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Whos's doing it, I am will Margin Walker,Sonic Boom and a few others ?
Who knows if its being run clockwise or anti clockwise ?
Cheers
Take your mud tyres, it's gonna be very wet after todays rain.
Maxxis crossmarks, had a full season on em and well worn. Tyre choice aint really that big an issue when you "got the skills to pay the bills" 😕
It is very wet and muddy up there today.
I'll be out on the MTL for a bit on the 'cross bike but then I'll be heading down the PBW from Summit.
What time's KO from Waterfoot?
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I'll be out on the MTL for a bit on the 'cross bike but then I'll be heading down the PBW from Summit.What time's KO from Waterfoot?
9.00 am from Fearns school.
Might bump into you then (not literally)
Give us a shout if you see us a few of us will be in this kit....(albeit it may have a small splattering of mud)
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I'm up up for it, 4th year of suffering! Got an email from the organisers saying that it's clockwise this year. Less pushing but longer climbs from experience.
Yeah it was muddy, but loved it. Those cobbles and slabs were slippy.
V muddy !
My bike is almost as broken as me.
So much mud it was like riding with super tacky tyres in marmite.
i thought the worst part was the push up summit, my poor calves
anyone any idea where pics will be posted?
i was out riding over widdop/gorple yesterday and saw lots of MTL riders...yikes it was terribly muddy and who the hell nearly wiped me and my son out as they came flying down little'Egypt' the tarmac decent...geez he was so fast coming round the bend not paying much attention to whom was on the road ...grrrrr i wud have seriously been injured ...he was centimetres from hitting me... 😉 please ride with due care and attention next time 👿
normally there is a mountain rescue van parked at widdop res to clock peoples numbers and free goodies...(didnt see them yesterday...
i did the MTL back in june it was an organised ride with the pennine bridleway Rangers.... good day out and no stress of getting lost or taking a wrong turn...lol
think there was another ride yesterday also ( the Bronte Big K)...did anyone do that ???
Bike needed 2 cleans today. I need a new body. First time round there on a hardtail. I left my arse at the bottom of Rooley Moor.
Think its killed my forks, no wonder I had severe arm pump on the final rocky decent, reckon Ive only got 20 mm of travel now...
lol well heres a saying for you ( " if ya wanna wreck ya bike ...get on the mary townely loop "...... hands up who were carrying spare mech hangers 😉 i bet none of you did ..did you, come on now be honest....... its is advisable cos the ride i was on back in june ... the challenge was 'game over' for some unlucky dude... 😕
its the moors its oop north its wet and muddy in july never mind the middle of a damp september.. bike wrecker? only riders wreck bikes not trails built for horses..
...i meant the mud n grit eats ya drive-train in one day (not actualy body bike wrecker (lol) 😉
A group of five of us did it.
Had a great day out, didn't break any time records but happy to get round and enjoyed the blue skies.
Was muddy underfoot and I killed my rear brake half way round so those slabby decents covered in mud were interesting. Rest of the bike was okay however, 1.5inch rear tyre and single speed saw the day out. Mudguards for the win.
Will do it again next year and would recommend to others.
kingkongsfinger -- I gave one of the lancy road club guys a lift back to fearns from cliviger with his back in spasm - you don't know how he is do you cos he was in some pain when I left him
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justme, yeh hes fine thanks, well I say fine, his back is still wrecked but his spirts are high. Hes called margin walker on here, saw him earliertoday hes off work and resting, its happened before, not sure of the ins and outs but it "goes" ever blue moon.
Ive told him to MTFU, seemed to put a smile on his face, then again it may have been wind.