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Ta Greg - you have nice legs.
They look better from other angles too 🙂
Brilliant stuff.
I am starting to wind myself up that this could be a good touring off-road ride as well, with a couple of adjustments...
This is amazing. I am in awe at everyone who took part.
How's Jenny doing?
Yahoo!!!
What an epic race!! Nearly scratched after my rear hub didn't engage after 1 hour ride from Fort Augustus along the canal and had to limp for hours with swollen ankles to Nevis bikes in Inverlochi,before Fort William, who kindly let me use all tools.[img] 
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This is amazing. I am in awe at everyone who took part.How's Jenny doing?
Jenny is doing well, still trucking along - that woman is really tough. Awesome.
Two more to finish in the next few hours, which would leave us with two on course - one group start and two ITT riders.
Ilan has vanished into the mist.
Jenny is doing well, still trucking along
Someone tell her that the public loos at Dornie are warm, dry, clean and left open at night.
Greg, sorry for the numpty question, but what's ITT?
Cheers - sadly came to this late.
Ps is that actually a picture of you above doing your hamstring exercises?!!
Greg, sorry for the numpty question, but what's ITT?
Individual time trial. Start when you want, and finish likewise.
Jenny's doing braw. It's a pity she never left the tyre on the front that she had last week. Could have paddled across the river laid across the bike like a surfboard!
Really sad to announce that Jenny has scratched.
Feet won't go in shoes, ankles are not working. Game over.
🙁
That's a real shame
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Yahoo!!!
Well done! Looks like a well deserved beer 🙂
[quote=GregMay]Really sad to announce that Jenny has scratched.
Sorry to hear that. That whole ankle swelling thing is a really common problem. Great effort anyway!
Pictures here: [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/reizkultur/sets/72157653787919485 ]https://www.flickr.com/photos/reizkultur/sets/72157653787919485[/url] - epic one this year, next time I'll concentrate on the racing (:
Last ITT rider is in Strathcarron at the moment - Pete Lumsden.
We have one other who scratched and is working his way back.
And Ilan. Oh Ilan.
Could someone clarify classes please?
I understand Men Women but why are ITT shown separately?
I thought the everyone was ITT.
It just means that they weren't in the group start. For the few who are racing in the group start, you've started together, under the same weather and trail conditions. ITT is different time and conditions. For the vast majority, this isn't a race.
It's just to show who is part of the group start and who has set off separately. So yes, it's an ITT for everyone but having the group start as "one class" lets you compare those all at once.
So how long after can ITT start?
How do they get their SPOT registered?
Does the tracker remain open so that anyone doing route in say August could be tracked?
Sorry for all the questions just wondered.
Could be the ultimate mid winter fat bike challenge. Wow, imagine that
You could start an ITT with the group start - as someone did this time.
A SPOT will track you on your own page, available to anyone you share the link with.
Trackleaders won't be open.
Check stalking, etc for access in August.
I can rent a Gen 3 spot to anyone interested for the safety it offers. Email in profile.
r8jimbob88 - Member
Could be the ultimate mid winter fat bike challenge. Wow, imagine that
I'll be in for that. I've been talking about a local version of the great snow races for years. The only problem being trying to arrange it for a time when there is actually snow.
But I think there may be have to be a different route simply because we don't want any exposure deaths (that's self-interest talking 🙂 )
[quote=mariner ]So how long after can ITT start?
How do they get their SPOT registered?
Does the tracker remain open so that anyone doing route in say August could be tracked?
Sorry for all the questions just wondered.
The Trackleaders page won't be available but you can create your own equivalent using Spotwalla. You just upload a GPX track of your proposed route before you set off and then Spotwalla will show your actual track. Here's one I did on Saturday
https://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id=d54d5567aa1b1679e
Sorry - my post above was misleading. You COULD start an ITT with the group start, but it's very poor form. No-one profits from the challenge, but a lot of work has gone into creating it. That should be respected by starting ITTs on another day.
What a fantastic adventure for you both. Looking forward to catching up and hearing more about it. 🙂
richpips
Bloody brilliant. Well done to both of you.
that is a lovely write-up for a fantastic adventure !!
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Some very crude (in all senses) video featuring the Pips's about halfway through
Right, looks like our last ITT rider is home.
So that is me done with the Twitter feed unless someone else contests it later in the year.
It's been emotional.
Thanks Greg. Good work.
Very inspiring all that did it but especially to rich and mini pips hats off. My little lad want to follow in minis footsteps despite being 6 🙂
That's the Olympics sorted in 10 years time then. 🙂
....and here's some video we shot. Apologies about the sound. 🙂
Great blog Rich, what an inspiring ride. High five Minipipps!
firestarter - Cheers
epicyclo - Let's hope bikepacking will be a new event. 🙂
Thanks Peter.
Some bloggage from me:
[url] http://newretrotom.blogspot.com/2015/06/highland-trail-550-2015.html [/url]
Family pips for president.... 😀
Loved the video richpips!
@NewRetroTom - Loved the blog post! I like how you get up, cycle for 7 hours, then stop for a spot of breakfast 😮
Question - how did you find the new Specialized Rime shoes? Also, how the heck to you ride for so many hours a day on rough terrain on rigid forks?
Some fantastic accounts here. Really enjoyed them, as I have done following the whole event. Is that your heart beat I can hear on the video Rich? It seemed a bit elevated on the Devil's Staircase and on river crossing. Well done minipips!
Lovely write up Tom and an amazing effort to get round that quick. I'd need to be in some state to contemplate sleeping on one of those damp, mouldy mattresses at Carnmore.
Nikk - The shoes worked well - I've had two pairs of the previous version with the Boa. These ones have just velcro which means less to go wrong.
The velcro did block up with cack and stop working at one point but a couple of minutes scraping made it work again.
The rubber rand has started to peel back from the toe box which is a bit worrying when they are only 3 weeks old. Admittedly I have done more riding on them in 5 days than many folks would do in a year.
Riding all day on rigid - you just adapt your riding style to absorb the trail and flow over it rather than smashing the bike into it.
Having said that 9 days after finishing the tips of my ring and little fingers are still numb....
Thanks Tom! I am getting some Rime's now.
Does anyone in the Edinburgh area fancy meeting for a post-HT550 drink and blather? NewRetroTom? AlasdairMc? My round...
[url= http://tracksterman.tumblr.com/ ]It's hard, but not as hard as the quantocks![/url]
Careless talk like that may lead you into trouble tracksterman..
I reckon he's more than capable though, looking back through his blog. I really like the his er, direct, style 😉
Does no one take their socks/shoes off for river crossings?
Or is it not worth it given the boggy walking?