XC in Cornwall - any willing volunteers ?

Dazzza

Tim im surprised, you suggesting i strap hardboard to me bike.

Meh i'll give it a rain check, i have until the day before to make my mind up anyway.

allthegearnoidea

you can enter on the day fella!

i will be about the barn i suspect matey, but think it'll be a busy day!!!

Dazzza

Yeah i know tim, but i meant time i get the other bits etc.

Im still in two minds, so we'll see, got my swissstop pads today, they look very nice and expensive but meant to stop a treat, my ceramics are so damn hard that i lose initial bite, which i want for those emergency situations.

FSR_XC

Dazzza

You are given a map and a pouch to put it in. I have done 2 of these events now & not used a compass or a first aid kit.

Who needs a compass when you know the time & can see the sun?

Dazzza

So those things are just 'suggestions' i take it they don't actually check to see if you have them?

Hmm well i have a cheap button compass coming, oh well.

Hmm ok now it does sound interesting, map meh it'll all be local trails, in all honesty id doubt anyone local would need one.

Pads work great btw tim, still not as good as a proper sintered set, but they're quiet, stop good and should last a while, i'll keep the reds on the back those things last forever.

allthegearnoidea

evening all,
Cornwall club site is back up and running now, been down for a couple of weeks!! oooops! but is all back and proper now! 8)

tehidy and northcliffs tomorrow, might be a bit breezy out on the cliffs!!

Dazzza

All gone very quiet today.

Nipped for four hours, wasn't bad and i was pretty quick, event wise im still unsure so we'll see.

allthegearnoidea

had a good fude this morning, Very quick blast down throug illogan woods! (not quite as quick as thursdays mind!) and a great blast around tehidy before heading out for the coast path,
small turnout for the club though as only had 8 but was a great laugh and Stuntman, Matt and me decided to Race ourselves back from alexandra road back to the carpark, bl##dy funny!

Dazzza

You're gonna be paying for that come tomorrow tim.

allthegearnoidea

tell me about it lol! keeping it over 25mph from there back was a great laugh but my hips are already stiff as hell hahahhah!

Dazzza

Hey tim, i know it's a bit early but guess which back light im grabbing me come winter time.

This is the radbot 1000 vs a planet bike superflash.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxnYHRINovU

It's on ebay for £20. :shock:

allthegearnoidea

deary mee! :roll: :roll: :roll: 8)

allthegearnoidea

4 days to go till Mud and sweat!

thinking its going to be a good event!!!

Dazzza

Yup, weather is looking good as well.

Can't really tell how many will be turning up mind, seems to be quiet on the forum front, i think i'll do some sniffing about to see if it gets a mention elsewhere.

allthegearnoidea

over 60 confirmed on the FB group, quite a few booked in for camping too! quite a few peeps i know are coming who arnt on Fb forums etc too!

Dazzza

Ooh of course, facebook.

*Runs to join group.

allthegearnoidea

there's quite a bit of coverage for it in bike shops not just in our area so hoping for a good turn out, if the otheer events they have done are anything to go by then should be good straight of that!

Dazzza

Well here we go, im all loaded up with porridge and feeling slightly anxious.

Weather should be reasonable, if it's going to rain it'll be between 10am-1pm but not a huge amount, the weather has been better than reports of late so hopefully it won't rain.

Just gotta get the gear ready and that's it, obviously im not going to park there, the scooby won't like the steep gradients of the parking area anyway, it'll probably catch my splitter.

allthegearnoidea

Gooooood man!

Dazzza

Oh well, probably would of come first, never mind eh as a small consolation i hereby award myself this.

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allthegearnoidea

wooden spoon's about right hey Dazz! you know for next time! 8)
was a great event though, everyopne i spoke to Loved it, and the guys that organised it enjoyed it very much,

well done Kyle! Top result! 8)

Dazzza

Crikey i got 22 dibs, if i didn't balls up eh.

Oh well always next time, tim i might just plump for the ac wheels or the pro 2 on ztr355's those alex dp17's gotta go, i can remember that bike being pretty quick with better rims on.

Dazzza

Found the wheels tim, now all i need is to find em in stock.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Hope_ ... 360045106/

allthegearnoidea

lovely wheels them matey!!

Dazzza

Yup and no weight penalty over the 4 bolt.

I'll probably wait to see how hope can sort me out, if not i'll grab a front one from the barn if he can order them in, is it rob btw?

They're £130 online but i cba with warranty issues so it's worth the extra imo.

allthegearnoidea

tis Roj fella,

results are up,
http://www.mudandsweat.com/results/cornwallresults.pdf

Dazzza

1st and 2nd are impressive, i could have topped 400 points easily but that hmm im unsure, pretty nippy riders there.

Good to see i still got 6th so not all bad news eh.

Can you do us a favour and quote us for those wheels, there's a promise of a purchase if hope don't come up trumps.

allthegearnoidea

yeah no worries fella, will be down on tuesday so will do it then, will text you the prices,

allthegearnoidea

Dazz, did you get the text with wheel prices fella???

my new shoes arrived today!! sparkly Shimano M183's! they are Sooo nice and good fitting, run rings around my old M180's!! bit tricky walkign on wood floor in the lounge though! ;-)

Dazzza

Yup got them, wanted the prices for the pro 3 6 bolt with stans crest, oh well.

Good prices btw.

Edit - I see now, you went and sent two texts, still a good price ok i think hope pro 3's should be using stans crest rims by now, as they've replaced the 355's

Ideal i'll be having me a front wheel next month, hopefully with an xt cassette.

Can you get hold of a kmc x9l?