Dare I Ask; What Bike Are You Taking To The BB200?

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Re: Dare I Ask; What Bike Are You Taking To The BB200?

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I don't have a bike with suspension, so it will either be the usual rigid steel 29er, or the new(ish) rigid steel 650B+ drop barred flying machine...

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There's a really interesting array of answers coming through.

Wondering what to use myself.
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I'll probably bring this one....

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....question is go rigid? .....stay singlespeed?
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No, and no Matt. :-bd

Are you at Ard Rock again?
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Struggling to count the gears.... :|
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Moff wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 1:22 pm ....question is go rigid? .....stay singlespeed?
No and yes :smile: I ran 34/20 last year and it was fine, apart from around the Elan valley where the headwind was so strong I nearly had to get off and push on the flat :roll:
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sean_iow wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 3:07 pm
Moff wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 1:22 pm ....question is go rigid? .....stay singlespeed?
No and yes :smile: I ran 34/20 last year and it was fine, apart from around the Elan valley where the headwind was so strong I nearly had to get off and push on the flat :roll:
Normally, I run 32:18, 32:19 could work - not as fit and strong as you Sean
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Escape Goat wrote: Sat Jul 20, 2019 10:40 am Thinking about it, what footwear are the entrants wearing?

My options are only 5ten elements or

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*edit Noted and deleted.
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Noted and deleted. :-bd
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Escape Goat wrote: Sat Jul 20, 2019 10:50 am Noted and deleted. :-bd
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There we go... :geek: this BB200 is gonna be the most bestest funnest ride we've ever had the fortune to have erm... walked
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:lol:
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