[Closed] Roll call for the Torq Rough Ride @ Kington Herefordshire!

I'm in. 😀

what's up with the Rough Ride web site?!

I have a feeling it's going to be quiet this year!

Can't be as bad as last year.....can it?

"rough ride" not an apt description of the event. 😐

True, but it's a nice day out.

Sadly unable to attend this year 🙁 I enjoyed it last year in spite of the weather..

I have a place but I'm nursing a broken arm so clearly won't be riding. 🙁

Yep, I'll be doing it with a couple of mates.
Missed last year (stayed in bed based on weather forecast) and previous year (front mech broke riding up to start) but done all the others. It's a nice day out. Please God sort out the weather 8)

singlespeedstu - Member
"rough ride" not an apt description of the event.

But it's nearly as much fun as the Dyfi(but with better views) so who cares..............

I enjoyed last 10 years so much I'm in again this year.

And last year the event lived up to its name

I'm in for the first time, no idea what to expect...and info welcome!

One question: The water stops...will they be supplying enough water to refill bottles/bladders or is it just cups on the way past?

singlespeedstu - Member
"rough ride" not an apt description of the event.

You missed [i]last[/i] year Stu, the ride may not be rough (ooer missus) but the conditions certainly were 😯

jclay - plentiful water at water stops to fill bottles / bladders plus they are well placed and more freqent than some rides of similar length. Info? It's open country with little shelter; waterproofs and/or suncream IMO pretty essential (depending on weather conditions) unless you're a racing snake and around the longer route in a couple of hours 8)

Oh, I'm in for this year, see you all there...

sadly wont be doing it this this year, which is a shame coz itsa great even, not the roughest of rides but some steep hills and will be glorious views this weekend

water stops give you plenty of H20 iirc

Cheers psling, I'm certainly no racing snake so suncream aplenty it is! Unanimous praise for an event is rare, so sounds like I'm in for a treat on Sunday 😀

The rough ride is always a great event.

Well organised, good route and you get plenty for your money.

Any advice on tyres? Need knobbles or can I go summer tread?

summer tread

Well that was hot - and fast! 😀

But it's nearly as much fun as the Dyfi

Are you serious?

Where's the rocky descents, where's the cheerleaders, where's the beertent, where's the orange 5 riders with excessive body armour on mincing about?

Actualy scratch the last question as they're everywhere. 😆

Cracking ride today, who got round the long route the fastest?

Cracking ride today, who got round the long route the fastest?

I got around the long route...if I was the fastest you are all crap! That was my biggest ever day out though, so really pleased to have finished. Some of the climbs though, utterly ridonculous!

Those climbs are always fun! The descents were ace though - if you could see through the dust of anyone in front!

singlespeedstu - Member

But it's nearly as much fun as the Dyfi

Are you serious?

Where's the rocky descents, where's the cheerleaders, where's the beertent, where's the orange 5 riders with excessive body armour on mincing about?

Actualy scratch the last question as they're everywhere.

Yep,done 7 Dyfi's & 3 Rough Rides,& still stand by that comment....
If it was exactly the same it would be boring,didn't see any body armour & the beer tent was stocked with decent beer - "Wife Beater"....

But yeah another cracking Rough Ride....... 8)

Rough Ride 2011

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Rough Ride 2012

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Yea BIG improvement on the weather this year 8)

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Well done to Jerry and his team for once again organising a great event! Couple of suggestions for next year 1] Co-incide the event with the Annual Kington Wheelbarrow race again and 2] NEVER serve up half cooked spuds and cabbage with baked beans everagain! Sorry but it was truly awful!

NEVER serve up half cooked spuds and cabbage with baked beans everagain! Sorry but it was truly awful!

I gave the beans a miss but thought the other stuff was really tasty!

I thought the cabbage spuds beans thing was okay TBH, better than nout 🙂

I did the long route last year. Who's idea was that? Was an epic day out.

Loved it again this year. Had to go short course due to family time pressure and felt short changed.
I see the results are up and it looks like I scored 2nd in my (old gits) age group. Chuffed.

Loved it again this year. Had to go short course due to family time pressure and felt short changed.
I see the results are up and it looks like I scored 2nd in my (old gits) age group. Chuffed.

Disappointingly it seems there are only photos from one camera for me and my friend (070/346). Was looking for ward to some of the others including the water splash and top of the hill 🙁

Really enjoyed the event- my first ever organised event and hopefully not my last 🙂 Really well organised and suberb views. Could do with more climbing in next years route though 😉

Does anyone know if there are any more pictures knocking around?