2009 Fred Whitton

Alain Quay

Missed out!
Stayed online till midnight too to print of the form too.
Any advice for next year for those not in Lake District +
any suggested alternatives?

thanks

nasahapley

Brian B wrote:

nasahapley wrote:

I'm in, as is my mate who I'm intending to ride with! Rather spookily, despite us posting our entries seperately and from hundreds of miles apart, we've got consecutive numbers...

I have a great idea. Sell your entry and and cycle it anyway with your mate. Nobody will mind

Outrageous! I'd never even think of doing such a thing - what sort of person do you think I am?

moorjohn

gulp!

I'm in.

I'll be the one on the red Raleigh tourer c. 1982.

Do people think I should take off the mudguards?

mozwyn69

I'm in as well, 4th year in a row. Not sure if hand delivered entries are any advantage as my entry left the 5.15 post from Swansea the evening before. I suspect all the following days mail goes in a box and its first 1000 hand picked.

LeighB

moorjohn wrote:

gulp!

I'm in.

I'll be the one on the red Raleigh tourer c. 1982.

Do people think I should take off the mudguards?

Yes and I would convert it to fixed gear for the little hills you may come across in this event :shock:

moorjohn

Yes and I would convert it to fixed gear for the little hills you may come across in this event



I wouldn't want to cycle down the little hills in any of the gears in which I'd want to cycle up them...

DaveyL

That's easy - you just unclip from the pedals and stick your legs out of the way, like you did when you were a kid going down hills!

a_n_t

why doesn't everyone who didn't get in ride it on the saturday?

andy_wrx

moorjohn wrote:

Yes and I would convert it to fixed gear for the little hills you may come across in this event



I wouldn't want to cycle down the little hills in any of the gears in which I'd want to cycle up them...

Have you ever cycled down Hardknott ?
It's frighteningly steep and tight in places, so coming down in a low gear with lots of 'engine braking' might not be that silly an idea !

I think I'l be fitting some new brake pads anyway...

timcla

I'm in 8h 52 last year but no walking. Will aim for under 8h this time. Let the training begin

Ken Night

I'm in, and look forward to to it

whyamihere

I'm in. Looking forward to it, but with a healthy dose of trepidation...

cycologist

Amazing. I didn't realise that there were quite so many masochists who ride bikes. I had thought about entering for a month or two but had decided against it as i'm not particularly fit at present and would need a whole year to get to a stage where I would not just finish, but actually enjoy it also. At least i know that if i decide to have a crack, then the first hurdle is getting accepted.
Enjoy the ride all those lucky folk who know that pain + pleasure = ecstacy.

simonahfrost

Ken Night wrote:

I'm in, and look forward to to it

Ken, I'm in as well, do you need somewhere to stay again? Simon

Ken Night

Cheers Simon, YGM