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It'll be bone dry. Cos I'm not going, of course.
On a side note,although I'm not doing it this year & can't do it now as we have other plans.I do kind of miss the build up to it the week before,like constantly checking the weather,making sure the tent's in one piece & remembering to bring all thetother crap needed for Mayhem....Like a torch for the shower,I'm still haunted by walking in the shower in the dark that some dirty bugger had taken a dump in !
http://www.owayo.com/cycling-custom-jerseys.htm
We got ours from here. Fortunately a local company sponsored them so they picked up the tab. 1 long and 1 short sleeved x 4 were about £360.00
I'm really looking forward to it now...done as much training as my lifestyle/wife will allow and bought a big motorhome last August with a clean toilet and warm shower so I have all the luxuries of home plus the wife too!!!!.
Hired a motorhome for Dusk till Dawn the other year,was so much better than camping !
C'mon guys, this isn't high end kit we're talking about here, or replica kit either, so not fair comparison. I could come back with Bikefest were handing out free T's, which is similarly irrelevant.
This MM kit fails my value for money test (and that's coming from someone who is happy to spend money on good kit), and obviously others will happily pay for it... Was just a bit surprised, that's all.
How do you know what quality the kit is? Yes it's more than Aldi kit, but it's in the ball park for Altura type stuff, and cheaper than Gore, Assos etc.
This MM kit fails my value for money test (and that's coming from someone who is happy to spend money on good kit), and obviously others will happily pay for it... Was just a bit surprised, that's all.
A mayhem thread with moaning shocker.
so... I've got a bike and a van - what else do I need?
njee20 - you've just proved my point really. No I don't know what the quality of the kit is, because there's no info about it - nothing.
Ahh - whatever... I'm on a hiding to nothing here so I'll STFU, and feel all left out when I'm surrounded by everyone in their Wiggle MM jerseys.
Brakes,a sense of humour! So many forget theirs at Mayhem.....
Some good ideas here... http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/link-to-the-mayhem-kit-list-anyone
I think they should return the Mayhem to Sandwell Valley where it began.
Central in the country, better trails than ever including some proper bike trails now instead of hashing it out of woodland so much better drainage.
Oh and it's 5 minutes from my house 😉
It's all south to me 🙂
Didn't go to Sandwell until the second year though, it's not where it began!
Can't wait only three more days at work, then it's time to loose my mayhem virginity, bringing gears and a singlespeed, with more rubber options than a nympho in a chemist.
Didn't go to Sandwell until the second year though, it's not where it began!
Doh, that's my memory getting useless already. Either way, back to Sandwell...
From BBC weather
20 degrees
Sunny intervals
6mph wind
Gatcombe
Saturday 21st June 2014
😯
On site now and it's glorious!
emac65
Brakes,a sense of humour! So many forget theirs at Mayhem.....
there's no room for humour in my kit list. I'm there to race #racegurn
Any thoughts re what conditions are like in the woods Tang?
...what's the crack with the Red Bull downhill section only being on for 6 hours?! ( http://www.wigglemountainmayhem.com/the-red-bull-time-trial/)
Last year it was all race wasn't it? Surely all they have to do is leave the gear out a bit longer.
Have finally found a forum that seems semi active. This will be my first mm. Have done various duathlons and hell rider too.
If I'm honest as a new event to me I'm quite excited. We are a team of 4, and the kids are coming too so we got our own atmosphere with us even if the rest of the event is a bit flat.
Have numerous tyre options but the sun is out and it's looking promising, so I'm fingers crossed for a relatively dry course.
The first Mayhem was at Trentham. The riding there was good, but sadly monkeys now rule the park.
[i]You maniacs! You blew it up![/i]
Trentham was ace. and not billions of miles from Manchester.
Double post f wittery
Sunburn on site today.
To be fair you got sunburn on site on Friday last year...
Be nice to see a few more able to ride the uphills this year.
GB
Last year's sponsored bike push got old real quickly 😀 Still kept my sense of humour though 😆
I've decided on full enduro for this year.
By enduro I mean orange 😆
Racing Ralph's front and back, v brakes, 110mm stem. .... I'm ready.
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22lbs of steel twitchyness
Have finally found a forum that seems semi active
Semi active!? It's about the most active forum out there!
That's looking nice LMT2Mark!
22lbs of steel twitchiness
Looks great.
I will be on my equally orange 92 DOGS BOLX that I rode / pushed / rode last year.
what's the crack with the Red Bull downhill section only being on for 6 hours?!
+1
There will be arm wrestles in our team of ten for who goes out in that slot.
Nice video of the course on Vin cox's facebook, Mud-x's will def be on my bike.
wish his video was slower so we could actually see it.
There will be arm wrestles in our team of ten for who goes out in that slot.
Over the course of 6 hours would you not all anticipate going out...? Admittedly you're likely to only get one shot, which is a shame with traffic and that.
Over the course of 6 hours would you not all anticipate going out...? Admittedly you're likely to only get one shot, which is a shame with traffic and that.
Sadly no, we are a pretty mixed team and won't all be doing 40 min laps.
Singlespeed_Shep - Member
what's the crack with the Red Bull downhill section only being on for 6 hours?!
+1
There will be arm wrestles in our team of ten for who goes out in that slot.
Nice video of the course on Vin cox's facebook, Mud-x's will def be on my bike.
Any chance of a link?
First crack at Mayhem solo for me this year - been a team of 4 for last 3 years!
Sadly no, we are a pretty mixed team and won't all be doing 40 min laps.
You don't need to, unless you're a team of 10?
90 minute laps will be enough for a team of 4 to all get a go?
I've decided I'm in, and it started raining (admittedly 100 miles away) as soon as I emailed Phil to say. Sorry if it's now miserable, my fault!
Can't see the video on there?
You don't need to, unless you're a team of 10?
Nick - read what you quoted in your previous post 😉
Aaah shit. Nothing to see here. 😳
Too late for a stealth edit too.
ITS GONNA BE DRY..... 😆
I'm getting mildly excited now!
ITS GONNA BE DRY.....
Noooooooooo, edit, quickly, no one's said it. I'm ordering some 1.5" mud tyres right now. Expensive ones too. Hopefully that'll balance it out.