Only one more sleep to go 🙂

A great w/e awaits.

Tend to do the ride then drink. Think most of my group will be drinking on route. Just makes me feel utter crap the times I have done that. Each year I need to remind myself of that. Better being home, dry with pint in hand

Always been able to register on the day in previous years so I guess it should be the same this year

Bikes ready.
Bags packed.
Time to start on the beer. 😀

Best way to shift a hangover.

Beer. Lots of it.

After?

You **** lightweight. 😉

my first wobble and have to say it wasnt bad
I probably would go with my trail centre bike next time rather than my freeride bike and would definitely leave my armour at home, the trails hadnt been prepared very well as it was really muddy in places and some of the singletrack could have done with some hardcore in places as it was very slippery.
some people seemed to be there more for the beer than the riding which I found a bit odd too, but each to there own

might try and get some friends to go next time as it was a bit boring standing in the pub trying to join into with other peoples conversations as some were quite antisocial

LOL

LMFAO.

Loving your irony work…

Well there was that bit of red brick that had been laid down on a bit of singletrack about 2/3 of the way round. I’ll be waiting for the north shore to avoid the bedrock puddle-fest lane. I’ve heard they’ve got planning permission for that ready for 2012 when it’ll be part of the pre-Olympic warm-up. Next year there will only be Science In Sport Go on tap and it’ll be taken seriously by all. On the plus side there won’t be any fatbikes in sight.

Nick – I’d make sure you bring your own toilet facilities then… 4 years of entry and camping fees have not been allocated to the ‘Diamond Jubilee pavilion’ fund. If only Her Majesty knew.

shock horror, even in deepest darkest Wales people fear the fatbike and its sheer awsumness 😀

Maybe you didn’t see any fatbikes this time as they were way out in front of you neil. 😉

At least Mr S as he shall be known managed to keep his pants on this year. 2 years ago his boxer shorts did a few laps of the tent culminating in a ‘headshot’ for one unlucky gent.

As regarding the ‘Maybe you didn’t see any fatbikes this time as they were way out in front of you neil‘ comment Stu, I very much doubt that you were way out in front, unless you lot managed to crawl out of your pits earlier than us (we set off at around 9:30), the only things that overtook (without bypassing the special stages!) had gears and looked far too sober and perky to be serious wobblers. A cracking event and I am (believe it or not) disappointed that we did not have a decent bit of ride banter and that I could not take someone* up on the offer of a fatbike test.

*thanks to you for the offer if it was you! Frankly I can’t remember everything from that night, though I do have some unusual carpet burns…

So why don’t we all catch up some time somewhere and have a ride? Fatbikes, mainstream, SS or just a bike?

yowser, healing vibes to Gareth, we were passing just as the ambulance came down the road (so we didnt stop).

We had a good weekend, just a pity the event organisers didn’t spend a few quid on some portaloo’s for the campers…

he was riding with a first responder so got treatment quickly.

neil
red kite events

Second that “ouch” comment.

Get well soon Gareth – I picked his bike up and cleared the way while he was being looked after. His knee looked dirtier / full of clag when I saw it.

Fair play, he rolled down the hill postman style to the road after that.

great ride sat, maybe too short for some but with the sociable beer stops it made a great day out on the bike i think. as for needing hardcore etc.. its a ride in the welsh hills not a trail centre. i thought the muddy single tracks were great fun but i am a local so maybe a little bias.

i wish the chap with the knee injury a speedy recovery looked nasty.