Peak Enduro for Crudders

fatfiend

I'm in. Nuff said.

TheNorthernTrain

Richie63 wrote:

We might have something happening here.

Looking at the initial comments I reckon that with my vast local knowledge I could have it as loops. So that the better pedaling people have a chance. I know that on the Wales ride I was waiting longer at the top of a climb for the last body than I was waiting after a descent.

What are you trying to say about my climbing ability huh....

Gazlar

I suppose I could drag my arris out of bed for that, even if it does defy every non competitive cycling bone I've yet to break in my body

welshkev

i'm potentially interested

Richie63

Hi folks slight problem over dates as they may be changing my rota next year so I don't end up working Xmas and the new year for a third year in a row.

I'll keep you informed

angry_bird

Hmmm count me in, date dependant, sounds like fun.

miss notax

Oooh, sounds fun! Count me in!!

Personally I would prefer some lovely hilly pedallyness as opposed to balls-out descents, but I guess I'll probably be outvoted on that one

Woodmonkey

I like the idea but never done any sort or racing! What sort of cost would you be looking at?

Richie63

Free entry for Crudders.

This is going to be a get together for Crudders like all the previous gatherings we've done - Glentress and CCC2CCC. So depending on numbers and the accomodation the costs are going to be similar to a normal weekend away with your mates.

Once I'm done with this trip off shore I'll start looking for definates and where we can stay. Most likely venue will be around Eyam as its got decent cottages a few meters away from a half reasonable pub, see earlier posts.

Woodmonkey

Won't they wall you in if you get the plague? Or are my school days such a distant memory I have the wrong place?

homers_double

In theory I'm in.

What's the format, 12 hrs, 24 hrs, teams, what what what???

lawman

homers double wrote:

In theory I'm in.

What's the format, 12 hrs, 24 hrs, teams, what what what???

More of a "gravity" enduro I think was the idea. I say gravity loosely as we want everyone to be able to ride it, so don't think we'll be throwing you down DH trails on xc bikes As I mentioned before, it might be cool to have categories, so we have 3 winners, overall, Dh and uphill.

thekickingmule

lawman wrote:

homers double wrote:

In theory I'm in.

What's the format, 12 hrs, 24 hrs, teams, what what what???

More of a "gravity" enduro I think was the idea. I say gravity loosely as we want everyone to be able to ride it, so don't think we'll be throwing you down DH trails on xc bikes As I mentioned before, it might be cool to have categories, so we have 3 winners, overall, Dh and uphill.

This way I can be a loser 3 times, instead of just the once

pesky_jones

I can hear a Lionel Richie adaptation coming along...

123oldman

Put me down as a possible, sounds like a good laugh..

Kowalski675

Can you come if you're really slow and cr*p, and don't have a fancy bike?

ste_t

Kowalski675 wrote:

Can you come if you're really slow and cr*p, and don't have a fancy bike?

Being slow and crap is the entry criteria. A fancy skill compensator is just a bonus. As I showed at the ccc2cc, my bike looks lovely when I fall off stationary.

Kowalski675

ste_t wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

Can you come if you're really slow and cr*p, and don't have a fancy bike?

Being slow and crap is the entry criteria.

I qualify then, lol.

Gazlar

ste_t wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

my bike looks lovely when I fall off stationary.

What he was doing riding that ream of a4 paper, god only knows

pesky_jones

Gazlar wrote:

ste_t wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

my bike looks lovely when I fall off stationary.

What he was doing riding that ream of a4 paper, god only knows

Following the paper trail?

lawman

Just thinking whether it might be easier to do this a centre, like very unofficially? Problem with natural stuff is although it's possibly more fun and interesting, it'll be a huge task to get it either taped out or for peeps to learn the route and not everyone has garmins and stuff. Thoughts?

Kowalski675

Gazlar wrote:

ste_t wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

my bike looks lovely when I fall off stationary.

What he was doing riding that ream of a4 paper, god only knows

You seem to have muddled up your quotes there - wasn't me who said that, lol.

Gazlar

lawman wrote:

Just thinking whether it might be easier to do this a centre, like very unofficially? Problem with natural stuff is although it's possibly more fun and interesting, it'll be a huge task to get it either taped out or for peeps to learn the route and not everyone has garmins and stuff. Thoughts?

From a purely practical point of view, I agree with everything you say there lawman just from the realms of making it possible, but then there's the problem of trail centres being busier than natural stuff at weekend's and therefore non crudders holding up people, from a competitive point of view it needs to be somewhere exclusive/secluded to do that.

But then you can't just go taping off bridleways so I'm interested in what the thoughts are to make it work.

Proutster

Taping-off shouldn't be needed.

If anybody feels the need to cut some corners or take a shorter route down a bridleway when it's a "mates race", then they are a shyster who should be shunned for ever more!!

I'd envisaged it as "start from here, go through a gate, down past the farm, take a left and follow the BW 'til it meets the road" and that's the stage - type of thing.

IMO Natural will be best.

thekickingmule

^ This. Plus, if you end up meeting the red sock brigade on your way down, affecting your time, then that's just part of the fun of the race. Naturally it will only happen on 'the best run of your life', so just swear and curse like a true crudder when it happens!

I'll probably cut corners and take shorter routes, and still end up slower than the others!

pilch

Proutster wrote:

IMO Natural will be best.

+ potato

Love a bit of natural

VWsurfbum

as long as we dont have a "we've lost Ian" situation

Richie63

Right

Who is in add name to list and I'll start to get some acommodation sorted

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ste_t

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