Weather was heaven.
Course was Hellish. I managed to get around the GOLD course, and finished in sometime over 7 hours, (with about 15mins stops for punctures etc).
I used a Cross Check. And it was good to see the other Surly crew there to augment mine. Most bikes were MTBs though.
Not sure which was better, I went passed loads of MTBs on the climbs and the road, with them catching up on the rocky sections, of which there was miles. 34×32 low gear really really helped. Haytor climb was EXTREMELY hard, near the end too.
Overall really hard on your body, but the sun was out, and Dartmoor is beautiful if you can look up long enough to drink it in.
Chris