Hardly a big adventure, hardly an epic or "new" ride but with a snowfall forecast for the night I quickly decided to go out and set off in the morning along a route I had ridden before a few times during summer. The Peak District was covered in snow and I struggled to recognise even the fa...

Apologies for another shameless "up" to the thread. We are running another giveaway, this time with Tailfin. A lucky winner will take home one of their latest fork bags, and 3 runners up will win a top tube bag each. Competition closes on the 7th January Link to enter here: https://tordivi...

Wishing him all the best, I think there's definitely a market for it, including people looking to be competitive and perhaps winning ultra races, as well as people approaching the discipline for the first time and keen to get to the start line prepared. Considering one could easily spend over £1000 ...

From Sunday's ride in the Peak District NOT INC IN VOTING AS IT'S A SECOND ENTRY

Applied but didn't get an entry....and i had not even mentioned my gravel bike!
probably a good thing!

Not sure if there's any point applying again mext year, considering the number and CV of applicants.

With hindsight it was a blessing I couldn't take part as my bike at the time was a cx bike. I really did not fully appreciate what I was signing up to 2022 had a lot less paddling Perhaps I would have finished it anyway....although I doubt it. I had never ridden in the night nor for more than 12-13...

Bivvy on the Yorkshire Moors coast

I haven't watched Part 2 yet but.....are they super strong and making it look too easy or are they skipping the notorious boggy sections on video?? This has made me considering entering in 2024 :lol: Looks like the film crew couldn't be bothered trekking into the tough bits.... Sorry i was referrin...

I haven't watched Part 2 yet but.....are they super strong and making it look too easy or are they skipping the notorious boggy sections on video??

This has made me considering entering in 2024

It's on my list for next year.
Tempted to take it as a race to push myself but would not want to miss some of those views (isnt that the same for most races though)

Anyone else planning to sign up?
60€ is a pretty reasonable price these days.
Not sure if the new organisers will bring in any changes.

I absolutely loved this edit. Mrs liked it too. I’ve watched it a couple of times now, it’s reminded me how hard it was this year. Feeling sick on the route didn’t help either. It was a pleasure to meet you and have a bit of a chat for a while, until I fell to bits. Just as well I was solo for that...

I signed up to BB200 in 2022 and then found myself between jobs about a month before the event. I hope my spot got filled and I really appreciated Stuart refunding me for it. Thank you Sir. With hindsight it was a blessing I couldn't take part as my bike at the time was a cx bike. I really did not f...

Just a quick note to say that there's still a handful of discounted tickets available on the website until the 25th. If you enter before the 25th you'll also be able to enter the giveaway for a Redshift shockstop stem. It has saved my wrists on multiple occasions and I really recommend it. Good luck!

I'd tend to agree, but I think the blue badge is a nice "consolation prize" for someone missing out on the black badge (which could easily happen due to mechanicals, etc).
It's also a good target for someone who absolutely needs a nap and is not able to carry on through the night.

Hahhaha I'll clarify: the route is entirely rideable (there might be the odd gate or fence that requires lifting the bike) but there will be bits where i expect several people to walk due to the terrain, tiredness, weight of bikepacking set up etc. It's not meant to be a crazy hard route, and i want...

riderdown wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 10:57 pm Don't worry about it, enjoyed your video on BB200

Hopefully you won't be taking route planning tips from Stu

Thank you!

And no, I hope it doesn't disappoint anyone but the route is mostly rideable

Entered as I missed the early bird, slightly disappointed in the lack of a discount code :wink: Hi that's great news, thanks for signing up to the event! The early bird tickets are heavily discounted to reward ppl for taking a "leap of faith on a new and obscure event, but there's still a 10% ...

More tickets are now available with a limited offer/product giveaway.

You can read the details and enter here:
https://tordivide.co.uk/enter

There were a couple of instances where I found myself (together with others) on the wrong side of a fence but bang on where the GPS wanted me/us. One time i/we turned back and found where we missed the nice gravel path. Another time there wasn't any option other than going over the fence and joining...

Indeed. Allen is a great lad and it's funny where you'd meet him on your travels (saw him during a work/job in the Lakes - felt surreal but it was him after having slept in the Lakes). Definitely can identify with what you said at the end, that what kind of stupid ride was that without clear trails...

That crazy shitty / muddy bit where Alan complains... could have been worse, I went all the way down the hill there. :oops: I'm glad I arrived right when people were finding ways to go past it and decided to go for the fence rather than gate. In hindsight, it all got washed by the rivers anyway hah...

Hahah yeah it's very different watching it from the couch, and being 2ft deep in "water"

Thanks for that Valerio. Really enjoyed it and the credit to Allen B in the vid was ace :-bd You git a sub from me and look forward the other vids. So glad I missed it now (that's probably the 4th time I've said that publicly) :lol: Thank you!!! I'd say good for you hahahahhaa I kind of wish I miss...

Ah thanks Richard!!!

I fixed the link.

I wish I had followed you instead of stopping to record. I must have spent over 30min trying to understand how to get out of those woods

Here's a little video from the BB200 for your entertainment.

I'm hardly a Youtuber but while riding I remembered another gravel rider/youtuber left in tears by the event.
The only difference is that I didn't record myself crying hahah

Enjoy: https://youtu.be/AyRsoCUMIyo?si=GN6V_r-8nIljmOy9