Got any of Karen Hanlen, No 19 ? Friend of mine.

What are tubs ? can someone enlighten me ?
Is that what Boardman was on about in the commentary, i.e. tublar tyres, glued on to the rim ?
Never come across those on a mountain bike before (where have I been hiding ?)

tubs are essentially a tyre and tube stitched together to make an air tight tube, its then glued to the rim.

Advantages are less chance of pinch flats as the rim profile is different, ability to run way lower pressures, ability to still ride on a flat tyre.

Dugast produce the Rhino, but they’ll also sew a riders own choice or sponsors tread onto their own casings.

Most common in cyclocross where amateurs like me use them, quite common in elite XC riders.

brainflex:

not been cropped though. more here if you view full size theyre huge…

http://s18.photobucket.com/albums/b124/fitguy/hadleigh%20mtb/

looked like shed had a fall or two and thanked us for cheering her when she went past..

For Brainflex

Karen HANLEN, NZ, 18th Place Women’s Olympic Mountain Bike Race 2012 by brf, on Flickr

The Emily Batty Collection:

Emily Batty, Canada, 24th Place Women’s Olympic Mountain Bike Race 2021 by brf, on Flickr

Emily Batty, Canada, 24th Place Women’s Olympic Mountain Bike Race 2021 by brf, on Flickr

Emily Batty, Canada, 24th Place Women’s Olympic Mountain Bike Race 2021 by brf, on Flickr

Emily Batty, Canada, 24th Place Women’s Olympic Mountain Bike Race 2021 by brf, on Flickr

Emily Batty, Canada, 24th Place Women’s Olympic Mountain Bike Race 2021 by brf, on Flickr

The pic of Emily Batty give me the goose bump, but not for what most of perv on here thinks 😉 Kuddos to her to ride through pain like that.
What shoes is she wearing btw I like the colour..?

All with my Nikon D70s and 18-70….

london 2012-29 by John Clinch, on Flickr

london 2012-24 by John Clinch, on Flickr

london 2012-34 by John Clinch, on Flickr

london 2012-16 by John Clinch, on Flickr

london 2012-15 by John Clinch, on Flickr

london 2012-25 by John Clinch, on Flickr

The Annie contact with another rider wasn’t on tv…

Another crash victim, Elizabeth OSL:

Elisabeth OSL, Austria, 15th Women’s Olympic Mountain Bike Race 2012, Looking Bloody by brf, on Flickr

Elisabeth OSL, Austria, 15th Women’s Olympic Mountain Bike Race 2012, Looking Bloody by brf, on Flickr

Amazing pics! 8)

A few more:

Ether Suss, 5th Place, Women’s Olympic Mountain Bike Race by brf, on Flickr

Eva LECHNER, 17th Place, Women’s Olympic Mountain Bike Race by brf, on Flickr

Lea Davison, 11th Place, Women’s Olympic Mountain Bike Race by brf, on Flickr

DSC_1162 by brf, on Flickr

Annie coming into the Gap Jump

DSC_0431 by brf, on Flickr

And Landing it:

DSC_0432 by brf, on Flickr

Advantages are less chance of pinch flats as the rim profile is different, ability to run way lower pressures, ability to still ride on a flat tyre.

So only advantage over tubeless, like what us normal
riders use,is weight?

Men’s race should be great later, although maybe not as er, photogenic:-)

Lea Davison, 11th Place, Women’s Olympic Mountain Bike Race by brf, on Flickr

Candice NEETHLING, 28th Place, Women’s Olympic Mountain Bike Race by brf, on Flickr

Georgia Gould, Bronze Medal, Women’s Olympic Mountain Bike Race by brf, on Flickr

Yana BELOMOYNA, 13th Place, Women’s Olympic Mountain Bike Race by brf, on Flickr

Great pics, really shows the main race which the TV coverage missed due to following the leaders. Shows a lot more of the terrain and technical bits as well. Looks like it was a stunning day out! 🙂

Full marks to Martin Salt for delivering a superb course and weekend of racing.

Thanks

Great pics of what was a great day out. Just wondered if anyone resolved the issue of why some tickets were a higher price. Having spent £45 on a ticket I’m a bit miffed to think I could have gone for the £20 tickets and had the same access. With 20,000 people there I wonder how many spent the extra £25 on the higher price ones…

wonderful pics. ta for sharing

Just wondered if anyone resolved the issue of why some tickets were a higher price.

Bit like budget air ticket prices, everyone gets the same seat, some pay £30, some pay £300 – just depends when you booked it.

Bit like budget air ticket prices, everyone gets the same seat, some pay £30, some pay £300 – just depends when you booked it.

That would make sense except I seem to remember that when I booked there was the option at that stage of either going for the £45 or the £20 option…

I see the price as, we discounted some tickets to £20 but most are more. I paid £45 had I bid less I might not have gone

I was planning to make a fuss about the price but as a family of 4 we paid

£117 for tickets
£12 for park and ride
£9.60 for water t reduce queing
£8 for 2 bacon rolls to top up hungry kids above picnic

I can’t be bothered to add that up but a once in a life time day out for under £150. Just glad i got the chance so no complaint from me

My thoughts were, if you were willing to pay £45, there was a higher chance of getting tickets…. That’s what the premium afforded…

DrP

Still great value for money at £45 and a lot cheaper than decent Stadium tickets!

Great photos. Thanks.

A few questions on technique. Quite a few girls braking with their “second” finger with their index finger jammed under the brake and thus brake levers set quite far out as a result. Alex seems to be cornering with equal weight on both feet.

Had an great day……….

uphilla, was the top one taken from Snake Hill? Quite impressive if it was even with 400mm effective lens.

Footflaps – taken from Snake Hill on first lap, heavily cropped! Surprised I got the shot I was so excited! 😳

No-one took pics of the men?

No-one took pics of the men?

Only had a ticket for Saturday 🙁 Although did photo all the men doing practice laps on Saturday morning.

DezB – Member

No-one took pics of the men?

I shot a load of video for an Olympic experience movie I’ll be putting together over the next week or two.

Thanks all for the pics, some cracking shots, Annie is awesome.

Yeah I only had tickets for the womens race too, but saying that if Id have gone yesterday would prob not have taken my main camera and would have wandered around a lot more…