Marty, I think the work at Carron Valley started with volunteers
Yup, but the trail in use now was designed by Paul (with the input of the volunteers) and built by Grieves (with volunteers doing prep and snagging).

and then was picked up by the FC
er, no.

not entirely sure what happened to be honest although I understand there was a bit of a kerfuffle about it
read all about it[/url]

And lots of volunteer groups too… …Carron Valley

Designer – Paul Masson (Cycletherapy)
Contractor – WB Grieve Groundworks

rode the first couple. very good course and event. fine on ss.

I’m sure the organisers would love to be able to do away with it all and not worry about it.
exactly. all the brave talk about guerilla races is fine until it’s your arse on the line.

Saw a nice film about this at the Edinburgh Bicycle Film Festival last year. Looks a great idea, but cannae see it catching on here (sadly).

try http://happymtb.org/. people on their forum (in Swedish: forum) were very helpful when SSWC was there in 2006.

big lebowski

You going to be there then Marty? Just fail to see how 50 per entry is justified
Yup. Entered earlier. £50 is fine for me for an event like this.

Once you start organising races (I’ve been part of putting on two), you realise why they cost what they do. Looked at doing a biggish “backcountry” loop (c 35 miles) for the 2nd of these, but costs and logistics put us off.

There’s a lot more to it than photocopying some entry forms and buying a roll of hazard tape.

Insurance
Permission (Forestry / landowner)
First aid
Toilet hire
Marshalling
HQ (hire / easy-ups / marquees)
Catering
Course markings (tape / signs)
Goodies
Prizes

Get the drift?

whats cost of entering Leadville or similar?
USD250

Next?

http://vc-moulin.blogspot.com/2008/10/super-white.html

depends what you have under the bonnet. you cannae polish a turd, etc.

yup. velo club moulin[/url] will be there in force.

book, camera, booze. and less the 2nd time. 😉

basically the guys were given an unrealistic set of hoops to jump through at the final hour!
sorry to hear that.

cannae make it unfortunately.

trail_rat – what happened to the reid park thing?

http://www.trafficscotland.org.uk

was a bit of a queue at sign on when i hit it last year. the queue went past the bar…

was thinking not bothering going up top if I didn’t need to.
well worth it for the views and nice cold pint on the verandah IMHO*. 🙂

* if it’s as nice a night as last year.

Heather beat me too it:

http://www.endura.co.uk/Dept.aspx?dept_id=134

B or C depending on road. default is C (having been doored by an exiting passenger as i rode up to an ASL using it’s cycle lane). never A or D.

have a pair of the white gp4000s, but waiting for the right bike. and dry roads…

white fizik microtex bar tape FTW!

indeed. i’d rather look like blake edmonds.

Marty, if the wedding you’re referring to is Shaggy’s, why are you bothering to shave?
it is indeed. i have a lack of coverage in the lower cheek area. makes me look like that fcuker edmonds.

ian – down for a wedding. back in a few weeks for BBF – see you there?

Boots always used to stock it.
Not any more (up here anyway).

cant find it on their site
how hard did you try? 😉

http://www.easyjet.com/EN/Book/regulations.html#baggage

there’s clearly more idiots about than i’d imagined…

😉

“Loads!”

really?

nice trip & write up. portland is lovely.

It sort of makes me laugh on here how people like posties are slated for somehow being stupid and lazy, doing cock ups etc.
dry yer eyes.

lemod fillmore here in ’07. was going to get a plastic apollo, but i’m out the door 1/4 of the way through the scheme year and the final settlement payment would have come out of my final wage packet post-tax.

Back on topic – 100% road at the mo’ (unless you count the Forth Road Bridge cyclepath as off-road).

Best ever commute was Cramond to Edinburgh Park along the River Almond. Riverside path or v. quiet roads. Lovely.

Are you in Burntisland?
Yup. Sorry, only know the roads in that neck of the woods.

have you tried magic.gov.uk for route finding? bit of a PITA to use, but good for detail.

time for a south central fife ride?

Did you try the route from the Golf Club to Auchtertool?
tell me more… 🙂

maybe the Puddledub buffalo…?
http://twitpic.com/4zv10
they’re cool (if a little frisky)

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html#seating

glad to see they got to the right laggan… 🙂

http://www.mwis.org.uk

pasta and cheesy garlic bread? 🙂

free hub, sprocket and spacers.

wouldn’t go back to screw on freewheels.

cheap tonic wine
Buckie isnae that cheap. £6.49 at the wee shop up the road. Can get a bath full of cider for that… 😉