If it involves a camping weekend would be interested.
Like the idea of no pitting as then no penalty for not having helpers, and encourages riders to ride to the event, take part and ride home, old skool

How about a bonus lap for those that ride there, camp and race.

Bearbonesnorm wrote: 40% singletrack ... some fairly technical.
Mass start ...

Having ridden a bit of technical singletrack on my CX yesterday I was contemplating this event and thinking how much potential for falls and thus injury there would be. That may just be me & my inability to ride technical sections on my CX though.

ZeroDarkBivi wrote:Up until you mentioned drop bars...!

Conversely that was where I got interested... :)

Just a thought. If it's a 10km lap, might a 'winner is the one how does the most laps in (5?) hours" format work better than a fixed 100km?

SixPotBelly wrote:

ZeroDarkBivi wrote:Up until you mentioned drop bars...!

Conversely that was where I got interested... :)

Me too

If it's a 10km lap, might a 'winner is the one how does the most laps in (5?) hours" format work better than a fixed 100km?

I think that might work for shorter laps but with a 10k lap, I can see a large number of folk finishing with the same number of laps. First across the line might also encourage a sprint finish

Bearbonesnorm wrote:

I think that might work for shorter laps but with a 10k lap, I can see a large number of folk finishing with the same number of laps. First across the line might also encourage a sprint finish

Yeah, for my suggestion to work you'd have to do it like, for example, Rad am Ring. There's is a 26km lap, and the winner from those completing an equal number of laps in the 24 hours is the one who completed that lap first. Still gets you the sprint finish :)

But a set distance works too. I'd just retire the next time I finished a lap after someone had won, otherwise I'd be still be going round long after everyone else had gone home!

Hello people ... it appears that this is probably a 'goer'. Very similar to what has already been mentioned earlier in the thread.

The date for your diary is (hopefully) March 31st

10 x 10km laps.
100% off-road.
No pitting or back-up.
All bikes to be fitted with tyres smaller than 2" OR 3" and above.
All bikes will have 'drop' bars fitted ... ie the controls must be lower than the stem centreline.

Here's a route profile to keep you entertained.



I'm also trying to figure out whether a post race get together is also possible.

More as I figure it out.

Sounds good to me.



So probably evil and twisted to most 'normal' people's point of view. Excellent!

31st March you say? It's in the diary.

Am I allowed to retire early after the winner's won?

Am I allowed to retire early after the winner's won?

You can for me.

I haven't done any 'events' for a few years but this tickles my fancy!
I'll more than likely be in the 3" and above category

Yet another reason to justify the new drop bar goodness below 2" you say

below 2" you say

Yeah, let's call it 50c for those of a foreign disposition.

Ooh, should maybe have mentioned that besides surfaces of a gravel type nature, there'll also be some sections which could be described as 'mountainbikey'. Factor in the ups and downs and I'm not sure that any one type of bike has the edge.

Bearbonesnorm wrote:

below 2" you say

Yeah, let's call it 50c for those of a foreign disposition.

Ooh, should maybe have mentioned that besides surfaces of a gravel type nature, there'll also be some sections which could be described as 'mountainbikey'. Factor in the ups and downs and I'm not sure that any one type of bike has the edge.

I just needed another reason for the bike. It'll be hindered by me, never mind the terrain so no delusions of an advantage

So that's 4600m of climbing over 100km, i.e 3+ times Ben Nevis from sea level. Interesting.

pistonbroke wrote:So that's 4600m of climbing over 100km, i.e 3+ times Ben Nevis from sea level. Interesting.

Now known as the Ben Nevis Bash?

10 x 10km laps.
100% off-road.
No pitting or back-up.
All bikes to be fitted with tyres smaller than 2" OR 3" and above.
All bikes will have 'drop' bars fitted ... ie the controls must be lower than the stem centreline.

No mention of bog snorkling or tussock pushing.....?

No mention of bog snorkling or tussock pushing.....?

Aside from one very short but steep climb (which is rideable for those with the legs / head for such things), the whole lot is 100% rideable John.

Doesn't effect my attendance either way, but presumably "no pitting" means carry everything with you? No caching of extra water or twiglets at the start to pick up x laps in?

but presumably "no pitting" means carry everything with you? No caching of extra water or twiglets at the start to pick up x laps in?

That's right, although water will be available at one point along the course.

Bearbonesnorm wrote:

but presumably "no pitting" means carry everything with you? No caching of extra water or twiglets at the start to pick up x laps in?

That's right, although water will be available at one point along the course.

One suspects a river we will need to cross

This sounds great, count me in!!!

Bearbonesnorm wrote: That's right, although water will be available at one point along the course.

No problem. Twiglet carb loading will begin tomorrow.