[Closed] Your chance to be really cold and miserable - StrathPuffer entries open tonight.

stw's most unlikely candidate is sat poised over the entry button............... 😀

Shhh, it was supposed be to a secret.

Working anyway 😕

Maybe not..
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Anyone driving from Essex area?

Damm I'll be back in 30c sunshine and long days by then.
Will the
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Be doing it Tandem?

Wonder if Mr Martin will be having a go and trying to beat Mr Hawk again?

Cheaper and quicker by train
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ska-49 - Member
Maybe not.

I've never paid anything like that for a fare to London, and the flight is much shorter than 7 hours!

You trying to deter button hovering? 🙂

(Flybe are under 2 hours and about £70 single at the moment.)

Oh crap... I may be in the process of getting a team together of STWers !

10th year for us lot... 11 riders in a mix of solo, pairs and quads....

See you there Ton..

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Anyone driving from Essex area?

Or you could not do the most expensive option and fly via 2 different countries, and just go direct for £48 round trip.

But that wouldn't be very STW, would it? 😉

I'd eyed this up but no way I could do it solo. How do the teams work, do you just take it in turns?

I would imagine teams is pretty much a free for all. Each rider prob has to complete 2 laps , the rest can be done by other nutters.

Why o why am i reading this thread ? ?

New category tis year too! Sounds like copious beer should be taken if in this category 🙂

We have a special category this 10th Anniversary year - for one year only (probably) - Ten Teams of Ten riders paying £10 each. The aim of this is to give people who have always wanted to enter the Puffer but felt that doing it as a Quad/Pair or Solo was too daunting a way to get involved. The same rules apply as to the other categories - i.e. only one rider on the course at a time - with the additional stipulation that 10 different riders must complete at least one lap each. To make the admin manageable the team entry will cost £100 to the first name on the list but you can enter as many TBC's as necessary while you gather your team together - each team will only be allowed 2 vehicles on site at any one time and there will be a specific parking area with easy access for the Teams of Ten - Fancy dress is optional?

nickdavies - Member
...I'd eyed this up but no way I could do it solo. How do the teams work, do you just take it in turns?

I think after every lap there is a brawl, and the loser goes out.

The teams of ten sounds a hoot.

I've done the last 3 years as a quad, time to step up to pairs I think....

Really fancy a crack at this - can't see me getting any kind of team together and I ain't doing it solo.

Anyone fancy a STW randoms team of 10 with a couple of kegs of finest for pre, during & post ride motivation...?

Looking for another rider to pair up with potentially!

just been told by my wife that i cant enter this. it is the 1st time in our 25yr marriage that she has told me i cant do something.
she told me that doing something like this 5 months after heart surgary would be pretty stupid.

i suppose she has a point. 🙁

It's lucky I like telling people to * off, because every year when entries open I end up doing it quite often. "Hey Andrew, do you fancy doing the s..." "* OFF!"

i'd do it as part of a 10 team if anyone is short of numbers 😀

Ton, join my 10 team? 😀

Sort of see where she is coming from Ton... how about a pit bitch job to still be part of the action without the physical grind.. ?

There go go Tony. You'd only have to do a couple of laps.. maybe one in daylight, one in the dark.

I have a cake due out the oven 2 minutes before the signup goes live... burnt pineapple upside down cake it is!

all you pissed-up teams of 10 better stay out my way en route to The Podium (i *think* thats the name of the local pub)

I am currently watching every single 'puffer video on you tube trying to decide wether to do it solo :/

Do it solo

I'm deliberately not watching every single puffer video on youtube 🙂

I'm doing it solo !

Wow - solos sold out in under 2 minutes 😮

I'm in as a solo. If i'm going to be cold and knackered I'm going to be REALY cold and knackered!

Waited for an hour to enter, hit refresh at 10pm on the dot as it changed, session end crashed and by the time I got back in I was on the waiting list.

Beyond angry, so so pissed off.

Gutted. I had a spot but checked my hoodie size so didn't click next until 22:04 and missed out!!!

Jojo and I in as pears

Bit nerve-wracking that. Hit refresh on the stroke of 10pm, skipped all the hoodie options, pressed next and the bloody session crashed! Refreshed and it came back and paid and got in as a soloist. Phew!

Not had an email yet though. I presume if the SiEntries site says you're in then you're in?

Solo entry for me, again.

I'm signed up in pairs.

I have a feeling it's going to be an emotional roller coaster!

Frick - by the time I clicked 'go' I was already too late and on the waiting list 😯

Amazing (and great!) to see an event so well supported and subscribed. Just gotta wait for the drop-outs *crosses fingers

terrahawk - Member
Solo entry for me, again.

Do celebs (and reigning champs) have to sign up with the plebs then? 🙂

I didn't want to enter anyway.

For hire-

1 pit bitch, skills include but not limited to falling asleep when you need me most, banging pans when you really need sleep. etc

Have entered and been confirmed a team of 10
at the moment called Fatties

so come on you fat bike lot join the team as at the moment it is a team of 1 (me)
and I dont really want to do the whole thing on my own

I'm in. Quite looking forward to it as I've never done a 24hr race before.

My boy is in 🙂

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I'm in. This time I'm going to put some pressure on Terrahawk.

I'm going to try to exceed a ? of his lap count. 🙂

ton - Member
...she told me that doing something like this 5 months after heart surgary would be pretty stupid...

If it's any help, I've done it on 2 occasions when I've been in the intensive care (ambulance job) and then the cardiac ward 4 to 5 weeks previously. It just makes it a wee bit tougher, but be sensible and ride easy.

Best to ask your doc.

Is the waiting list just a wee shred of comfort something that genuinely might provide a place?

Looks like pairs is full too?

See Guy Martins in pairs too this year.

joshvegas - Member
Is the waiting list just a wee shred of comfort something that genuinely might provide a place?

Some folk get severe attacks of remorse when the real weather starts up, so stay hopeful. 🙂

just been told by my wife that i cant enter this. it is the 1st time in our 25yr marriage that she has told me i cant do something.
she told me that doing something like this 5 months after heart surgary would be pretty stupid.

He also cut his fingers off with a jig saw in his shed.

We're in as a quad. Think we'll also have three pairs teams and a solo. Luckily the guy doing our mechanical support likes to be kept busy!!

BTW If you're solo and riding a singlespeed make sure you tick the box.

I will be on a single speed, but only if I break my main bike and need to bring out the backup

Solo singlespeed.

woops, i didn't tick the box. I was in such a panic to register.

5thElefant - Member

He also cut his fingers off with a jig saw in his shed.

That makes him an idiot, not a hero.

Do celebs (and reigning champs) have to sign up with the plebs then?

I had my people make the necessary arrangements.
You can edit your entry if you forgot to tick the SS box, like I did 🙂

AlasdairMc - Member

I'm in. Quite looking forward to it as I've never done a 24hr race before.

I'm not buying that. 😉

I'm in. I predict my first non-top-ten position in pairs.

Fingers crossed the organisers will reduce the number of quads / teams of 10 to let the oversubscribed categories have more places...

Would also be good if the waiting list could be published as I don't fancy doing loafs of training if there's no chance of a place.

Are any of the organisers on here / any chance of making the list visible??

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any chance of making the list visible??

Tabs on the top of the page for the various categories.

[url= https://www.sientries.co.uk/list.php?event_id=1713 ]https://www.sientries.co.uk/list.php?event_id=1713[/url]

Thanks richpips but it's the waiting list I'm looking for. Muse have missed out by seconds! 🙁

Tabs on the top of the page for the various categories.

What category for super-keen children? 😉

Quads. I recall a group of teens ripping the rs out of the quads a few years back...

Well this is a good start to my 'puffer training. I'm currently sitting at home looking out the window at the strengthening wind and darkening clouds and I'm thinking I shouldn't go for a ride because it looks too cold. Oh well. I guess I've got about 9 weeks to MTFU and get used to the idea.

I'm in exactly the same situation. TV on, strong winds, rain, can't really be bothered...

What category for super-keen children?

I didn't see a box to tick for the under 10s (by 10 days) 😉

is everything sold out, including pairs?
FTM

Could those who didn't manage an entry do Gee's 100mile Surrey route instead? Surreypuffer!

dazh - Member
Well this is a good start to my 'puffer training. I'm currently sitting at home looking out the window at the strengthening wind and darkening clouds and I'm thinking I shouldn't go for a ride because it looks too cold.

Don't go for a ride, that's wasted effort.

This is how to train for the Puffer:

Fill a bag with your warmest stuff
Put on your skimpiest cycling outfit
Climb to the top of the highest exposed windy hill in your neigbourhood, preferably while it's sleeting
Sit down beside your bag of warm stuff and ignore it.
Continually repeat the mantra "This is stupid, I could stop right now"
Do this until you can bear it no more.
Look at your warm gear sitting in its bag.
Ignore it, repeat the mantra.
Once you can stay awake until dawn doing this, you're ready for the 'Puffer. 🙂

munrobiker - Member
I'm in. I predict my first non-top-ten position in pairs.

Oi ya cheeky wee shite, you're probably right though 😛

crazy-legs - Member
What category for super-keen children?

They just do it like anyone else. I think they have introduced some age limits in the last few years, or parental consent restrictions, but there are no age classes.

My daughter did it solo on a singlespeed when she had just turned 13, and another twice, so they are not against young people doing it.

Oi ya cheeky wee shite, you're probably right though

You've got a lot to live up to swavis 🙂
I'm in after much faff in the quads with certain big hitters and celebrities of STW.

apart from yourself? none more celeb & bigger of hit than yourself surely devs?

Good luck all. mwahahahahaha!

I don't think they allow that kind of hit around here. I think I shall be the anchor man of the team. Holding the gazebo down in the wind whilst the other 3 get the laps in.

Solo and singlespeed on my stooge.

Couple of laps this evening..

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change of plans........i am doing it now, as one of trouties fatty's team.

and if any quads or tens need a rider to do a lap, i am your man... 😀

Woo Hoo welcome aboard the Fatty Owl Racing Team Ton 😀

Nice one Tony. 🙂

Ton, I'm in trouties 10 as well, look forward to meeting ye! Was going up to be a pit monkey anyway, so a few laps makes sense.

nobeer.......lookingg forward to it mate, and to meeting you and others off here.

You've got a lot to live up to swavis

I know, I think I may even start training.....