did it yesterday and got round fine thanks. had to stop in a couple of places, mainly the switchback climbs that keep going on and on, and on, and on 🙂 there were 8 of us of varying levels so we were stopping for short spells at the end of sections to let others catch up which let me get my breath.
also towards the end i was getting the telltale twinges in my quads, probably the early signs of cramp id say.
the gryphon got plenty of comments from the others, mainly ‘nice looking bike but i wouldnt want to ride it!’
also by the end of the ride my hands and fingers were about shot. most of the ride your hands need to be in the drops with fingers hovering on the brakes, so after 2 or 3 hours of bang bang bang on the rocky bits i was struggling with them. its made me consider whether titec H bars may be an improvement, what do you think? i really like the looks of the flared bars (ragley luxy) and like the different hand positions, but might H bars be better for me?
thanks