[Closed] right bike for Kielder 100 Cube race Ltd V heckler

You don't need full sus

Take the cube and forget about the full. Most of the route is gritty fireroads. Less weight the better.

Oh and if it rains don't forget to take spare brake pads.

Put the 120mm fork on the heckler, when your knackered you can just stay sat down and just keep pedalling, not worrying about what is in front of you or having to stand for the constant rough/crap surfaced sections or when your brakes fail and you plow off the track through the woods.

Ride both for 10 hours and see which one you feel more comfortable on.

I have done it twice on my stumpy with 140 up front and 120 out the back. It's nice to be able to sit down on the rough fire roads and be comfortable as it is not just your legs that will hurt as you get further into the ride.

Then, the guys I did it with were both on hard tails.

Oh and if it rains don't forget to take spare brake pads.

Then put in another set or 3.

I managed fine on my cube reaction RX with only 100mm - a nice light hardtail saves a lot of time on the climbs and most of the descents are fire road - as far as my tired old brain remembers 😛

All good advice above

Heckler will be harder work over the course, I would take the Cube

To modify my advice above, if you're not used to riding a hardtail offroad for long distances you're going to feel pretty beat up. With a rigid fork, it was my hands and arms that hurt more than my legs.

I think most people that finish the Kielder feel pretty beat up. I do seem to remember arms were hurting and hands and legs and arse and neck and shoulders......
I think you get the picture 😀

My palms were swollen for a few days after the 2010 race and I'm still getting the mud out of my shoes from 2011 🙂