K100 updates?

Drac – you're right and I was a VERY happy bunny indeed! I've burnt my rim strips and I'm going to stick with tubes now as well 🙂 Thanks again Drac – I really appreciated the tech support on hand when it mattered most.

@glenncampbell – I passed you just before Newcastleton with that front tyre flopping around all over the place. Very impressed. I think I would have just given up and cried with that.

I finished ?111th, not too bad considering I spent about an hour and a half stationary, walking or being sent/mindlessly riding the wrong way whilst about 200 people rode past.
I was offered the 'blue or red pill' by a marshal but carried on and finished the bloody thing anyway.

You're right steve. I was pretty pleased to sneek under 8 hours!

A&E was clear. Glad I went in this moring. I was told that there was a 5 hour wait… I was seen in a couple of minutes and then got sorted by a nurse who's husband rides.

She did say that I should shave my arms if I plan on crashing a lot! I think that might be taking things a bit far.

forgot to add. I was camped next to the mighty terrahawk and his lovely ragley td:1

Not a worry really it Swinnerton who did the tech support I was a dogs body as the lad was on his own for ages until his mate could leave his station once riders were through. The young lad Rich could do repairs a tenth of time it'll take me.

Yeah I was thinking about tubeless but a majority of those asking for tubes were the tubeless guys who'd already used they're tubes up or had slow leaking tyres spraying latex everywhere. The fireroads were slicing through the tyres.

ac282- what was the "sub 8 hour" bonus? It didn't seem to get mentioned last night?

I was the Squarewheels rider. Was I speaking to anyone on here?

Might have been me at times – on ss 29er? Sure the squarewheels bit rings a bell.

think i was lucky with my tyres then. They've seen SITS, mayhem and now kielder and the sidewalls on the rear were looking suitably dodgy (both RR 2.1's)

Under 8 hours is very impressive on that course, but equally the folk who dragged themselves around for 12/14 ours is equally so, shows a whole heap of mental strength.

It'd be really nice if all would mail Sara and Paul and let them know personally how much they appreciate their's and the local teams efforts, there's an amazing amount of work that goes on in the background to make it appear as seamless as it does 🙂

I didn't make the first cut-off. I really enjoyed the ride though, and will be back next year to finish!!

A few things I learnt:
I need to be fitter!
I need a new saddle. This one doesn't get on with me on long distances.
Midges are hell and we need to find a way to wipe them out!!!

I didn't realise until this weekend that if you get bitten by enough midges that blood starts to dribble down your leg.
I've lost a pint at least 😉

Second what Steve said Sara, Paul et al put in a huge amount of work to do bring you this. They'll be there until about Tuesday at least finishing off and have up to the early hours of the morning most nights this week to get stuff done.

You have done well tricky, I didn't take much notice of the type of tyres that were getting spliced.

Loved the event – missed the first cut off by five minutes but pushed on as wanted 100 km if could not make 100 miles which was great as the next section passed the piper was some of the best, even if I punctured twice. Thanks to the great Saddle Skedadle guys for the lift back and the great local riders who swept us up and patiently helped me with my punctures!

Has taught me that I need to treat this event more like running a marathon with proper planned training and not just a few weeks prep – next year already pencilled into the calendar.

Has taken 10 minutes to type this as I can't stop itching the b*****y midge bites.

10:48, 29th in the vets losing a place in MV on the last descent as I had to stop to pee. My bladder was about to burst and one more bump would have caused it – next year I'm considering a tubeless bladder or nappies. Did I say next year?

Great event and I got better and quicker at descending the gravelly fireroads but lost all my speed EVERY time at the 90° bends at the bottom of them then would have to start crawling up the following ascent.

Shred, we can't wipe out midges, they're the only thing that pollinate cocoa. No midges, no chocolate. Although, admittedly there aren't too many cocoa plantations in Northumberland,

richmars> That's me in the 2nd photo

he! You were one of the guys who I shot past after the 80 mile feed station thinking that I could nail it all the way from that point (I was on a singlespeeded black chameleon), and then blew up at the bottom of the horrible switchback climb so you passed me back. 😉

A few more pictures here.

"Shred, we can't wipe out midges, they're the only thing that pollinate cocoa. No midges, no chocolate. Although, admittedly there aren't too many cocoa plantations in Northumberland, "

is that true ?

often wondered what use they were, turns out very useful !

Hi Postierich.Cheers for the help up that brutish switchback climb near the end.I was the groaning muppet on the on one (32.16 🙂 87th in the end:)!

Hmmm, I love chocolate but at the moment I think it will be a fair trade

Dustdevil (bolloxs forgot your first name!) respect on the 32:16 good effort doubt my back could have took that ratio.

Nah……I was on a Cotic Soda. And needed every gear I had for that last few climbs!!

Rode mostly with rider 327 (completely forgot his name!) but he kept me going when it got tough over those last 4 miles.

Much respect goes to all SS'ers. I rode quite a bit with Heather (think she was third female) who had amazing power up some of those climb.

And rode from the last feed station with Julie who was 2nd Female. IIRC

Hats off to both.

Are the results up anywhere yet??? Thx!

Page 2 of this thread 😉

miketually – Member
The results are up: http://www.sportident.co.uk/results/2010/KielderMontane100/

I was 287th

Only 347 finishers, out of 550(?) starters. 63% finished, which is about the same drop out rate as last year, I think.

The 8 hour bonus was a cash prize. Should pay for the kit I trashed in the crash 🙂

Sara said it would be a 7 hour target next year. I can't think of more
than a handful of uk mtbers who could do that.

Alek,

Was Heather in a white jersey, from Newcastle? I think I was riding with her for a while but she was much more efficient at the Newcastleton stop than I was.

Spoke to you and Ewan on Friday at sign-on but didn't see you after the race.

The 8 hour bonus was a cash prize

You gave a raised eyebrow "that's nice" expression, but didn't look over to moon with it!

13:14 for me, I just scraped the last check point by 3min so only just made the finish.
A Big thanks to all involved.

Thanks Tracker1972 – hadn't gone that far back in the thread. DOH!

Donc – not my mechanicals, my Singular, Niner, Hope, Thompson and Shimano combination worked perfectly, even though it was built as a geared bike on Thursday night and I'd only riden it round the campsite before the race.

I stopped to help a guy who'd blown his tubeless about six miles before the first feed station (long fast fire road descent) and couldn't get the valve out. I couldn't let him walk carrying his bike when I had pilers.

Then I singlespeeded a guy's bike, and then fixed his chain, and then re-did the singlespeeding when he bounced/kicked it into a different ratio.

Spent about an hour fixing other peoples bikes – without which I'd have been marginal on the first cut off, but including it I wasn't close.

Interestingly the Garmin shows where I decided I couldn't make the cut off. Both my heart rate and my speed drop as I go into "admire he view" mode just after the second time at the third water stop (around 44 miles).

You gave a raised eyebrow "that's nice" expression, but didn't look over to moon with it!

It was no small amount.

The cash was great. I'm sorry if I gave the impression I wasn't pleased. When they mentioned a special prize at the start I thought it would be a few gels or something so I was really surprised.

I was just happy to have my time start with a 7.

I stopped to help a guy who'd blown his tubeless about six miles before the first feed station (long fast fire road descent) and couldn't get the valve out. I couldn't let him walk carrying his bike when I had pilers.

glenncampbell – Member

Had a great event and came in just over 12 hours – had a nightmare 16 miles in when my rear tubeless blew out and I couldn't get the valve out for love nor money as the little valve ring had sealed tight :-(. Luckily Ian – Number 155 – stopped and loaned me his pliers.

IGM Iain Miller – you're a hero.

I'm the guy with the blown tubeless who was facing a 6 mile walk to the next water station and I couldn't have fixed that valve without your help – I'm very grateful indeed. I was looking our for you at the end of the race to get you a pint but couldn't find you!

Your 5 minute stop helped to make my 800 mile round trip worthwhile.

I also have to admit that the views were well worth admiring. I hope to see you at the event next year!

Sincere thanks again.

Yes – I was 155. Not a problem – unfortunately for me the fact that you got to check point 1 an hour and a half before me means I can't use that as the reason I didn't finish. That you did, say, 28 miles in an hour and a half less than me is also impressive. Just think where you might have finished without the tyre troubles.

(by the way both my ZTR set ups have always worked perfectly – but then I always was a better mechanic than rider)

Andy much respect on the win! how do you how do you generate that speed over that distance?

What happened to matt page? thought he might challenge for the win?

Finished in 10 hrs 16 mins knocking 1 hr 20 off last year's time. Late to the start so was stuck in queues for the first half hour. Felt quite strong in the last 10 miles so pacing was a bit out. Ace event, will be back next year.

Dustdevil. I think I may have given you a couple of painkillers a few miles before the switch back climbs.I was in infinity cycles kit and on a Scott spark.seem to remember you destroying me on the newcastleton trails!!impressive ride from you though.hope the tablets worked maybe a little?!

IGM – it was one of those days I think! 🙂

Hi Dickydutch.The pills were yummy:)Cheers for the words of encouragement as well.How did you get on as you looked like were going well.