Bl**dy wind, blew me into the big patch of heather, then the heather ripped off my rear mech (bit of an extreme way to bail from the ride I know especially as everyone else was already halfway down the road back to Kirby Stephen).
Finally got the remains of the mech hanger off with a vice and molegrips but it looks like part of the mech got bent along with one of the KCNC jockey wheels 👿
The good news is CRC have a sale on (anyone noticed that?) which means a new mech will be what I expected to pay, £70 rather than a rather ridiculous £ 125. At least I didn't get a puncture, was I the only one?
Anyone know of a way of keeping your feet dry? Felt quite smug at the start with my Gortex boots and waterproof socks, not so smug half way around when they had filled up to the ankles.