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I'm setting off from work tomorrow to drive the 4 hours south to Edinburgh, then on to Keilder on Friday. Necessary basic organisation rather than OCD 🙂
Should I take a spare whistle and a bin bag for our raddog pixie?
[i]Anything[/i] to slow him down. I've got a spare bike for the wee fella which is about 5 pounds lighter than the one he already flies up hills on...
All this talk of stashing food. I'm taking a handful of year out of date gels, that'll do the trick.
So, what are you putting in your foodbags then?
Where's eveyone staying? I've been on holiday for a month and only got back today and have no idea where to go. The youth hostel appears to be full.
How is camping not provided in a £50 entry fee???
A little bit of what I fancy.
Which is not usually what I fancy come the time I need to eat it, but hey ho, I'll just force myself.
Small bags that I've filled myself with Salted mixed nuts, Haribo and dried fruit (separate, not mixed...).
A couple of ordinary gels, one caffeine gel and a protein bar per drop.
A banana.
A flapjack bar thingy.
A bottle of electrolyte water.
Will be carrying energy juice in camelbak and will re-fill with whatever's supplied as energy juice.
EDIT: Rolf, Speak to the Hostel tomorrow, central booking told me there were 12 beds on the Saturday night but they could only be booked direct with the hostel. I called the hostel who said they were full. When I said that the central office told me there were 12 beds, they seemed to miraculously be able to fit us in. Tell them you don't mind being in dorms. tel:01434250195
@rolfharris I think most people are staying here:-
http://www.kieldercampsite.co.uk/
Campsite said they were full when I spoke to them at the end of last week.
I'm camping. £10 a night iirc.
Thought that might be the case.
I might wild camp, but don't tell anyone, yeah?
Has anyone got tent space? I'm very willing to get cosy with a stranger.
Glad I booked then!
@rolfharris looks like you'll be staying in a random field! 😯
ROlf, you can kip in olly's wagon 😉
Oh yeah! I was going to try and blag the Volvo to sleep in, but that's not going to happen. Otherwise it's the back of Doris, which will be a squeeze for me.
What if more people entered? Where'd they stay?
I'm still very skeptical of this whole thing working to be honest.
Should I take a spare whistle and a bin bag for our raddog pixie?
That could be helpful and bring it just in case tho i'm biking it into glasgow tomorrow to see what i can pick up ( the real reason i'm going is to exchange a pair of shoes my missus bought but were bust when she got them home). Brake pads being changed tomorrow and got some spares. Food bags will be prepped up Friday, leave about 2 or 3 pm Friday afternoon so don there for 6 ish probs.
Just got 1 final ride tomorrow to do if weather is good, if not up early for a quick 100 miler on Friday (weather permitting) before heading down
looking forward to this race now
Stuart..... go with the yellow top, you look quite fetching in it 😉 😉
Rolf, They'd have to find a B&B in Bellingham and get up VERY early on Saturday morning.
Stop being a negative thingy!. It'll work if everybody, including the riders, makes it work. It's a first event of this type so there's bound to be the odd hiccup.
only 240 riders anyway so shouldn't be too hard to manage, compared to the 1000 odd at the bigger events
Well they were only expecting 100 riders to take up the challenge for this first one, so they are overwhelmed with the uptake. next year I'm sure it'll be based over Newcastleton way, at the Calvert Trust place I suspect. Plenty of room over there for everyone;0)
Rolf, I've just seen a post on the XCracer forum for this event that someone is unable to do the race and is offering their booking for the campsite for Fri and Sat.....
Cheers!
You're welcome. Posted 2ish this afternoon, so you might be in luck. 🙂
I'm going to sneak into richpips's tent late at night. Warm and free.
i'm more going the take what i'm given food route.
few gels/chews/bars in pockets before heading out!
jojo, go over there if yer still on <<<<<<
I'm going to race in a camelbak and baggy shorts. Will I burn and die?
i may have a wee camelback... not sure yet!
lycra all the way though!
Oooooh...... lycra it is then
Small Camelback as well here........... in fact a medium sized one for me
How you feeling anyway Oli??
not too bad. recovered a bit from the weekend.
went running on tuesday, felt good, a steady 1st lap, then managed to put in some hard efforts 2nd time round. an hours running or so.
was gonna be out tomorrow, but think i'll do some packing!
went running on tuesday, felt good, a steady 1st lap, then managed to put in some hard efforts 2nd time round. an hours running or so.
Huh!! 2 laps of a track took an hour. Dude, wont be seeing you at the olympics any time soon 😛
haha, couple laps of the queens park in edinburgh, 3.2mile a lap, stopped chatting to a friend for a bit, plus getting out of the park to the car...
aint too bad 😀
Bought my food yesterday:
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Two bottles on the bike for water. Jelly sweets in one jersey pocket and broken up Geobars in another (or in 'tribag' on bike if it's wet). Spare food, waterproof and warm top in an Alpkit Gourdon 20.
Lycra all the way, including a proper road jersey for me, no camelbak. Forecast looks like its changing, showers expected, but not consistent rain so we should get a chance to dry out.
My mate who works in the forests up there says the forest roads are very, very wet already, with two more days of hard rain expected, if we're going on any roads that have recently been used by the loggers, especially on the north side of Kielder expect the going to be very slow and sticky indeed...
Bit wet at the minute . . .
rear mud guard, should I/shouldn't I??? Will involve buying a new one if I do as I won't be going back to the house now...
I would defos fit a rear mudguard, 10 hours of riding with spray going up your back will not be nice
Mine's on.
Any recommendations on brand then? My Topeak one was pretty rubbish anyway, it had a strap thingy that kept working loose, so good opportunity to get a better one.
I have a rear mudguard that I might fit. I suppose there's no reason to not fit it, is there?
I have a rear mudguard that I might fit. I suppose there's no reason to not fit it, is there?
Yes, the fashion please will lock you up 🙄
I have two mudguards and a bar bag. 🙂
Jo- I always use Crud for races. Bolts on so doesn't go anywhere and they are the best coverage.
If I can find mine I'm going to put them on.
I have two mudguards and a bar bag
I have handlebars off a shopper bike 🙂
Yes, the fashion please will lock you up
I was thinking aloud. The mudguard's at the back of the garage, in a pile of mudguards and racks and I don't know whether I can be bothered fighting through to get to it 🙂
Is anyone else starting to get a bit worried about the 8mph average speed?
Is anyone else starting to get a bit worried about the 8mph average speed?
Nope, just you. 🙂
Oh Shucks - Entries seem to have closed - Dammit. And I was waiting to see what the weather was doing too.