Mountain Mayhem 2014

I live next door to the venue and work for Pat(not my day job but I work for mayhem and bespoked). Should be doing trail work with vin cox but due to off last week and broken wrist I’m working with Pat all week in the office.

Shall I start a what tyres for mayhem tang thread?. Got a brand new pair of Rocket rons coming on tuesday or is it scrubbed racing ralphs?.

All I own is Rocket Rons, so if I end up going lets hope they’re suitable!

Cool! Although shame about the wrist guess you won’t get to ride the course this year.

I didn’t realise Vin was doing it again, he spoke to us a few times last year, nice guy. Total machine though, his short climbs are my worst nightmares 😀

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Shall I start a what tyres for mayhem tang thread?. Got a brand new pair of Rocket rons coming on tuesday or is it scrubbed racing ralphs?.

Scrubbed furious Fred’s?

Last year I packed an ikea bag full of tyres for all occasions, but then I forgot the bag.

I’m hoping it’s dry enough for Maxxis Aspens as I hardly get to use em.

^Adam isn’t a scrubbed fred a slick tyre?….

Before we get too bogged down in tyre chat (ged’it?!?) I did have a chuckle when I flicked over the merchandise page on the MM website.

£35 for a race jersey doing a great impression of an advertising billboard? Really?!? £35 could also buy you an unbranded version, in the colour of your choice, from many outlets nationwide…

i think the key word there is ‘choice’

I’m not doing it this year, I really hope it doesn’t bucket down for you guys.

£35 for a race jersey doing a great impression of an advertising billboard? Really?!?

Don’t click this then. £35 isn’t that bad at all – our subsidised team kit jerseys cost more than that.

I will endeavour to get some tyre updates. Its leaf mulch on limestone here and I ride Ralph most of the time. Mudx are a great tyre for these parts when its wet and I have left them on all year once (2007, the wet one). I’d say bring both as even though its set fair, this is the UK and its the lottery that all Mayhemers/Glastonbury goers face every year! Do say hi, Im the tall dark long haired guy in specs with a Micheal Jackson glove cast on!

^Adam isn’t a scrubbed fred a slick tyre?….

I’m sure the remainds of the tiny side knobs will make all the difference!

I used the much loved Nic/Ralph combo last year,worked fine on all the rideable bits.Don’t think Gatcombe gets nearly as cut up/treacherous as Eastnor did when it got wet !

I stayed on Rons last year (26″ ones at that!) and while rideable I did find it incredibly slippy in places.

It’ll be bone dry. Cos I’m not going, of course.

On a side note,although I’m not doing it this year & can’t do it now as we have other plans.I do kind of miss the build up to it the week before,like constantly checking the weather,making sure the tent’s in one piece & remembering to bring all thetother crap needed for Mayhem….Like a torch for the shower,I’m still haunted by walking in the shower in the dark that some dirty bugger had taken a dump in !

http://www.owayo.com/cycling-custom-jerseys.htm

We got ours from here. Fortunately a local company sponsored them so they picked up the tab. 1 long and 1 short sleeved x 4 were about £360.00

I’m really looking forward to it now…done as much training as my lifestyle/wife will allow and bought a big motorhome last August with a clean toilet and warm shower so I have all the luxuries of home plus the wife too!!!!.

Hired a motorhome for Dusk till Dawn the other year,was so much better than camping !

C’mon guys, this isn’t high end kit we’re talking about here, or replica kit either, so not fair comparison. I could come back with Bikefest were handing out free T’s, which is similarly irrelevant.

This MM kit fails my value for money test (and that’s coming from someone who is happy to spend money on good kit), and obviously others will happily pay for it… Was just a bit surprised, that’s all.

How do you know what quality the kit is? Yes it’s more than Aldi kit, but it’s in the ball park for Altura type stuff, and cheaper than Gore, Assos etc.

This MM kit fails my value for money test (and that’s coming from someone who is happy to spend money on good kit), and obviously others will happily pay for it… Was just a bit surprised, that’s all.

A mayhem thread with moaning shocker.

so… I’ve got a bike and a van – what else do I need?

njee20 – you’ve just proved my point really. No I don’t know what the quality of the kit is, because there’s no info about it – nothing.

Ahh – whatever… I’m on a hiding to nothing here so I’ll STFU, and feel all left out when I’m surrounded by everyone in their Wiggle MM jerseys.

Brakes,a sense of humour! So many forget theirs at Mayhem…..

Some good ideas here… http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/link-to-the-mayhem-kit-list-anyone

I think they should return the Mayhem to Sandwell Valley where it began.

Central in the country, better trails than ever including some proper bike trails now instead of hashing it out of woodland so much better drainage.

Oh and it’s 5 minutes from my house 😉

It’s all south to me 🙂

Didn’t go to Sandwell until the second year though, it’s not where it began!

Can’t wait only three more days at work, then it’s time to loose my mayhem virginity, bringing gears and a singlespeed, with more rubber options than a nympho in a chemist.

Didn’t go to Sandwell until the second year though, it’s not where it began!

Doh, that’s my memory getting useless already. Either way, back to Sandwell…

From BBC weather

20 degrees
Sunny intervals
6mph wind
Gatcombe
Saturday 21st June 2014

😯

On site now and it’s glorious!

emac65

Brakes,a sense of humour! So many forget theirs at Mayhem…..

there’s no room for humour in my kit list. I’m there to race #racegurn

Any thoughts re what conditions are like in the woods Tang?

…what’s the crack with the Red Bull downhill section only being on for 6 hours?! (http://www.wigglemountainmayhem.com/the-red-bull-time-trial/)

Last year it was all race wasn’t it? Surely all they have to do is leave the gear out a bit longer.

Have finally found a forum that seems semi active. This will be my first mm. Have done various duathlons and hell rider too.
If I’m honest as a new event to me I’m quite excited. We are a team of 4, and the kids are coming too so we got our own atmosphere with us even if the rest of the event is a bit flat.

Have numerous tyre options but the sun is out and it’s looking promising, so I’m fingers crossed for a relatively dry course.

The first Mayhem was at Trentham. The riding there was good, but sadly monkeys now rule the park.

You maniacs! You blew it up!

Trentham was ace. and not billions of miles from Manchester.