decision when I load up the car.

Is the Bristol mud slimy, slippy, horrible goo or is it heavy, claggy stuff that blocks up your wheels, drive train etc?

ill be there with the 4 man team on sunday !! numplumz kit and carbon giant xtc

Is the Bristol mud slimy, slippy, horrible goo or is it heavy, claggy stuff that blocks up your wheels, drive train etc?

All of the above.

Kingtut, you pick your number up on the day you numpty. You've only done it, ooh, four times now? 😉

Slowjo, to borrow a couple of piquant decriptions from Viz's Profanisaurus, Bristol mud can be any consistency from copper bolts to rusty water.

Is the Bristol mud slimy, slippy, horrible goo [s]or is it[/s] and heavy, claggy stuff that blocks up your wheels, drive train etc?

Fixed. and Yes.

i'll be there on the sunday. Got a wedding on the saturday...

It's mostly a gloopy sort of mud (hiding lethal roots).

I'll be tootling round on my black Cotic Soul, weather permitting in a Burnley football shirt for a couple of laps.

Metcheck now has sleet from 19.00!

Matt

I'll be there--on a slow-moving anodized blue Santa Cruz Superlight. Not that anyone will be able to see the colour through the mud...

I shall be there as part of team Singletrackmonkey.

Look for the bloke with his lungs hanging off the bars on 456 singlespeed with a set of big Blue forks.

Alternatively, I may wimp out and bring the 5spot, or both of the above.
8)

Another Vegas bod here. I really don't want to have to bother with the 'rakers 🙁

*crosses fingers*

slowjo, while every description of mud is availible on the BBF course, its not the mud which is the problem - its the polished smooth n slippery roots and stones.

I've just checked metcheck and if you click on the full 7 day forecast it says heavy sleet for saturday night!!

That was with the postcode BS1 6JG which is my office in central Bristol

I'll be there. Me and Mrs PP are doing mixed pairs.
If it rains lots I shall sulk though.
😉

MrA - Am I still OK to borrow those tyres off you?

Re; Weather:

As far as I can see from all the available data I've studied, it's a timing thing. There will be rain about, and some of it could be heavy. But it's if it hits us or not, and when......And it's possible it might not materialize (very much) at all.........

So tell me, are you feeling lucky, punk?
😉

Yup, solo for the first time,
Forecast from metoffice is heavy rain !

PP, they've been retrieved from the shed and are in the pile of stuff to take. I've emailed you.

Something that has occurred to me is that in previous years we have been blessed with dry trails so there has been no impact on Ashton Court, now having seen the trail carnage at the Clic24 in 2007 when we had the rain all day, what might happen if the same happens to the Ashton Court trails? I can imagine the Ashton Court management up in arms if the trails are trashed, not to mention the fields that are used as well.

PP will there be Tiffin? Can I come and say hello if there is Tiffin?

😉

I can imagine the Ashton Court management up in arms if the trails are trashed, not to mention the fields that are used as well.

What, like the way they are every winter? 😉 Re the fields, Ashton Court know there is a problem with the durability of sending people over damp grass, but they're happy enough to tape off any knackered bits and re-seed them. The Bike Fest has come close to upsetting them before, but that's been more due to using off-piste bits of trail in the course, e.g. the double drop-off that was in it the other year.

Good of you to volunteer to help fix up the trails afterwards KINGTUT 🙂

FWIW, its amazing how quickly grassland recovers, especially during the summer and the actual amount of park/grassland the course uses is pretty minimal, and effectivly restricted to the event village, which won't get anywhere near as chruned as the small amount of course that goes through the event village.

I'd be more worried about the inevitable Bristol style enormous holes opening up between the armoured sections of trail. Most of the trail is now armoured so it'll only be a case of fixing the holes. D'you rekon Ant?

Rich, I'm not sure if Mission Control has cleared me for the use of tiffin.
I'll ask her
😉

Mr A, cheers mate, I'll have to sort out some form of loan agreement based on the purchase of alcohol I think....
🙂

Mission Control says -

"I was going to do flapjack because of the heat, but if you get sultanas and digestives it is an option"

So, do I swing past the shops on my way home or not then?

It's up to you Rich!
8)

I will be there on Sunday riding for bikecity in the pairs. Went and done a couple of laps last night and the course rode really fast, but what a difference rain would make. I have only just got over mud at clic.

Please! pop into the shops! I do love that Tiffin! I will try and bring something along to trade. 🙂

Could be cookies could be brownies could be both 🙂

Oh, OK then, if I MUST!!

😉

Ok enough of the tiffin, can I trade some for sausage sarny ?

I'll be riding in a team of 4 for the cheesy riders. On a black Giant Trance.

It'll be a real shame if the rain spoils it - the course is great at the moment.

digestives in a tiffin? surely ginger nuts are a better choice?

Kingtut... did you ride D2D last year? Now that was an inexcusable bit of trail trashing if you ask me. It has nearly "recovered" but the trails will never be what they once were. I'm sure Ashton will not suffer anywhere near the same fate.

i shall be there pointing my camera !

GINGER NUTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wash your mouth out, it has got to be digestives, anything else just isn't british

PP - hope you're going to drop round the LVIS event village (aka our marquees) and say "hello"

You're going to need to hitch a trailer for all this tiffin PP 😉

Part of Team Singletrack Monkey on a Curtis SS

Wish I could be there... 🙁

Have a good 'un all.

I'll be there! Team Wacky Racers; probably on my Felt Virtue
Knottie - I won't be showing-off for the camera unlike CLIC, one soft landing onto a Quantock cameraman is enough! (rgds to Sharki)

Yes I shall visit the LVIS tent(s)
Whereabout are you? I can't see you on the camping plan, have you got a big posh set up somewhere?
🙂

EDIT - I see you now. We're in A8/9

12hr solo newbie - will be on a red Turner flux. Dreading the mud, think I better take those pythons off

Has anyone dared to entertain the thought that the mud, if it materialises, might actually be quite fun?

Mr Agreeable - Member

Has anyone dared to entertain the thought that the mud, if it materialises, might actually be quite fun?

Yep, gives me an excuse to do less laps.

😉

It'll be brilliant if it's muddy but only if it doesn't rain enough to make it a clag-fest. If it's just slippy slidy fun then bring it on 🙂

Has anyone dared to entertain the thought that the mud, if it materialises, might actually be quite fun?

Say the hair shirt wearing, helmet spoiler deploying rider of skip bikes 😉

I can't believe the temp is going to be as low as Metcheck are forecasting.

[url] http://metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/dayforecast.asp?zipcode=bristol&day=2 [/url]

😯

It's muddy there 95% of the year so the usual Bike Fest dry trails are a nice change :p

clubber - Member

http://metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/dayforecast.asp?zipcode=bristol&day=2

Ridiculous isn't it..

I think it's spouting complete gibberish and the forecasts are effectivly the weathermen saying "Ain't got a clue mate, could be raining fish for all we know". I'm sure it'll be fine.

Are you hitting "refresh" on Metcheck every 10 seconds?

And ADH, I'll have you know my bike was retrieved from a crackhead's basement, not a skip. 😉

Yeah, Vegas will pack the sunshine, baby!

I think it's spouting complete gibberish and the forecasts are effectivly the weathermen saying "Ain't got a clue mate, could be raining fish for all we know". I'm sure it'll be fine.

As far as Metcheck goes I'm inclined to agree with you.

Are you hitting "refresh" on Metcheck every 10 seconds?

Hell yes.

Metcheck is generally the biggest pool of bilge in an already large sea of weather forcasting dross. My arse is better at forecasting weather than they are*

Looking at the data, I think we'll be lucky to escape without any rain, but it's so hit and miss anything could happen right now.

*My arse has also been known to be wrong.

ill be their probably on a blue anthem and or kona ss doing it the old gits pairs

Mr A, cheers mate, I'll have to sort out some form of loan agreement based on the purchase of alcohol I think...

Damn, I was hoping you would roll me a joint. 😉

How are you going to get an oven up the re to roast it, Mr_a?

Damn, I was hoping you would roll me a joint.

Git!
😉

stuff the rain I am now getting concerned about the temprature. It cant really go down to 5 degrees can it??

DO I need to pack the Merino as well now???