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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2015 19:30:56 GMT
Yep and looking bloody wet n muddy  = wet slippy roots and crashing  |
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Post by scott on May 5, 2015 19:36:13 GMT
All on camera aswell  it's gunna be a tough day and we are going to be soaked right through, black rotten aren't we. Woohoooo |
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Post by rachelizzabeth on May 6, 2015 21:55:58 GMT
Took my bike for a walk down two of the stages tonight to see how things were looking. Forget spikes on your tyres, you're gonna need some spikes on your shoes to help you find grip when you are running!! The roots are the last of your worries. Think of those born survivor or tough mudder type events, but you've got your bike beside you :')
Best piece of advice: don't wear white.
See you on Saturday!
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Post by steormy on May 7, 2015 8:43:36 GMT
I hope Jay is gonna be taking his gopro . Could be some interesting footage
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2015 9:33:03 GMT
I'm thinking sod that 3hr 30 drive to get covered in shit ... Down muddy trails hmm
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2015 9:35:20 GMT
Hang onnnn! - you were the bloke telling me that mud is character building when I was bitching about it last time we rode the Cannock cheekies together - remember?  |
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2015 10:35:17 GMT
Hang onnnn! - you were the bloke telling me that mud is character building when I was bitching about it last time we rode the Cannock cheekies together - remember? Yeah but Cannock not whinlatter mate , came a cropper a few years ago on a muddy trail nearly snapped my leg in two !!! So never that confident on them now days !!! Ill keep telling my self it will be fun lol |
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Post by scott on May 7, 2015 19:15:47 GMT
Tbh there was only really two muddy sections last year, the rest were fine. Two sections are the final descents on each loop well they were last year so that's hard packed any who.
Don't let me fall off by me sell man
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Post by rachelizzabeth on May 7, 2015 22:32:59 GMT
Yeah it's just stage 1 that's a bog, 5/6 other wicked stages! Don't you dare wuss out... You get a beer at the end of it all!and the weather is looking prime! Rest of trails dry out there  |
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Post by hodgy on May 8, 2015 19:00:06 GMT
Good luck lads & lasses..hope you do well ..ride safe !
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 19:09:28 GMT
Have fun guys and girls ..
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Post by hodgy on May 8, 2015 19:22:47 GMT
Huh?
You not going now Gaz ?
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 19:26:37 GMT
Huh? You not going now Gaz ? No mate 3.am get up to drive up there has lost its appeal ... plus had a tooth out that I cracked and not feeling it got a bloody infection in it.. |
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Post by hodgy on May 8, 2015 19:40:20 GMT
Oooch ya bugger ...nowt worse than nagging toothache .
Wise choice in my opinion..a gob full of Whinlatter mud would only make it worse ..and it's set for rain all through the night and tomorrow too !
I'm no fair weather rider myself but I'm quite glad I don't have a bike this weekend tbf!
Hope the pain eases soon ...
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 19:42:25 GMT
Oooch ya bugger ...nowt worse than nagging toothache . Wise choice in my opinion..a gob full of Whinlatter mud would only make it worse ..and it's set for rain all through the night and tomorrow too ! I'm no fair weather rider myself but I'm quite glad I don't have a bike this weekend tbf! Hope the pain eases soon ... Thanks pal... |
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Post by scott on May 9, 2015 14:43:31 GMT
Fucking hell. Absolute crazyness. More mud than I could imagine, some bits were unrideable haha!
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Post by dblom on May 9, 2015 17:27:06 GMT
Mud? I would describe it as a swamp in places!!!
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Post by rachelizzabeth on May 9, 2015 17:46:25 GMT
As I was wading through stage 6 the only thing that kept me going was finding out who bloody taped the bottom of that bit and sent us up and across to the bog from hell!
all bloody funny mind :')
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Post by scott on May 9, 2015 21:51:17 GMT
The push up of death nearly killed me, who thought of that? Felt longer than last years push up lol:
Hope the dude who broke bones is ok!
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Post by rachelizzabeth on May 9, 2015 22:15:41 GMT
That's a hard push. We said as we were slipping up it that it would probably be easier to pedal to top of South, hike a bike up grizedale and ride down to the top of the stage. That would be Enduro!
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Post by lowcogger on May 10, 2015 5:27:55 GMT
well guess who took the ladies win........well done rachel  
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Post by lowcogger on May 10, 2015 5:45:23 GMT
Huh? You not going now Gaz ? plus had a tooth out that I cracked and not feeling it that`s cos it`s not there any more |
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Post by rachelizzabeth on May 10, 2015 18:14:41 GMT
well guess who took the ladies win........well done rachel Cheers thought I'd blown it when on stage 4 I took an untouched highline close to the wide tape and it was so fast as nobody had ridden it before (everyone had hung low in the slop)... Then out of nowhere I was clothes lined by a fir tree branch and swept off my bike. Took 30 minutes, end of the next stage, for feeling to come back into my lips, cheek and chin, was a real whipper! |
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Post by lowcogger on May 10, 2015 18:53:11 GMT
and another podium at hamsterley today too,well done again |
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Post by rachelizzabeth on May 10, 2015 20:09:29 GMT
and another podium at hamsterley today too,well done again Don't know how I managed to pull that off, I was reall aching today, woke up and nearly thought about pulling out. Crashed twice on first race run just due to arms not bothering to steer when my brain told them too due to tiredness. Put a better effort in for run two, stayed safe and on the bike and moved up the field. Job done and collected full double points for highest place senior lol |
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= wet slippy roots and crashing 
it's gunna be a tough day and we are going to be soaked right through, black rotten aren't we. Woohoooo
