nbt – Member
I’m not going to make it to take photos this time, sadly real life has got in the way

Bloody hell no presure on me then.

I’ve just ordered a Hero camera, if it arrives on Friday it will get used as well.

A good forecast from the BBC.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/9

Harry_the_Spider – Member
You’re not going to have much time as the race is only 2 hours. Find me before the start and I’ll give you a marshal’s map which has all the accident blackspots interesting bits marked on it.

How will I spot you?

I’ll be on the blue silly bike if that helps?

Do I win?

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Feb 7th – Lakeland Cloud Inversion[/url] by Johnclimber[/url], on Flickr

Ragley Carbon Carnegie.

I’ve 3 sets of Carneigies (1 x carbon) and I love em for their perfect angles and fit.

And all for less than £100
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=48240

Am I right in saying it’s north from M60 on to Bury New Road, left at the McDonalds on to Higher Road.
Left onto Park Lane, cross Philips Park Road and then back over the motorway.

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twinklydave – Member
Fast rolling, quick clearing, narrow but comfy, lightweight but puncture resistant, soft compound mud tyres. I reckon.

I reckon I’ll be completely the opposite of the impossible tyre in the rubber stakes #Larry’s

Rich – was the second shot taken on the “other” side of the Mynd down at the south end of the ridge?

If it is was it as slippy as **** like I remember it?

I know it’s at a new place

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&safe=off&q=Phillips+Park,+Whitefield,+Manchester&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Philips+Park,+Whitefield,+Manchester+M45+7QJ,+United+Kingdom&gl=uk&ei=eoT-TO-yCpK5hAeOzZHDCw&oi=geocode_result&ved=0CBoQ8gEwAA&ll=53.533038,-2.308127&spn=0.008277,0.009806&t=h&z=17

But I didn’t read it properly so it’s a
“A 2 hour lap based event on a varied 3.5 mile course”

I might do a lap looking for a good spot to snap away and snap away on a 2nd lap.

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February 5th – Leaving London (in the wrong direction)[/url] by Johnclimber[/url], on Flickr

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February 6th – Hotel Window View[/url] by Johnclimber[/url], on Flickr

Is it over 2 laps?

If so I might stop halfway round and take photos of the leaders and only do a lap.

I’ll never win, so I’ll be out for a laugh instead and try and get some good shots instead.

Beach walking your fantastic coastline that you have up there and paddling (in wellies)

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January 24th – What You Looking At?[/url] by Johnclimber[/url], on Flickr

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February 3rd – 1st Night Ride Of The Year[/url] by Johnclimber[/url], on Flickr

lipseal – Member
Was he on his single speed?

Yeh, but there wasn’t any hills, just a bitch of a head wind for the first half of the ride

trout – Member
Ha Ha like the bottom shot with your mate up front

That’s no mate of mine, it’s Crezzy from above 😉

I’ve 2 bikes with them on and I’ve never noticed any real noise…

2 shots from tonights wet and windy ride, for the shots both the LL and the Bastid were on full

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February 3rd – 1st Night Ride Of The Year[/url] by Johnclimber[/url], on Flickr

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What shades for night riding[/url] by Johnclimber[/url], on Flickr

As for the power I use to have to run the LL on full with my Ay Ups.
Tonight both the LL’s and the new Bastid helmet light were on 1/2 power and even then cars on a short road section were flashing me as they were too bright and a couple more really slowed down when coming towards us as they couldn’t see their bit of road clearly.

Thanks RD 🙄

trout – Member
Its difficult to get realistic photos of beam shots
Are you getting a ride tonight
then you will know if it is better than the Hid it replaced .

Let us know how it stacks up on a ride

Will do, I’ll take my camera as well.

Your right about the shots, the firework settings don’t do them any justice but the normal levels as a bit OOT as well.

I didn’t get a manual with it 😉
So mine I feel has 4 settings
off
low
med
high (is this boost?)

Anyway heres some shots I took using my Sony Cyber Shots Firework setting which gives a natural light but maybe doesn’t show it at it’s best then a normal shot which is a bit of over kill I guess?

Yes the fence needs painting….

Trouties new prototype “Bastid” light on High
Taken on a pocket Sony Cybershot Fireworks settings

His Lumen Liberator on High

Both lights together, white rabbit at 12 paces back fence at 20 paces

And now on the normal setting without flash

It even melted the rabbit away

Don’t ride in front of me 😯

No kidding about the welding gogles, I’ve just taken the snaps and WOW 😯 8)

Give me a few minutes and I’ll post up the results.

A package has arrived at home.

If it’s Trouties so called “Bastid” light I’ll get some beam shots up on here tonight alongside his Lunem Liberator shots for a comparison.

Great 🙂 but the wife doesn’t get home until 1.15 🙁

Troutie.
Did you manage to get it in today’s post?

Going to give it a miss this year, I can’t be arsed with the waiting for the ferries, faffing, expensive hotels and the sea sickness all for a sub 3hr 39mins ride.

Bulls…… I’d better not bring a reb bike.

Do bulls chase blue bikes?

With my cracked ribs you’ll be riding in my shadow all night crezzy.

Hope you can make it, it’s been ages

Carbon Niner forks on a Scandium Niner Air9 here = Faster than I can ever ride it and very comfortable as long as it’s not too rough.

That was fun, nice spot

He won’t loose it now

Nys looked knackered “walking” up that ramp didn’t he?

I wish I knew what they were on about…

But has he gone too early?

Thank you, 5 laps to go

Typical British performance or should us English say Scottish?

No….. We’re all as bad as each other when the pressure is on arn’t we?

Don’t buy laminated or the cheapest….

Are you trying to keep us northerners away, by holding it there?

Maybe on the same weekend us northern types should have a SS only ride out in somewhere handy for us?

$hit, I was so busy today I forgot to make those calls for you. Sorry.

Not really, I’ll make a couple of calls this morning and post up later for you.