XC in Cornwall - any willing volunteers ?

Surf-Matt

Did the 10k run (10.6k in fact) - bloody hell it was hard! Tree stumps to jump over, massive hills, over 100 steep steps to run up, streams to cross, etc, etc. Very serious runners too - most were club runners. I came 10th out of 150 with 50m5s (slow for a 10k but then the winning time was 44m - a road 10k is usually won in a time of 33m or so) and Mrs Matt did brilliantly - beat her very fit friend and came 83rd with 1h02m17s. Just done the morning ride to loosen up - worked an absolute treat!

allthegearnoidea

nice going matt!

Surf-Matt

Cheers Timmo!

Quick lads - assistance needed - some Cornwall bashing going on...!

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FSR_XC

Great result Matt.

I reckon Mrs Matt would have beaten me too.

allthegearnoidea

just back for a tehidy blast! the trails are rolling So fast at the mo, did the 7 mile loop (5 mile in tehidy 2 mile road up and back)in 50mins dead inc the 1 mile back into the wind! dead chuffed with that!
although think if i try and eak out much more speed its going to end up in me meeting a tree quite quickly! hahahah!
good fun though and a remarkable amount of totty scattered around there today too!

KernowCB

Sweet bike Dazza!! When are you taking it out for it's maiden voyage?

Is anyone free for a ride tonight in the bodmin area?

helen coakley

Matt,

do you really want everyone down here in the summer.....let them think what they like....

in fact tell them to stay away.... :evil:

Surf-Matt

It's fine - so long as they stick to Spewquay, St Ives and the usual tourist magnets...

Dazzza

KernowCB wrote:

Sweet bike Dazza!! When are you taking it out for it's maiden voyage?

Is anyone free for a ride tonight in the bodmin area?

Mark - Yeah should be about before long i'll throw up the avids in the fs section today they should sell quite well along with the toras.

Maiden voyage err tomorrow possibly, i have a non delivery card here all i really want is the betd bushes fr my other fox and the kmc chain, i'll throw on the xtr mech and the hg50 today whilst the weathers good, the xtr cassette is worn as it didn't like a fresh chain then again it was a hyperglide, i'll probably break it by breathing on it, xtr chain i had only lasted 5 miles from new.

Actually kernow what is your stumpy like to ride, would be nice to try it, seeing the anthem is the epics direct competitor anyway.

Tim - did you say totty.

Matt- spewquay that's a new one.

Don't worry about them, from what i've heard devonians need a passport to cross borders anyway. :P

FSR_XC

helen coakley wrote:

Matt,

do you really want everyone down here in the summer.....let them think what they like....

in fact tell them to stay away.... :evil:

Let's face it, we all know where not to go in the summer.

100 or 10,000 tourists in the same spot won't bother most of us, but it does bring much needed income to our local economy.

Dazzza

And lets face it we're a side thought when it comes to politics, so any funding even from emmets is always welcome.

Shame they have to drive/behave like numpties though, likewise on the trails on occasion but that's another thread.

allthegearnoidea

when you look at it in the big picture, its only really 2 months of the year were inundated with them! and when most of the income from those 2 months keeps the places we love going through the winter its worth the annoyance factor!

the key to no numpties ont he trails is to ride hidden ones hahah!

FSR_XC

There is a ride from Bissoe Cafe @6pm tonight.

In case anyone fancies a ride.

helen coakley

i wish i had seen that this am..would off enjoyed that..is it a regular thing ?

FSR_XC

Helen

There's a ride at 9am on Sunday (unless you are road riding) and I believe the Friday night is a regular thing.

You can check ir out on Cornish Trail Riders on Facebook

helen coakley

Cool.. like the pm rides best...

Surf-Matt

Bought a new surfboard (Bunty 6ft bat tail quad) and a new bike (Specialized Allez Elite 2010) today. Splendid!

allthegearnoidea

pics or it didnt happen!!

FSR_XC

mmmmmmm nice road bike 8) . . . . . did you buy some lycra too?

Looks like they messed around with the specs again. The Elite used to be top of the range with 105 groupset. Clever marketing keeping the prices similar, but dropping the specs. It hides the fact prices are still increasing.

Matt, I'm not suggesting anything about your purchase, it is a great bike - you will really enjoy it. The point was aimed at their marketing etc.

If you fancy a long ride one Sunday, I'll meet up with you & carry on to Bissoe. I tend to ride there for the Sunday rides now. I'm MTBing tomorrow.

FSR_XC

Dazzza . . . . . . & anyone else

Meeting at the Factory shop in Reduth (near Bike Chain) tomorrow at 8am (yep - that is the time!). Good pace ride to Bissoe cafe, then an easy beginners ride for an hour or so, followed by a bit of a blast.

A very nice way to cover 20+ miles on a Sunday morning.

helen coakley

Nice...but to early for me...will try to catch up on the friday night ride...

H

Dazzza

I wouldn't have made it anyway, took off my hg chain as i snap them easy and currently awaiting my kmc 9sl.

I've put the pushed rp23 on as the betd bushes arrived, that has made quite a noticeable difference.

Surf-Matt

Mark - yep I did notice it's the same as last years Sport but that's plenty for us. And it's nice and red.
No pics yet as it's being built tomorrow but the board looks like this (the ugly thing behind it is an original Rod Sumpter longboard - gross but apparently collectable!):





6ft x 19" for the surfers amoung us!

allthegearnoidea

nice looking board that matt!

had a good blast around tehidy today with Chirs k fromt he kerrier guys and has done a couple of the trailriders lot from bissoe a few times, good fast round and a nice coffee down the beach! missed the rain too! 8)

FSR_XC

Total of over 27 miles today.

Brilliant ride taking in Unity woods, Carn Marth & Bissoe

Surf-Matt

If any of you have been looking for VERY fast XC tyres, just got the new Spesh Sauserwinds. They only come in 1.8s but absolutely fly. They won a Singletrack group test recently - highly recommended. Also bought some slicks (Nimbus 1.5s) for our next tri. Mrs Matt is going to use the road bike, I'm on the Stumpy with slicks. Uh oh...

FSR_XC

Are you doing Hayle Sprint?


I just joined Dales bike club.

No fee, but you have to buy a very nice, good quality top (£35).

Then I ordered some Conti tyres for the road bike (at cost price).

I think I'll be ordering some Conti Speed Kings soon.

Oh, got a free MOT too.

kyle2brown

Guys isn't this the MTBing section. Shouldn't you roadies go somewhere else. Sheeesh i go away for a couple of weeks and look what happens

FSR_XC

Last time I mentioned MTB I 'ad me head bitten off!

8)

Friday eve ride with Cornish Trail Riders from Bissoe Cafe @ 6pm . . . .

There, some MTB talk.

Surf-Matt

Head bitten off? Harden up yer tart...