Brighton Big Dog Chat 2014

Wwaswas… What time are you leaving yours?
Is there parking there?

DrP

leaving mine at 18:00 – I’m sure we can sort something out on parking.

Yeah, just saw that… I’ll meet you there as will drive from mine, leaving at about 6 as well!

DrP

ok – see you there.

Well that was fun 🙂 can’t feel my thigh muscles now but that’s a small price to pay

You want me to come over and feel them? Again?

Damn, if only I’d seen this last night.

Darkcyan put in an impressive sprint going back into Brighton according to Strava.

Darkcyan put in an impressive sprint going back into Brighton according to Strava.

It’s been pointed out to him that he should really turn off Strava before driving home… 😉

I hear you met Ben who couldn’t remember who I was on your travels!

That mind wipe is a protective thing that a lot of people who meet you do 😉

The no shirt look he was sporting seemed like a recipe for losing a lot of skin on an off.

There seemed to be someone that knew someone at the beginning or end of every bit of singletrack last night.

Great ride – nice to have yet another fall onto my ribs (second this month!).
My wife’s getting annoyed at my winging now….

Might stick to the Cx bike for a bit..

DrP

It was quite spectacular, if that’s any comfort. I got my worst falling off a bike injury (well other than the broken hip) coming off a cx bike on the sdw at walking pace. It seems to just be pot luck when these things happen 🙁

Paceman will be along later to offer some sympathy (although you have mine too).

Was a great ride – pace was bloody quick on the singletrack too 🙂

I will erect TimP’s TeePee this weekend and see how big it is and how easy to put up and report back in…

wwaswas – then I take my top off, I look like a ruddy street fighter! Covered in grazes and bruises!
Regardless, thanks for showing me around 🙂

(My penultimate crash was at walking pace coming through a gate, so it happens at any time!)

DrP

Get well soon DrP… I feel your pain 😐

eventful ride and some stunning strava times 😉

Nice to meet up.

Is the TimP Teepee up to scratch? If not then I’m happy to sort out a gazebo.

Wwaswas, I think Tim was planning on checking the teepee this week.

Just as well he waited- it’s peeing down 🙂

Hi guys,

I’ve tried to get route info off Morvelo but “no not yet” was the response. I guess they’re still deliberating whether to return to the old, tried and tested awesomeness of the previous years or shake it up again. I’ve done it every year bar last and heard last year was totally different and just climbed the whole way. Shame because historically the ST was just perfect. Going up it is wrong and a tad pointless imo.

Also hoping for some good weather. Did it once in the muddiest mud ever and it wasn’t easy, still a hoot though

I’ll be on a new 650b Alu hardtail on racing ralphs.

good luck with the Ralph’s if it’s wet 😉

Let us know if you hear anything.

Cheers

They were out on Tuesday testing the route so I guess it’ll be finalised in the next day or two.

This is the Singular sponsored climb;

http://www.strava.com/segments/7715040

so must form part of the route.

The fact it’s not the cliff from last year (and wasn’t a climb in last years route as far as I remember?) makes me hope that the route doesn’t include that this time 🙂

[edit] just checked: it was part of the 2012 course.

That one’s a classic climb from the earlier BigDog / G2 Revolver years… 🙂

Tried to set up one of my wheels tubeless earlier after a puncture on Tuesday. I may stick with tubes for now!

wwaswas – Member
Tried to set up one of my wheels tubeless earlier after a puncture on Tuesday. I may stick with tubes for now!

I’m thinking of doing the big dog on my meta purely because it’s tubeless even though the 29er HT is probably better suited.

I’ve got spare tape and a compressor if you’ve got some valves and want a hand setting the 29er up Tim?

I may give it another go when I have a bit more time but these on-one tyres on their rims are just so loose without a tube in.

Thanks Luke. I will probably use the boardman as it is. Will only end up tearing a tyre if I switch to a timeless set up anyway.
You will have to let me know when you’re next over at stanmer and I’ll come join you. See how I get on with the big wheels over there.

Sunday 9am meet at the Stanmer tea roomsfor a two hour ride. I’ll probably be riding over from mine at about 8 and riding back after to get back about 12 to half past?

Sounds perfect. Count me in.

I am riding over too. Which way are you going? Does it really take an hour on those big fat tyres?

Does it really take an hour on those big fat tyres?

More like 2 at a comfortable pace but I was prepared to make a bit of an effort so as not to appear too slow 😉

It’s probably about 45-50 minutes up through Dog Poowoods /down to Waterhall/along to Patcham/A27 bridleway/down Tea and Cake but best to add a bit of contingency/faff time too.

Meet at mine or bottom of Dog Poo woods?

I will be at Chateau Wwaswas at 8am (well as close as I can get)

I also got my first fat tyre puncture on Wednesday in Stanmer, there seem to be thorns about at the moment. I broke Darkcyan’s tyre lever in the process too 😳

I gave up on tubeless and have put a load of sealant in each tube instead. It would have sealed the hole that I got.

TimP, gonna put some bunting up on the Tea Rooms – it’s like royalty visiting!

what’s the occasion?

DC

I have finally gained ‘satisfactory parent’ status.

Nice ride with the Stanmer Tea Room crew – trails very dry, but some trail litter spicing things up a bit.

Nice and cool in the trees.

Interesting to see the different bikes in the group – Two turner five spots – 26″, two fully rigid ss (26 & 29″), a 160 mm canyon (26″) and a geared 29er hard tail.

Seems the marketing guys have done their best to split the herd!

No 650b though – IMO a dead standard already!

Don’t forget the geared rigid fatty!

Was really dusty today.

yes forgot that – not sure how!

great ride.

Enjoyed that, though the ride back to Shoreham was less enjoyable.