Bristol Bikefest 2009 - GOOD LUCK!!
KonaKurt
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That time of year is upon us once more..!
GOOD LUCK to everyone taking part in the Bristol Bikefest tomorrow!!
Weather forecast is for heavy rain over Bristol
so take care everyone!
Could make for a very interesting soggy event!!
Forget your spd's and take yer wellies!!
Personally, I am not riding this year (was hoping to!), but am looking forward to watching the new 'novice' 3 hour event full of fresh blood.
GOOD LUCK especially to the novices
Don't worry, and HAVE FUN!
KK.
GOOD LUCK to everyone taking part in the Bristol Bikefest tomorrow!!
Weather forecast is for heavy rain over Bristol
so take care everyone!Could make for a very interesting soggy event!!
Forget your spd's and take yer wellies!!
Personally, I am not riding this year (was hoping to!), but am looking forward to watching the new 'novice' 3 hour event full of fresh blood.
GOOD LUCK especially to the novices
Don't worry, and HAVE FUN!KK.
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You may want to QR clamp a small brolly to your bars. A downpour is forecast for Bristol early Sunday until afternoonish.
I repeat, a DOWNPOUR!
Maybe the novice event will be replaced with some rapids canooing!?
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lol thats not funny.KonaKurt wrote:You may want to QR clamp a small brolly to your bars. A downpour is forecast for Bristol early Sunday until afternoonish.
I repeat, a DOWNPOUR!
Maybe the novice event will be replaced with some rapids canooing!?
KK.
also i'm a teeny bit concerned about the name on my number card. not quite sure who she is but it's deffinately not me!0 -
i was supposed to be riding tomorrow but i had a crash at cwmcarn on tuesday and snapped my mech hanger off!!!! can't race now...doh, £30 down the drain :?0
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welshkev wrote:i was supposed to be riding tomorrow but i had a crash at cwmcarn on tuesday and snapped my mech hanger off!!!! can't race now...doh, £30 down the drain :?
you can transfer your entry to someone else. maybe someone on the forum wants to race....
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projectsome wrote:
you can transfer your entry to someone else. maybe someone on the forum wants to race....
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if anyone wants to race in the morning PM me and i'll give you the details, rather someone race than no one
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I'm doing my first race tomorrow, the weather forecast looks absolutely shocking! Was anybody there today? Did the expected rain turn up? What's the course looking like?0
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llamafarmer wrote:I'm doing my first race tomorrow, the weather forecast looks absolutely shocking! Was anybody there today? Did the expected rain turn up? What's the course looking like?
I was there today. I was on foot though. most of the riders were covered in mud. it didn't rain while I was there.
A few of the spectators (including myself) kept going across the finish line, so think we might have to be careful. same goes for a few other parts.
I did see 2 guys crash today. one guy came hurtling down the track at some speed and hit another rider. There was an almighty scream but that's not gonna put us off is it?
I too am doing my first race tomorrow. I'm not aiming to win, just do reasonably good.
good luck for tomorrow.
have a lookout for my red fisher crawling around the track 0 -
Cheers mate, good luck to you too. I'll keep an eye out for that Fisher!0
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I live next to Ashton Court and it's chucking it down right now. REALLY chucking it down.You only need two tools: WD40 and Duck Tape.
If it doesn't move and should, use the WD40.
If it shouldn't move and does, use the tape.0 -
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What about the course and the site? What condition (other than the obvious, 'wet'!) are they in? Just a bit damp, or really bog trodden?
And how SLIPPERY is the course/park at the moment?
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Well it was a tad muddy wasn't it?
That section after the bombhole was like the Somme by the time I got to my third lap, my wheels were jamming up in the mud
Awesome experience though, I really enjoyed it! The cleaning up is not so fun...
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llamafarmer wrote:Well it was a tad muddy wasn't it?
That section after the bombhole was like the Somme by the time I got to my third lap, my wheels were jamming up in the mud
Awesome experience though, I really enjoyed it! The cleaning up is not so fun...
you're bike doesn't look that muddy. I couldn't do the bombhole. i almost did. on my last lap i almost fell back down but luckily an air cadet was there to lift me to safety 0 -
projectsome wrote:you're bike doesn't look that muddy. I couldn't do the bombhole. i almost did. on my last lap i almost fell back down but luckily an air cadet was there to lift me to safety
The bombhole was ok, you just had to hang back from the bike in front and then really attack it, almost lost it third time round though. The bridge was worse I thought, it was so slippery I was sure I was going to stack it on the way down 0 -
llamafarmer wrote:projectsome wrote:you're bike doesn't look that muddy. I couldn't do the bombhole. i almost did. on my last lap i almost fell back down but luckily an air cadet was there to lift me to safety
The bombhole was ok, you just had to hang back from the bike in front and then really attack it, almost lost it third time round though. The bridge was worse I thought, it was so slippery I was sure I was going to stack it on the way down
the first time i walked over the bridge. but the rest I rode it (down it anyway)0 -
Are there any results posted anywhere yet?Adam.
Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity.
Current ride - Yeti ASR 5a X00 -
Great day, great event. That sloppy porridge muck on the back straight was a killer!!
Can anyone tell me the address for website for downloading the official photos?
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Saw a pair of bikes on the back of a Vdub camper getting onto the motorway at Gordano and they weren't clean.I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.0
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positivejosh wrote:Can anyone tell me the address for website for downloading the official photos?
Cheers
I think this is it:
http://www.photo-it.com/0 -
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Sunday wasn't too bad a day. I've put a few videos onto U Tube if you fancy a look.
(search for 'bristol bikefest 2009')
I have some nice snapshots of various Sunday riders too...
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Here are a few quick pictures from Sunday 7th. I got a few hundred more!
I think the rider of 377 is very cute Anyone know her?
And the shot of four riders in a row looks very nice.
KK.
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