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I will be there late afternoon with my black and grey XTC and huge relief - had a horrible week at work with the threat of having to worl the weekend too. See you all on the line!
G
Just about to start loading the car up. Im leaving after 1am when the roads are quiet and probably sleeping in the car (although will have the bivvy bag with me just in case it's fine).
Hoping to get a bit further than the 4.8 miles i did last year when my seatpost clamp bolt snapped!
I'll be on the clapped out colnago and very narrow tyres.........
See you all there!
Old Hummer with yellow Rebas for me. Arriving Friday evening and fretting about my sore throat.
I'm staying down the road in some nice posh 5-star b&b that the wife likes 😀 will be riding my Soul in black, me dressed in black lycra and on-one jersey with white helmet. Very much looking forward to it.
See you fine gentlemen and ladies down at the start 
Kona Unit 2-9, at the back, lamenting the fast dry surface and my 32:20 gearing
Specialized Epic Marathon, Help for Heros or 7stanes jersey, sleeping in the back of a blue T4 somewhere
I'll be there on my GF rig wishing I had gears on the fireroads. Wearing green cookson cycles jersey and velocake shorts.
I'll be there clutching my back and bugging out at the half way point.
If anyone needs a whistle, I'll have a spare on me at registration.
But you'll have to find me 🙂
I'm there with JonB, like he said, green Orange Crush, red MidAirCrisis tops (top matched the other bike & clashes with this one. Ho hum.)
😀
couple of weeks ago it was binning it down for about a week so various parts may be still be wet under foot, it takes alot to dry out around there! anyway i want to ride that 2 foot puddle again it was fun. i'll be on my black cube staying in the YHA. see you then.
I'll be there on a black Mount Vision, you'll know it's me from the creaking and I'll be at the back. 😳
Say hello as you breeze past.
Will be there on my turquoise 575, wearing the first thing that comes ot of the bag that looks suitable. Staying at Kielder campsite with Mrs B, somewhere near Tracker1972 if I can find him. He is proper keen as he is there already.
I'll be there. Pink Scandal 29er, rigid, alfine. Manchester Mountainbikers shirt. Probably on the first broomwagon back!
Good Luck y'all
George
George you wont be on the broom waggon I wont let you, will tie you to Dean if needed 😆
George you best not be on the first one, gotta make it to at least the second....
I'll be there on my silver Trek, MMB top hopefully keeping up with bennyboy!!
Ron
I'll be riding a common as muck Jones. You'll be able to tell me from Dean because I'll be nearer the back. dRjON's is, I think, less swoopy and I'll probably be nearer the back than him too.
Probably wearing the same Twin Six Speedy top as last year. Yes, I have washed it since.
I will be there, no where near the front, Mule bar strudel kit, Borrowed Scott spark 30.......... will be blogging about it here....
http://blog.evanscycles.com/author/trevor-hulton/
I have this image of the broom wagon chasing me, and me refusing to get in 🙂
I'll be there. Chevin Van and a Superfly not going as fast as it deserves! Probably riding in 29er kit (it's black therefore slimming!)
Matthew
Rigid geared Pegasus here - bike far better than the rider, who will be a fat lad in a yellow top and black and white shorts (probably). Sliver Mondeo, Kielder campsite
Everyone must be travelling today. I'm at work till 1:20... 🙁
Everyone must be travelling today. I'm at work till 1:20
& by default ........so am I 🙂
Everyone is saying they will be near the back. Its going to be very crowded back there!
Setting off quite late as a full day at work and deadlines to meet.
On my way there now, M6 clear beyond Preston.
Short bloke on a SC Blur XCc, aiming to finish before dark!
Heading home, then setting off!
Yeti Arc, Arragons cycle jersey, at work till 5.30ish but luckily only live an hour and a bit away.
To avoid the crowds at the back i will settle for mid field mediocrity!!
The midges are also here in force
Beutiful evening in Northumberland.
It'll be chilly up in Kielder tonight.
Good luck y'all (especially JonT)
HELP!!
Anyone fine a set of prescription Oakleys at Kielder ? Either near the event tent at the castle, or down in the Tom's Field camp site ?
In my exhausted Bonked state, I seem to have lost mine.
Orange frame, yellow lense... clearly for a blind man if you try them on.
Mail address in profile.
Cheers
Stu
In your thread Stoo, found them this am.
Beutiful evening in Northumberland. It'll be chilly up in Kielder tonight.
I was fekn sweating ended up dumping the sleeping bag.