HoNC 2012 Aftermath

[Coleman]

Nice pictures and write ups, did the you get the punctures in the Charge tyres? found them quite resilient so far.

Yes mine was in a Charge - no obvious reason for it - no sign of anything puncturing the carcass or any hard hits that could have caused a pinch puncture. To be honest I was dreading a flat as the tyres (1.8s) were a complete bitch to get onto the rm14 rims!!

It was great to see so many retro bikes out there. I was out there as usual GT spotting. I spotted 2 other Zaskars as well as the Xizang!

Hi Bloodfire, great to meet you - I was on the Xizang - this photo from Sussex Photography was taken while we were talking GT:

http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.c ... d=18208666

Check out the chap falling off in the background! Would love to see the same pic of you to see if we can work out what happened!!

 

[gump]

http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.c ... d=18207008
JV

http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.c ... d=18207019
JV

http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.c ... d=18207108
half of me

 

[daj]

ha,ha I clearly remember thinking "uggghhh mud!!!"

http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.c ... d=18194848

 

[Russell]

Me and Dave (Yates).

Gunning through the water...
http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.c ... d=18209800

Focussed on the greasy burger at the finish line.
http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.c ... d=18194769

 

[theredchili]

….and me ,clearly carving my way through the field

http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.c ... d=18197547

 

[theredchili]

Hi Bloodfire, great to meet you - I was on the Xizang - this photo from Sussex Photography was taken while we were talking GT:

http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.c ... d=18208666

Check out the chap falling off in the background! Would love to see the same pic of you to see if we can work out what happened!!

That's quality, ant theres you thinking he was taking a picture of you

 

[gump]

http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.c ... d=18196626
me

http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.c ... d=18196619
me

http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.c ... d=18192541
James

http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.c ... d=18197512
Me

http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.c ... d=18197569
James

http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.c ... d=18196853
J

ok, thats all the RB tops from the un numbered bunch!

 

[DeletedUser006]

Me taking the correct line through the gravy http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.c ... d=18196625

Me needing a 2 sock strategy http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.c ... d=18208046

Gulf Stream ? http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.c ... d=18208079

 

[john]

Well, finally feel able to write down a few thoughts post yet another HONC. Not sure as this ride ever gets any easier - thinking about the 100k course don't recall anything especially challenging and to be honest the going was good. However after the rolling section around 45 miles I was well and truly spent. The last few miles after the Syreford descent dragged a little, especially knowing what was to come over Cleeve Hill. This picture on sussex sports sums things up > http://gallery.sussexsportphotography.c ... d=18196885

Still great ride and sure I'll be back next year. Good to catch up with many and see such a big retrobike turnout.

Wonder how many do the 50k vs the 100k?

 

[one-eyed_jim]

Anybody else miss the right turn here? :

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=39 ... &A=Y&Z=115

Those last fifty yards of rocky downhill got interesting pretty quickly!