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Anyone entering?
Hopefully will be my first and wonder XC steel HT or long travel FS?
Just you.
Thinking about it. I did it last year and although you could do it on the hard tail a short travel FS bike is more suitable IMHO.
Been wanting to do it for years but never got round to it, This year I'll be there and on my Prince Albert.
Rorshcach - brilliant...I can come first in a non competitive race 😉
Yep planning on entering.
I'll be doing it on the Soul again. This time with a few lessons learnt -
Smaller/lighter backpack (maybe even a waterbottle)
Bigger volume rear tyre
Dont rag it down the hills and face a punctured tubeless tyre
Time is made on the uphills (some are 20mins long!)
Take whatever I can to not get cramp! 1x10 wont help 😯
Best event I have done. Be quick, it sells out v.fast!
I might just see if i can get an entry on the day. 🙂
Might even take the tandem round. I think that's the only type of bike i've not done it on yet.
Sound like I'll be using the Soul then.
Given the amount of fire roads I guess 2x10 rather than 1x10?
Ill be entering and riding my Alpine 160 with 1 x 10.
First year so looking forward to it!
I'm going to stick a granny ring on, and manual change if I need it.
Hoping to enter this year.. if I remember!
ITs very singlespeedable! you will be fine with a 1x10!
Its mostly about comfort than gears.
Things I wish I had:
Dropper post. Lots of fairly steep descents and it gets VERY tiresome stopping and putting your post down.
Bigger volume tyres that weren't Nobby Nics. No grip and puncture a lot when at lower pressures.
I did it on 1x10 last year and was fine. On my yellow mmmBop!
i'll be there as for tactics i'll try and make it to the start line more hungover than last year 😉
I'm going to try and get an entry, I'll be on a short travel FS and hoping it don't shred a tyre like last year
Yep, successful entry permitting I will be there again. For me, hanging on and chancing my luck on the downhills is way more preferable than grunting a 30lb 140mm travel trail bike up the endless fireroad climbs, therefore 29er hardtail again. For a short one its quite lumpy !
Yes just as long as i get an entry!! Was my first time last year and loved it 😀 (apart from a fractured thumb)
Well that was painless.Registered in 56 seconds 😀
Just signed up. This will be my second one and I am more than a little excited about it. 😀
Thought you said I'd be the only one there?! Me done too!
Yes very painless, Im in too, all done and dusted within a minute - cant wait 😯
Phew! Nearly missed it! The bloody figure skating on the telly sent me to sleep and I woke up 5 mins ago.
And...........now it's crashed 
I'm in.
Looks like the site is buckling under load now though.
Number 15 and I thought I could type fast!
Any ditherers can find out more about what the Dyfi was like a fortnight ago here (shameless plug for blog):
[url= http://29gears.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/dyfi-winter-warm-up-got-me-all-wet.html ]Dyfi Winter Warm Up report[/url]
I'm in. #72.
My 13th Dyfi.
yep, i'm in. this will be no 7.
missed last year due to carpal tunnel op so really looking forward to it this year.
🙂
usual website meltdown and frantic f5 - not sure what numbers yet
In. First timer 🙂
I'm still going to chance it and get an entry on the day. 😛
looks like it's crashed again, I predict fullness in 15mins
It's taken my money but under Rider No. 'Awaiting allocation'
I assume I just keep hitting reload?
Good luck you intrepid mouse pilots ,see you in May ,bring the sun please!
The website is on it's knees. Check your email.
In, but registration says no paypal payment yet, but I have an email at 18:04 saying its gone through?
I'm in. Should be good!
In x 3
I'm in 380,
Theres only 400 places right? 😀
Number 39.Now the difficult bit,which bike?
The most inapropriate one.
You need to give Nick Craig a chance...
Number 149.I know what bike. It's what tyres?
In + paid x2, got confirmation mails at 1804, registration status page looks like it's been flattened now though. Hoping news of the payment's actually made it to smartdata before it fell over...
Lots of unhappy people on facebook who were trying to get a place since 6pm but failed. Sounds like entry was a bit of a gong show this year.
Number 65 :). Can't wait. Website doesn't seem happy.