Agree with the point about looking at the exit. My berm cornering has improved no end by simply keeping my head up looking to where I want the bike to come out.

Night rides are awesome, although not brave enuf to do one on my own!

I agree would put the candb seen on your lid, will give you better vision of where you want to be looking at ahead the trail!

Bought the 250 now need to buy games!

Tbh I’m so jealous, I’d love to be the first out in the snow!

Are race kings that good? Need something grippy on routes and if they are that good might invest.

Cheers shortcut, it nevers fails to amaze how I can ask a random question like that and get a response like that!

If I can improve like that donut I will be happy. Going to spend a lot more time with a roady mate and pound the hills!

Got to be honest, I was having a day where I looked at the hills and thought I’m not getting up that, which doesn’t help.

I know I can climb, as I can now climb concrete hill at tunnel hill ( it’s bloody hard but I can do it). Doughnut excellent result for you, I know I’m not going to get to that level this series but want to ensure I’m doing the right things to improve my position.

I think a lot of it with me is mental attitude, if I put my mind to it I can do it, but Sunday I was suffering from the stitch from hell, and just looked at the hills I thought sod that. But bizarre
Y rode up more of the hills on the second than the first.

Dudders look forward to meeting you at r2? And you doughnut?

Cheers spoon. Think I will just go out find a relatively long hill, and climb it, ride down and then climb up it faster, then come down and ride up it faster.

Thanks for the advice.

Cheers for all the responses, think I will recover from the race and then go and smash out some hill reps of an evening. Hopefully that will work!

I really struggled on the hills today, from where I was when I started whihc was walking up hills I have improved. However they just totally annihilated me once up so nothing for the downs.

I know riding up hills will help, and was thinking of doing interval training on my local hills.

Fair play mate, I struggle riding my bike let alone building wheels, so fair play.

I needed a new drivetrain anyway, quite useful with Xmas being so close!

I’m on the 4 hour for my first ever race. Goal is to finish pure and simple.

I’m on the white gt zaskar full sus if anyone wants to say hello!

Not meant to rain tomorrow hopefully

Pissing down with rain in Frimley! Hope it’s cold tomorrow for the race!

Samsung smart tv, download as an ap.

Awesome

I love your shiny crown, it’s amazing.

Bike is pretty good too.

Cheers for all the responses.

I have been following a routine of having a carb loaded breakfast about two hours prior to riding coupled with gels according to how much I’m drinking whilst riding.

So I will maintain this routine, as it’s what I’m used to and it has worked.

Thanks again.

Can’t wait to start from the back, I apologise to everyone now of I get in your way.

Please shout where you want to pass and I will do my best to fall over as quickly as possible in the opposite direction.

That bike is beautiful, great build, I love those forks!

Yep checked the axle on the trail also.

Must be pads or rotor.

Cheers for the replies.

Probably a rotor, so how do you check if the rotor is bent as a couple of mm is very small, will it show on a flat level surface?

Not dropouts as its a bolt thru type.

Cheers al, will get it realigned tomorrow.

Joat no I havent sorry!

But surely even if welding chain stays and sparks fly that’s quite a way for them to travel!

But having never welded before I would know! Just trying to understand how it happened. Next time I won’t say anything.

But your chain stays are at the complete other end of the bike.

How did that happen?

I’ve had sealskinz socks but they were crap, I had the same foot cold problem, bought some overshoes from planet x and they are amazing.

Feet were so toasty!

Can’t say I’ve had those symptoms but anything where your chest gets tight and lack of breath, assuming you are relatively fit I would be done a&e.

It appears I have a SRAM gpx bb, I have heard bad things about these. Also I have a SRAM octalink crankset is that going to cause me issues?

Sam it’s I believe it’s just a bog standard all terra one. Nothing fancy at all, was kinda hoping I wouldn’t need to reach but when cleaning and spinning the pedals it sounds a bit gritty.

Hope pro 2 evo hub. Whihc is full of their green grease.

But more around bb, as I feel that is needing a clean, sounds a bit gritty.

I’m quite looking forward to these features in the upcoming brass monkeys, I would hope that I am not one of those people that blocks the trail. As I am no xc whippet and my fitness still has quite a way to go, although compared to 8 months ago Im so fit.

I thought these races were going to be ‘fun’ for want of a better word but worried now in case I cause someone to vent on a forum!

So how could I have bought and 80mm travel fork and then had it lengthened to 120mm, with the sag marks on the stanchion?

Also it was done by an ex SRAM tech!

Gravity did you not notice that when riding or did it not make a noise?

You may be able to!

Can you see markings on the stanchion for 120mm of travel? If yes then they can, I bought a set of the 26 ones a while back whihc stated 80mm only but they had the markings on so my lbs set them up for 120mm.

Looking forward to it, although not my results.

First ace so slightly concerned.

Caesars camp for me although he won’t be there!

Hills, hurrah.. If I can get up concrete at tunnel I should be ok????

Cheers dudders, I will take a trip up there this weekend then.

What can’t you get your head round? I have one but at work so can get a pic later for you!

WCA you truly are a WCA. how did you not feel the burning in your hand?

( I do apologise if you have an underlying nerve issue whihc you have had for many years whihc I was unaware of!)