Bristol Bikefest Roll Call

count me in. I blame the our new team name (the Muddy Funsters) for hexing us.. sorry!
The limetoney section by beggar bush lane after the start could be lively with a covering of lovely mud from the fields! Time to fit those Mud X’s me thinks…

Long range weather forecasts, obviously.

Isn’t it self explanatory?

Eccles – Member

Long range weather forecasts, obviously.

Isn’t it self explanatory?

Of course it is,I just wanted to make sure you knew.

Ta. I think it’s the various radar based predictions of developing fronts, the bottom line being the precipitation forecast and the upper showing pressure/temp/front changes. The convergence of the lines tomorrow suggests a front coming in and the black spike thereunder is the most loony prediction, the red line being an average.

Right you Doom mongering Mother Funkers

My retrotasic S/works is now fitted with mud tyres So that means it WILL BE SUNNY

My simple has a set of RR & NN fitted as per norm

Bring it on

mite change the racing ralphs !! will be great fun what ever the weather !!!

I’ve heard that the ramp will be at 90deg to usual ie you go under it after the zigzags.

Forecast on bbc suggests there,s a band of dry weather over Bristol on saturday but it’s right between two big lumps of rain so if it’s out by a bit…

Bonty mud x tyres for me i reckon…

RR brilliant as a back tyre 😆

Eccles, that’s all very well, but have you seen this?

I am concerned at the implications of the forecast for my mid-race snack strategy. I had hoped to go with cheese straws but may need to switch to something more robust and less prone to wilting.

I’ve heard that the ramp will be at 90deg to usual ie you go under it after the zigzags.

That’s correct.

Bonty mud x tyres for me i reckon…

Conker that.

Just how muddy could it get….??? I’m running chunky front Bonty ACX and a Bonty Dry X rear…i like my sideways action in the bends. I’m tubeless and really can’t be arsed to change! 🙄

69ers are designed to be pointed at a corner and let the arse end follow anyway. Should make it more fun. 😀

Just how muddy could it get….??? I’m running chunky front Bonty ACX and a Bonty Dry X rear…i like my sideways action in the bends. I’m tubeless and really can’t be arsed to change!

Put it this way if the deluge that Metcheck is forecasting actually happens, if you’re not using mud tyres your laps will be slow and/or interesting.

ohhhh dear then…maybe ill chuck some in the car just incase.. 🙁

90 degrees to normal – will that run-up be long anough…?!

90 degrees to normal – will that run-up be long anough…?!

Maybe not on your first lap, after that you will get used to it.

The down slope of the bridge is going to cause a lot of accidents if it’s wet, so praying it stays dry. Interesting placement, bit tricky to get up onto it as well (especially if there’s 50 other people trying to do the same thing).

At least Metcheck’s looking more positive (for now)…

On another tyre q, fitted a RR 2.4 to the front of my 29er last week. I presume it will be cack in the mud, but have not ridden it yet. Its that or a Bonty ACX. Anyone used the RR up front in the wet?

At least Metcheck’s looking more positive (for now)…

I don’t think Metcheck could forecast a morning boner, let alone something as complex and unpredictable as a weather system.

Yep forecasts have improved although Radio Bristol were warning of potential downpours tomorrow, but then Radio Bristol are shit.

Well, the forecast for right now in Bristol according to metcheck is showers, all I can see in Avonmouth is wall to wall sunshine.

Oh I do enjoy fussing so..

I’ll be there riding on a mud coloured bike – to blend in – and probably quite slowly as I’ll be in the niche category of a team of 3! (ALong with Nouvette, and our stealth ringer Robyn) – unless some one helps us find a super fast Mountain biking wench to join us!

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/sw/bristol_forecast_weather.html

Better still!

OK, so do I take my crossmarks off now and put the MUD X tyres on, or what? I’m solo so I can’t really do it during the day – and they’re tubeless and I can’t get the crossmarks back on without a compressor so it’s a one way change!

Decisions decisions….

jsinglet

OK, so do I take my crossmarks off now and put the MUD X tyres on, or what?

As a fellow solo competitor i think it will be bone dry so keep the crossmarks …… 🙂

I think someone said Paul had a compact with the devil. Let’s hope his soul was interesting enough for old Nick and keep the dry weather tyres on. Having said that, put the mud tyres on and it will be fine for the rest of us! 😆

I’ll be in the niche category of a team of 3!

If it’s any comfort, I did it as a team of three the other year (with Kingtut and Matt the Muppet) and it was grea… no, wait, actually it was utterly hideous. 😉

Well…. I’ve got a smoke and dart to try out… woooo

just packed the car … put in some trail rakers just in case !!!

unless some one helps us find a super fast Mountain biking wench to join us!

I’m trying, but its awfully last minute and she might be working.

jsinglet. If I had to choose a set of tyres right now for the weekend and stick with them regardless I’d be fitting mud xs – obviously great in the mud but I find that suprisingly they’re actually very good all round – was flying on the course last week on them despite it being completely dry.

as for the weather !!! it can be any worst than CLIC!!!!!

*sigh* you had to say that didn’t you!

I’m trying, but its awfully last minute and she might be working.

Thanks ADH I think we have a girl! Lauren. Hooray
Tess

Awesomes. Glad you’re back to full strength 🙂

My ringer is off doing the LAMM anyway 😯

I shall be there riding in the 12hr pairs, wearing a RetroBike top and riding maybe a green Surly Karate Monkey SS if the beeb weather is to be believed, or possibly a cream Kona Caldera with Mud-X’s and not my full sus c/w semi slicks!
Feel free to jeer/poke/etc as you sail by me!!
As an aside – is there plenty of parking for those who arrive tomorrow morning as last year was a complete p*sstake parking wise??

as for the weather !!! it can be any worst than CLIC!!!!!

Yes, yes it can.

As an aside – is there plenty of parking for those who arrive tomorrow morning as last year was a complete p*sstake parking wise??

It will probably be the same.

Should be better this year as I believe the camping has moved across the road.

It was all taped out last night, so its more organised at least.

Should be better this year as I believe the camping has moved across the road.

I though there was two campsites, the original and one at the Cotham Rugby club.