whitestone wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2023 11:41 am

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2023 11:26 am Three weeks on Saturday!
Cue idle route speculation - looks like it's been a while since it went north....

Stu wrote a blog post on how he chooses the route. Without reading it again I think he said it cycles through NW, NE, SE & SW general directions. Obviously the Covid version down south threw things out by one year.

Edit: here we go... https://www.bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/ ... f-a-bb200/

Lazarus wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2023 12:12 pm I heard this years was all rideable and all downhill

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2023 1:51 pm I've a mental image of dark clouds gathering around the gothic fortress that is Bearbones Towers, rain coming down in sheets and then a terrific crash of thunder. Out of a dimly illuminated window in the highest tower there is a peal of diabolical laughter "9000m of climbing mwa ha ha haaa!"

7500m of descent sounds much better than 7500 of climb....

whitestone wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2023 11:41 am

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2023 11:26 am Threebearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/how-a-route-is-born-the-birth-of-a-bb200/[/url]

Thanks so much for this Bob (and Stu for writing it). Hopefully people (including me) will stop being [I don't know which word goes here, but it's a positive word that evokes emotions of happiness and a bit of dread] of Stus route building methodology.

Lazarus wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2023 2:38 pm

7500m of descent sounds much better than 7500 of climb....

200 sounds better than 300

PaulE wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 8:32 pm I'm in for the second weekend, along with a friend who's not on here. Hadn't thought about the night before yet - probably end up being a stupidly early start from Sheffield (anyone want a lift?) but who knows...

TeaFuelledMutantGingerBike wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 2:12 pm

PaulE wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 8:32 pm I'm in for the second weekend, along with a friend who's not on here. Hadn't thought about the night before yet - probably end up being a stupidly early start from Sheffield (anyone want a lift?) but who knows...

Me please!

PaulE wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 2:21 pm

TeaFuelledMutantGingerBike wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 2:12 pm

PaulE wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 8:32 pm I'm in for the second weekend, along with a friend who's not on here. Hadn't thought about the night before yet - probably end up being a stupidly early start from Sheffield (anyone want a lift?) but who knows...

Me please!

Given the username, you may well already be in the car... and if not then you may have a lot in common with someone who will be!

Escape Goat wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 6:46 pm Is anyone feeling ready?

Yep

Escape Goat wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 6:46 pm Is anyone feeling ready?

Richard G wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2023 3:55 pm Related to the topic, I was amused that Bikepacking.com have put together "fun" routes based on two of the BB200 rides.

Batshit.

https://bikepacking.com/routes/bear-bones-border-bash/
https://bikepacking.com/routes/bear-bon ... mid-wales/

Escape Goat wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 8:52 pm I expected you not to be ready Rich! You’ll still ride well.

Richard G wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 8:14 pm

Escape Goat wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 6:46 pm Is anyone feeling ready?

lol no.

I might be ready 10-15 minutes or so after the start. Probably more like half an hour after though.

Escape Goat wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 6:46 pm Is anyone feeling ready?

Is anyone feeling ready?

RIP wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 8:31 am I thought you 'd say you'd finally be ready 10-15 minutes after you got back . Good luck Rich anyway.

Richard G wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 12:51 pm

RIP wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 8:31 am I thought you 'd say you'd finally be ready 10-15 minutes after you got back . Good luck Rich anyway.

Lets be honest... that does sort of fit.