24 hour mtb xc race (no power!)

[KirstinS]

So...somehow I got talked into doing the 24/12 race near Plymouth next weekend.

I'm in a team of four(we are two teams of mates)....but still. It's at the old world championship 14km course

I'm terrified

Anyone got any tips (don't have to be sensible ones...but they'd also hr appreciated )

Cheers folks

#imissmybattery

 

[chris_n]

Shhh
http://www.vivax-assist.com/en/product/e-mtb/fahrrad.php?id=1013

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Make sure you wear thick padded underpants. It might be a good idea to wear them on the outside of your trousers, after all. it works for Superman.

 

[EddiePJ]

You are going to require a decent set of lights, that's for certain.

Hydration and nourishment would be some way up on my list of requirements, as would some elete Citrilyte. I suffer from cramp over long distance riding and I found that elete prevents it from happening.

 

[brightonebikes]

Are you still there Kirstin?

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[brightonebikes]

....Pres tell, how d'it go?

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[Deleted member 4366]

He's knackered - poor guy!

 

[brightonebikes]

Ah, so he has checked in since [emoji106]
No doubt he'll provide a full report once he can walk, sit and write properly again

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[KirstinS]

Hey all, been away dealing with family matters

Honestly, it was horrendous.

Freezing, 36 hours of torrential,unrelenting rain. Mud up to knees. Conditions destroyed hubs, bottom brackets and brakes on short order.

At the start it was dangerous because you couldnt see tree roots or rocks under the mud. Or use the front brake ever on a corner or descent without stacking it (mud varying between tomato soup and playdough consistency , perfect for getting grit into where it shouldn't be or clagging up wheels and ruining calipers or even spokes with hidden bits of tree in the mud/concrete blend)

By the end those same tree roots were a foot above the trail floor. Like trip wires in the dark.

Never again

Ever ever ever

 

[Danidl]

Hey all, been away dealing with family matters

Honestly, it was horrendous.

Freezing, 36 hours of torrential,unrelenting rain. Mud up to knees. Conditions destroyed hubs, bottom brackets and brakes on short order.

At the start it was dangerous because you couldnt see tree roots or rocks under the mud. Or use the front brake ever on a corner or descent without stacking it (mud varying between tomato soup and playdough consistency , perfect for getting grit into where it shouldn't be or clagging up wheels and ruining calipers or even spokes with hidden bits of tree in the mud/concrete blend)

By the end those same tree roots were a foot above the trail floor. Like trip wires in the dark.

Never again

Ever ever ever

..until next year?

 

[KirstinS]

..until next year?

Honestly I would rather smash myself repeatedly in delicates whilst someone waterboards me

Same effect for far less cost