Saw those paddling pools, bloody good idea
They were, we mocked our friend when he said he was brining them but they turned out to be one of the best and most useful campsite additions ever!
Hats off to you Picton for going solo unsupported, I;ve raced solo numerous times in the past and without my wife there to handle logistics it would have all just fallen apart!
You guys in teams have some great support. It makes my weekend seeing extended families sharing out the jobs.
It is totally what makes it all work. We had a 24hr mens team and a 12hr women's team running concurrently, along with a small gaggle of children, no 'dedicated' support as everyone there was also racing, but everyone was pitching in helping out, feeding, suppyling drinks, washing peoples bikes (and the people!), helping with mechanicals etc.
Really is a team effort at these events and it just makes it so much more fun and enjoyable.
My bottom bracket has completely seized. Took it into the bike shop and they broke their allen key trying to get the cranks off...
My new shoes to replace my old ones (which ended up in a skip in Newnham Park) should be arriving soon. New chain is also on order.
Racing in the British summer is expensive! Fun though!
Similar on my bike, all pads to the metal, rear needs bleeding, headset rusty, bottom bracket making a scraping noise, lovely white grips and saddle now stained brown. Forks... God knows but hoping an oil change is enough or I have to send them to England.
Spent the day cleaning orange mud out of the bike. It was EVERYWHERE! Swooped tyres, some new brake pads and now we're heading up to the Ard Rock. Modern MTB are fantastic, love it. 8)
My first endurance event since a Mountain Mayhem mud fest at Eastnor park in 2004, after which I stopped riding for the next 12 years! was dreading the thought of riding in claggy mud for 12hours when I saw the forecast but loved it, great course and atmosphere, can't wait for next year. Not so sure my 2003 Santa Cruz Blur will still be around then after spending so long submerged in Newham mud though
Yeah, a bit of kit attrition here too. Orange mud everywhere. 3 sets of pads done and a reba air seal has gone. I can see the appeal of laufs right now.
[I have a seal kit somewhere in the mancavekitchen, but no idea where..]
Has anyone else had 'stomach' problems after the weekend? A load of people I know have been rather unwell since Pivot. Something to do with 24 hours of eating mud and god knows what else? I escaped it fortunately, but it sounds pretty nasty.
Yep I've been a bit 'ropey' this week... I feel worse after 12hrs this year than 24 last year..
I think it's probably the amount of mud and rubbish we were ingesting whilst trying to eat and drink? I was trying to clean my bottle with the first mouthful by spraying it back out and getting fed at pit stops. But it doesn't seem to have helped too much!!
Has anyone else had 'stomach' problems after the weekend? A load of people I know have been rather unwell since Pivot. Something to do with 24 hours of eating mud and god knows what else?
Yep, not properly upset tum but not right for a couple of days after, my Wife was actually a bit unwell on the Saturday night/Sunday morning, might have eaten too much grotty mud and water 🙁
And as above, bikes have suffered somewhat too!
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My first endurance event since a Mountain Mayhem mud fest at Eastnor park in 2004, after which I stopped riding for the next 12 years! was dreading the thought of riding in claggy mud for 12hours when I saw the forecast but loved it, great course and atmosphere, can't wait for next year. Not so sure my 2003 Santa Cruz Blur will still be around then after spending so long submerged in Newham mud though
Waves!! Was good to meet you - maybe we'll be in the same team next year not just camped next to each other. 🙂
Has anyone else had 'stomach' problems after the weekend?
No, and I ingested enough grit through my eyes alone... I've just had the normal absolute fatigue.
Did those complaining of stomach problems eat in the arena at all?
I've had a very bad stomach this week and still got it. Did not eat at the area. There was a lot of sheep and other poop on the field decent. Also the stream rose quite a bit which could have any type of nasties from the moors in it. I Get docs test back on Monday....should add, I've done loads of events through the years but as ever, regardless of how my stomach feels and how wet it was. 24/12 is still the best endurance mtb event.?
My stomach was iffy recently, I thought it was an attack of IBS, which I hadn't had for fifteen years or so. I can't remember if it was before or after the event though - time and space lose all meaning when you have baby induced sleep deprivation (amusingly he's very recently started sleeping through, but I'm still waking up :/)
