Anyone Trailbreaking this weekend?
Anyone Trailbreaking this weekend?
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Fluffsri

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3,413 posts

226 months

Friday 16th August 2013
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My mate and I are off on the 100. Anyone else riding? Ill be on my CX in RAF kit. If the kit still fits, its been a while lol. If not Ill be ib PH colours.

anonymous-user

84 months

Friday 16th August 2013
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good luck, weather doesnt look great...

I'm riding the Wiggle Mendip Sportive with EddH... I'll be in the PH top albeit under a rain jacket!!

yellowjack

18,460 posts

196 months

Friday 16th August 2013
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No riding for me this weekend frown

Off 'home' to Wales for a family Christening, so no room in the car for any bikes, and no realistic prospect of any free time to ride them, either. Still, it'll give my 'peeled' knee a chance to heal, hopefully.

Fluffsri

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3,413 posts

226 months

Friday 16th August 2013
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Good luck Pablo, Met office says rain late afternoon so were heading off early.

Fluffsri

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3,413 posts

226 months

Sunday 18th August 2013
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That was hard work! Taking the bike off the rack I noticed a small slit in the tyre so had to fit a boot to it. Cracking on at a good pace and overtake 3 mtb'ers on a decent only to snake bite. All 3 passed us as we fixed the flat. Next flat came followoing a what seemed to be a novice on an mtb she bumbled over some rock, psfft! Next bloody flat. Evertyone we passed now passed us again. Job done out of the tracks and out on to a road....BANG! Scared the st out of both of us 3rd puncture for me, looks like I slit the tyre on the last flat. Boot and tube fitted off we went.

Some cracking routes and some decent views across to Didcot power station. 4k's from the end and my mate gets a flat, looked like a thorn. Fixed it and it was flat within second. Dopey bugger fixed the tube the night before but didn't check the tube, it had 2 holes lol.

Arriving at the finish ours were the only cars left in the carpark. 6hr54mins for 100km. My first big ride in 2 years so I was happy with that.

anonymous-user

84 months

Sunday 18th August 2013
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Good effort, the Mendips Sportive was completely uneventful by comaprison! rode up a hill, went down the other side, repeat, ride around a flat bit then go over another big hill!... cracking route, well worth doing next year

Fluffsri

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3,413 posts

226 months

Sunday 18th August 2013
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pablo said:
Good effort, the Mendips Sportive was completely uneventful by comaprison! rode up a hill, went down the other side, repeat, ride around a flat bit then go over another big hill!... cracking route, well worth doing next year
Hehehe, there was a follow on road sportive today and there are some big hills near Checkendon, probably garuntee a streatly hill ascent.

BerksJack

1,155 posts

196 months

Sunday 18th August 2013
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Fluffsri said:
Hehehe, there was a follow on road sportive today and there are some big hills near Checkendon, probably garuntee a streatly hill ascent.
Are you local to Berkshire then? What website do you use for the events?

Good time on the 100k btw!

Fluffsri

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3,413 posts

226 months

Sunday 18th August 2013
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BerksJack said:
Are you local to Berkshire then? What website do you use for the events?

Good time on the 100k btw!
Sort of, Fleet. We used the trailbreak site and the Gorrick.


http://www.trailbreak.co.uk/index.php
http://www.gorrick.co.uk/index.php

BerksJack

1,155 posts

196 months

Sunday 18th August 2013
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Fluffsri said:
Sort of, Fleet. We used the trailbreak site and the Gorrick.


http://www.trailbreak.co.uk/index.php
http://www.gorrick.co.uk/index.php
Ah not to far away then.

Thanks, I'll have a look at those. Wouldn't mind trying something a little less punishing before the year is out.

Fluffsri

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3,413 posts

226 months

Monday 19th August 2013
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BerksJack said:
Ah not to far away then.

Thanks, I'll have a look at those. Wouldn't mind trying something a little less punishing before the year is out.
You could join my mate at the weekend, hes doing the Torq12 solo at Minley wink