Did some work on the ranges a few years back. IIRC they open up the PROWs once per year to keep them legal

We’ve go a vango Icarus 500. Stayed up and kept us dry during wet and windy TT and Mountain Mayhem

Apologies for not getting back to the thread earlier – work has been manic.

No w/e pass available unfortunately. 🙁

If you are considering having children you really ought to consider how you are going to look after them full time before you concieve.

Because everything stays the same, doesn’t it…?!

Stupidest thing so far today 🙄

We have a family membership (not JL), where the kids work out about £17/month each. This includes and “after school club” type facility, which is included in the mebership, as is swimming, junior sports clubs etc.

Difficult / not cost effective below 5 yrs, as the creche (3 months – 5 yrs) makes an additional charge over and above membership)

For the non-parents whingeing about whingeing parents – well it’s a pretty much captive market for the gym operators. Many people are limited to before / after work for gym usage, and these are the times of day before / after normal childcare provision.

Are there any useful online research resources? My “uncle” referred to above was actually my grandfather’s cousin. As I’m not next of kin / descendant etc, I’ve not been able to find out much more than he told me in person as a child. He wouldn’t talk about the raids or people, but he delighted this young boy by talking about the aircraft. Have always wanted to find out a bit more…

Flt Sgt R D Sainsbury

ETA Flt Lt by 1946

I have a pilot for you – “uncle”*

Flt Sgt R D Sainsbury

Pilot on Stirlings, Lancs. Finally transferred to pathfinders, flying both Lancs and Mosquitoes. I believe he also did a swap with USAAF to try the B17

Definately a big moment. Let’s hope it is just another step along the way…

Must say, there are some pretty unreformed views being expressed ^^ 🙁

I always think that one looks very wet.

Too windy 😉

At the other end of the UK – Gwithian.

Just avoid July and August

My post does re-read as a little harsh…

As posted, I did agree with the changes announced at the briefing. Just looked a little odd going through the results table.

Someone ^^ posted, there’s almost 2 categories of final results. Not sure I’d advocate going that far, but was surprised at how many had declared early

Just stripped the headset and found more Eastnor mud.

My washing machine is currently trying to digest more of the same…

What a shambles.

Looking through each “group” of lap numbers, i.e. all the 10 laps, all the 9 laps etc, the teams that baled automatically get higher placings than the ones that stuck it out… 😡

Yes, doing 10 laps in <24 hrs (5 teams!) is obviously “quicker” than the 4 teams that managed to stay the course and do 10 laps…

… but it is an “endurance” event – the teams that endured, and reached the end should get the credit.

I agreed with what was said at the briefing – re declaring etc due to the conditions, but that shouldn’t be at the expense of those teams that completed the event.

ETA:- 19 of the top 50 teams in Sport Men had times < 24:00:00

The Wiggle Mountain Mayhem “bit less than” 24 HR Mountain Bike Endurance Event TM

Gairloch – Wester Ross. Stunning.

On reflection, quite satisfied with our 9 laps…!

Have you had any takers?
Always wanted to do this event…

How competetive is your team?

Can you build wheels?

Never tried!

I suspect that time would be an issue…

ETA

There is a weight recommendation of <85kg from the Pro3 Hoops

Yes, noticed that. I’m a little over 85kgs, but have never (yet) trashed a lightweight wheelset

Cornish, well at least for 3 generations, possibly much further back on my father’s side. Mother’s side has a bit of East Devon and some Welsh and Irish. Maternal grandfather’s family supposed to be Powers.

Father’s name is supposedly Danish / Norwegian origin – that King Canute bloke. **** (or a Danish / Viking leader of that name is said to have formed an allegiance with the Cornish (Cornish,West Welsh, British) to fight against the Saxons (German English)*

I’m Bristolian through and through, both my parents families can be traced back through numereous generations, and it’s always birth registered in Bristol.

On researching my surname, it’s supposed to be Cornish, but that’s got to be going back some!

Well, Bristol was part of Cornwall…….

* with apologies to the curriculum version of history…..!

ETA stupid spell checker- doesnt know it’s Norse…. C n u t Norse for Canute!

So…

Which mud tyre ruled?

My Trailrakers had loads of grip, but at 2.1 were prone to clogging.

Some folks seemed to be relatively immune to the bike jamming mud

solo on my singlespeed and managed 9 laps

Respect

I can see them waiving charges on accounts held in their bank / group…

… but how will that work for my situation? I don’t bank with those banks that have had the problem

rkk01 aka Marmite man yhm
Let me know if you don’t get it.

Cheers!

This one from Friday set the scene for the weekend…

And this one summed up the riding

Stripped leggings and mohican, Sumos, Tutu lady, Team Naan, 1099 1501 1060 1067 325 1099 747 2302 112 568 441 797 1912 901 2691 1611 1700 1940 2379 1860 1070 619 2566 1044 474 40 163 2152 2676 116 596 1465 288 1527 1318 575 1707 200 1200 2004 115 779 183 115 8 106 170 908 121 149 1983 13

yay – 1465 – evh22, are you happy to share / allow download?

Cheers, rkk01

NOT impressed with Wiggle’s contribution. Lack of pretty much anything. Used to be a good event for the family. Can tell there’s a recession on….

Up there with 2004…

My comments at end of lap 1 – “3 parts torture, 3 parts hilarity”

There were some genuinely fun sections. Many singletrack sections were raceable. The track on the back side of the obelisk was like a river bed during the night time rainstorm. The downhill to the arena was more like motoX. Pity about the sections in the campsite – they were shite and pointless.

Came back wrecked but grinning from every lap.

Now if they would only bring back marking to a standardized normal distribution…

This – Most often overlooked factor in the grade inflation debate

struggle at the start of their Physics AS level (but the teachers are aware of this and plan accordingly). It is similar for the A level – University transition.

You see, I had completely the opposite experience. A Level science to Degree level science was a breeze (well except the Yr 1 physics)

Purist / don simon

Changing the exam system to a separate GCE / CSE type approach is politically motivated – an intellectual apartheid, if you like.

As above, I was scathing towards GCSEs when they replaced O Levels, but looking back, that was based on the science content – the academic rigour, if you like, of the subjects that I had taken.

I agree that the content and standards of attainment need to be revised (upwards), but that is not necessarily something that requires the exam system to change – especially to separate in to GCE / CSE type streams. Same applies to A Levels. Add content to the exam syllabus, by all means

Weather will be what it will be.

Regarding course re-hash. I hope they keep the “options” as options. Let’s see how it is riding. If there is a need to swap a section out during the event, then so be it.

My most vivid memories of MM are all about “those” bits of the course…. Somme Woods, the Cornfield, etc etc.

I really don’t have any good memories from riding on the plain grassy bits

Well, let’s see….

I did O Levels, got good results (by the standards of the day), and was very, very critical of the new GCSE – when it came in.

My specific criticisms were based on the Science GCSE, which, at the time, was in no way comparable to the separate Physics, Chemistry and Biology O Levels.

However, as a society, we are in a place today that would be utterly unrecognisable compared to the mid 80s. The whole idea of separating out academic and non-academic streams just seems so, well 1960s – or Tory / public school

think people expect too much (precision) from most gadgets. They are guides (even power meters) not perfection. Use them as tools to help but dont get tied to them

Correct – and that’s how I use them. A useful indicator, but nothing more

However, to take issue with this:

My Garmin isn’t the most accurate measure for calorie burn for me. if I have ridden I allow myself about half of what I have burnt on the Garmin

When I got my Edge 500 I read a lot of reports about the HRM function over-estimating calorie consumption.

Sure enough, it was giving a calorie burn about 25% more than my old Polar HRM.

HOWEVER, a quick fiddle on the PC to fine tune the riders details sorted it out. You do need to be very particular with rider weight, age and max / resting heart rates – and change the settings as you change….

Once I had dialled these in the Garmin unit gave out very similar figures to the old Polar one.

ETA – The MFP calorie burn is editable. Just overtype with a more representative figure. Use your own guestimate or use a garmin / Polar estimate as you see fit

6th June 1944……

I found it’s that whole “do I really know how much what’s in care what I’m eating” thing

druidh – never used to care much about what I was eating (* wouldn’t use “worry”, as I dont), but the more I’ve looked in to food, the more I’ve realised how much sh!t goes in…

“healthy” Jordans muesli this am – 20g sugar, 10g fat!

Does two hours of MTB really burn 1,200 calories, though? Seems a tad high to me, and throws the whole thing out if it’s not accurate.

I would have thought that was an understimate…!
Normally reckon on 700-1000 cals per hour for mtb

Essential for the MM tool box

Ive been using it for the past month and have lost over half a stone. Previous routine of exercise and “sensible eating” were having some modest results – 3-4lbs since New Year.

MFP allowed me to quickly see what was stuffed with sugar and / or fat.

Haven’t really made any radical changes to my diet – still have beer / wine etc, but am now more aware of what I eat vs what I burn.

Dont find it too much faff. I think it would be if you want to be super accurate about everything – I use it as an approximation, a guide if you like.

Try it.

ETA –

I guess it’s that whole “do I really know how much I’m eating” thing

I found it’s that whole “do I really know how much what’s in what I’m eating” thing

Just sleep with the MiL and get it over with

NOT advice I am EVER likely to take up….

My own Mother and MiL do my tree in always interfering yet SO cannot see Her Mother doing anything wrong yet mine is just a Dragon towards her, so she says

Sounds pretty familiar. Parents and OHs / OHs family can be a pretty toxic mix

Depends what iOS you are running. You should be able to hold your finger on the app icon until it wobbles. Then use the delete option

Ahh, yes. I believe he does!

Here is a picture that I snapped of Mr Farquhar getting cheeky with the Ballaugh Bridge speed camera – on his (much modified) ER6f based SuperTwin….