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Right then, who's in?
Are you feeling ready for it?
I did about half the distance yesterday, went out drinking last night and feel ruined today. What preperation are you doing?
yep, doin the 100k, no preparation whatsoever! I will be ridin a Whyte e120 & drinking cider, hope to see you there.
Good man! Hope you're not drinking cider en route?!
tis not uncommon for me to do so!
Just me and the Judderman then....
I'm doing the 100k. It's the furthest I've ridden off road but I've done some all-dayers on Exmoor and The Quantocks as well as a few imperial road centuries so fingers crossed it should be ok ❓ Besides because people have sponsored me for charity I can't really bail and do the shorter route, can I?
Looking forward to riding some natural trails (and recording them on GPS) away from the trail centre. I'll be on Zesty 514.
After initial promises from riding mates I'll be doing it alone so if anyone needs a lift from Bristol my email's in my profile.
I'm doing the 100k, did the 90k levington blast on Sunday, which I only just managed to finish, so going to take this one nice and steady so as to enjoy it as much as possible, and so as not to disappoint the sponsors.
Just hoping for a bit of sun this week to dry things out a little.
i will be bringing 2 mates with me, 1 on a yeti & 1 on a mount vision. gonna plod it as no training done, only riding once a week & short distances at that. looking forward to new bits (to me ) in the area & raising some monet for a very good cause.
Another plodding group of 4 here. None of us have done much training so were just aiming to finish.
Someone told me there's going to be 2000 people doing it!
I've got three mates doing it with me, main aim being to complete the 100k and find some of these hidden local trails.
I'll be on a black meta 5.
Someone told me there's going to be 2000 people doing it!
Pretty sure that they only had 400 places available. And judging from the emails that the organisers stupidly sent to everyone entered (not using BCC), there isn't that many people entered.
I'm doing the 100km and I'm just looking to complete it really.
I heard there were 300 out of the max 400 entrants so far.
What are people taking with them on the ride? bottles or bladder? gels?
I did think 2000 sounded like crazy talk.
I'm taking a camelbak. Personally I think for a 100k I'm going to need a little more than some gels. I'm thinking jam sarnies and mixed fruit and nuts.
A few gels for if 'emergencies' other than that malt loaf, sandwiches and SIS GO.
Did you get the information in the post?
It recommends a 3L Camelbak (or other water carrying bladder type device). There are going to be 3 feed stations but on the 100k you do a loop so get 4 chances to feed and water.
Their [url=
Event Page[/url] is good for info.
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80km Profile
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The 100km extra loop
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Mid section profile.
I'll be going large with water and food, just hoping the weather stays good now!
EDIT: Wish I hadn't posted those pics now, those profiles look scary!
gothandy - I can't work out those pics... the don't add to 100k.
The 80k one says total distance of 30k and if you sum the ascents and descents the ride finishes higher than it starts??
Southern Yeti I nicked them off Rush Cycles who are heavily involved in organising the event (and had posted them on facebook) so hard to say for sure. But I read it as the 30k section was just showing a bit more detail of the middle bit of the 80k section.
By the way I think the hashtag for the event is #MacAfanMonster if any of you tweet.
We didn't ride it in order when using the GPS, we only did a GPS reading of the course so we could put the proposed route into the forestry...
The top profile is the start and finish (although this has changed now due to fungus in penydd and we've had to move the route)
The bottom profile is the mid section of the route from 1st feed station, so top and bottom make the 75km..
And the middle profile is the optional 100km loop...
hope that makes sense...
Cheers Colin! I was thinking it'd be something like that. Do you know approx. how much climing there is over the full distance now?
Is anyone camping/staying at Bryn Bettws?
From memory its about 1650mtrs for the 75km and 2200mtrs for the 100km, we've had to change the route twice due to fungus and felling issue's but its still app the same...
Speaking to Bryn Bettws there are about 40people camping...
No self discerning Yeti sleeps in a tent! I'm staying in one of the cabins.
cheers Colin.
What's the after ride entertainment?
Will there be a bar? because I'm going to need a drink or two after riding 100km
Apparently there are a couple of bands, and there's definitely a bar!
They're also going to be doing some hearty post ride food too.... so they've said anyway.
Brother in law and I will be there... I'm doing the 100km and he's doing the 75km... Keeping fingers and toes crossed for good weather. Should be a bit of fun, esp. the off piste bits.
The forecast is ok for sat and could go either way for Friday, its been raining this morning on and off and it poured down all afternoon/evening yesterday, most of the going is pretty good, a front mudguard would be a good idea though, the trails yesterday had about 4" water running down them, still ridable but obviously wet and muddy in places.
Fingers crossed it dries up a bit...
We have food for the feed stations and bryn bettws have a cafe thats open all day serving hot and cold food and drinks and a bar thats open in the evening...
We are hoping to set up a barbecue but that is weather dependant...
[i]the trails yesterday had about 4" water running down them, still ridable but obviously wet and muddy in places.[/i]
Hmm, maybe I should take the Crossmarks off. I stupidly thought it might be dry as we've not had much rain in Bristol. Better packs more than one set of spare brake pads too.
Me and my brother will be there. Doing the 75km route. cya all there
[b]Cheers_drive[/b] I've still got my small block 8's on ... I was optimistically hoping the rain from Thursday would have drained away by Saturday ... but never ridden anything but the trail centres around Afan so not sure how wise that is, I do remember now the stuff at the top of Penhydd used to get a bit boggy.
Well my CRC order says it's out for delivery. Hopefully I won't be riding bald tyres and braking metal on metal.
Read the pack they sent out, advises getting a full service on the bike 😯
[b]The Southern Yeti[/b] if you're really stuck let me know I'm sure I've got a spare set of 26 inch rubber I can chuck in the boot. I'll be on my 29er so won't be needing them tomorrow.
Thanks mate!
I'll check the shed this evening, reckon I've got a spare set of high rollers or panracer xc pro's both 2.2ish ... any preference?
Well hopefully (and this is CRC and the Royal Mail I'm relying on) I'm going to have a new set of Ignitors turning up anytime soon. I'll post up here later if they let me down!
No worries ... fingers crossed!
They're here!! Again thank you for the offer... see you out there tomorrow!
Anyone got a weather update for us.....
the boys at Rush say there is about 300 (ish) pre-registered and you can enter on the day..... doing it on a Orange Alpine 160 for the fun factor,,it may be a tad heavy but the EPO and beta blockers that i`ve been caning should see me right.. got sponsors to please so 100k is a must. might even do 2 laps if i can mainline some gels..
Pray for sunshine.... Good luck to all......should be a laugh...?
I've still got my small block 8's on ... I was optimistically hoping the rain from Thursday would have drained away by Saturday ... but never ridden anything but the trail centres around Afan so not sure how wise that is, I do remember now the stuff at the top of Penhydd used to get a bit boggy.
It's the of piste stuff I'm concerened about. If it's anything like the off piste on last year Brechfa Enduro my rear wheel will be overtaking the back on the way down the steep stuff 😯
doing it on a Orange Alpine 160 for the fun factor
Fun? 😯 Good luck [b]camflet[/b]
I just spotted [b]colin@rush[/b] post this on the facebook page.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/50116138
The first 12 miles and already over 1,000 ft of climbing (and descending of course!)
[b]cheers_drive[/b] I'll be putting some 2.4 mountain kings on tonight.
The Advantage on the front will be fine but I think I'll change the Crossmark on the back for an Ignitor. Only trouble is it's an exception version and I've ripped open a few exception sidewalls at Afan.
I'm not usually a 'what tyres?' kind of guy but 100km on unsuitable tyres is a long way!
[b]Rush Cycles[/b] I would say a 2.2" on the front also, some of the decents are technical, but there's also a fair bit of climbing on fireroad, something like a 2.25" Ardent / advantage on the front with your crossmark would be good..
Go steady [b]cheers_drive[/b] on facebook Rush recommend exactly you're current set up!
I think all this talk of tyres is just a distraction from the main issue of doing 100km tomorrow 🙂
I did it. Very enjoyable too. Here is a blog post that gives you a section by section run down.
http://gothandy.wordpress.com/2010/09/26/macmillan-afan-monster/
Well done [b]gothandy[/b}, it was tough and some people looked to be struggling pretty early on.
My rear wheel seized up at about 33km on the highest and most remote part of the course 😥 Thanks to everyone who offered support, especially the guys who reminded me that there was a marshal an mile or so back up the course. The marshal / rangers / organizers were great at getting me back and it made me realise what a logistical undertaking such an event is.
I was feeling really good before the hub packed in and was really pissed off at the time. I'll be back next year though.