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Good course. Held up well. Nice to go back to Tunnel Hill.
I bent my front wheel near the end and depite the best efforts of the SRAM tech guy never made the race. Gutted
Sorry to hear that pal (I was the guy with the Ellsworth having brakes rescued by SRAM, it didn't look good for your wheel when I was there!)
Great course as always, totally loved it, despite having to start at the back of the 2 hr field, which meant no chance of a good result, but loads of fun pukling overtake after overtake throughout the whole race. Got to 30th - not bad! (Cheers SRAM for sorting the brake - it'd of been a nightmare without that help!)
Great course today! Really enjoyed it.
Only thing that I think could be improved is that a 2nd 500m or so fire road later in the lap would have been ideal for refueling. Other that that is was perfect 🙂
Agree, great fun, nice and dry, some awesome singletrack. Didn't really find the lack of fireroad a problem myself.
Well that was hard! For some reason a lot harder than R1 - looking at my HRM trace it's easy to see why - no rest at all the whole way round. Relentless! Gutted I got a flat on lap 3 but happy to pull it back to 2nd. There seemed to be something there as while I was fixing it another chap did exactly the same... Spooky.
Great choice of trails - very good decisions given the time of year. Pretty much all firm and fast. See you on my birthday (again!) for R3. Please can R3 not be on my birthday next year... please...
GB
I thought that was great.
Great course/location, I couldn't believe how dry and how well the course held up given the recent weather.
Enjoyed all the singletrack, the time seem to pass by more quickly than in RD 1...
Kept the ralph on the back, as the part of the couse I pre-rode was so grippy, and it was fine (Even after the two hour 'fun' racers had been let loose on the course.. 😛 )
Hard work though, feeling tired today!
[url= http://joolzedymond.com/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewGallery=1271&q=2878#image=160614 ]Photos[/url] are up now too.
Cover boy again Nick....
Haha! I assumed it would link to the gallery - rather than remember my search!
For those who don't want to look at me [url= http://joolzedymond.com/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewGallery=1271#page=1 ]gallery[/url]
Dave Hayward was photographing as well I believe but haven't looked for the photos yet.
Really enjoyed racing on my Yeti, turned out to be so much more comfortable that my hardtail and just as quick.
Looking forward to round 3!
Here we go..
[url= http://www.davehaywardphotos.com/Mountain-Biking/Brass-Mokeys-Rd-2-18122011/20663965_RDcQZ7#1638614394_dG2zTkS ]Dave Hayward[/url]
Really enjoyed the course, great day for a ride. I felt well battered by the end of 5 laps and i started cramping on the 2nd lap! Look forward to the next round.
GREAT little Video on The MERIDA BRASS MONKEYS Website Round 2 page by SAVEUK
Ah yes.. think I saw myself.. not sure though.. it was out of focus.. like nearly all of it..
Not sure yet, but we have a prize for X amount entry's on Christmas Day!!
Plus our internal sweep stake on how many entry's today!!! 🙂 Not saying N E 1 is bored!
I am bored.