I think they mean tri extension things.

er. yes. The rules.

ya think ??

and never ask why…

Well that, and the need to negotiate access with the landowners.

yeah, 51cm bars would totally ruin it 🙁

The equipment regs came in largely as a result of the earlier attempts by Dave Baker, Tim Gould et al who used very lightweight cross bikes up hill, then mountainbikes downhill.

The idea is that it’s a cyclocross race, with many years of tradition behind it, and the regs are an attempt to preserve as much of the race character as possible.

it’s got nothing to do with validity :o)

Can I come on one of your rides on a motorbike, Simon?

It’s only a 125

Only 124 allowed on sfb’s rides.

we thought it was ironic on Sunday when someone asked, “Why are there only 5 on the Bog Trotter ride? Don’t you always have 30 ?” – but of course there were over 30 STWers :o)

it may be clear to you… what interests me is slavish conformity to arbitrary rules, “because”.

SFB, you’ve got nothing to say and you’re saying it too loudly. There WILL be over 400 people that choose to live by the rules and enter anyway, with or without you, now just drop it eh?

Have we gone back in time 2 years?

it’d explain a lot but I don’t think that’s the true cause. Large ego and bizarre attention-seeking are my top bets.

It’s certainly a bit like Christmas with the drunk uncle in the corner spouting b0llocks 😉

the entry forms were removed at around 11am as they reckon they already had excessive demand.

good luck to anyone who did get a form and is putting an entry in, i’ve ridden the last two events and it is a great event.