HoNC - aftermath glow
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DeletedUser006
Old School Grand Master
Was a great ride with perfect weather and company as ususal, Did the whimpy 50k on the Saracen which should have got a medal itself for not breaking 
Highlights for me
• Man shouting at me and Sinnett boasting about his skip bike, and passing us !
• The ford with its surprise depth :shock:
• Chris and his mate (sorry forgot his name) just fixed puncture with bike on bars & saddle to find saddle had been resting in poo
• Cake Stop
• US Passing lots modern full sus disc braked bikes on our retro bikes downhill, JB666 was flying
• Lots of retro love was thrown at us when passing people which was nice
• Finishing
• Oh and the old chappy with a prodigy helmet hair look after the ride
Low lights,
• Wishing I was fitter near the end
• Muppet on a carrera who just stopped in an unstoppable place resulting in me taking a tumble down a hill :evil:
Was great to see you all and am really looking forward to MM10, an a final thanks to Sinnett for getting me a brew at the start
Highlights for me
• Man shouting at me and Sinnett boasting about his skip bike, and passing us !
• The ford with its surprise depth :shock:
• Chris and his mate (sorry forgot his name) just fixed puncture with bike on bars & saddle to find saddle had been resting in poo
• Cake Stop
• US Passing lots modern full sus disc braked bikes on our retro bikes downhill, JB666 was flying
• Lots of retro love was thrown at us when passing people which was nice
• Finishing
• Oh and the old chappy with a prodigy helmet hair look after the ride
Low lights,
• Wishing I was fitter near the end
• Muppet on a carrera who just stopped in an unstoppable place resulting in me taking a tumble down a hill :evil:
Was great to see you all and am really looking forward to MM10, an a final thanks to Sinnett for getting me a brew at the start
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Sounded like a top day, will look forward to seeing some pictures
ededwards":23v9sfj9 said:
I don't mind being an honorary "chap" Ed
Highlights of the day
-the weather
-great company
-meeting up with other retrobikers
-showing daj how to mount a tyre with a girly green gadget!
-and ofcourse getting to the finish
My work on the C16R held up - nothing fell off bar the chain overshifting on the cassette a couple of times. phew!
Adrian has some photos so maybe tomorrow I'll post them
See you all at Mountain Mayhem?
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malvernman
Old School Hero
Top day , really good to meet some of you guys, I even got to see one of your bottoms...... which was nice [ not ] ...........
I have got quite a lot of video footage to upload to you tube , will take a while to do it but will post it as I go along, lots of Retro riders and some controversy at the tea stop :shock:
Thanks to the chap who donated his entry, I owe you a beer
Anyone lost a Garmin? I found one on route, screen is bust though but appears to still work [ ish ]
Righty ho.. will go off line to load vid onto puter, lack of usb sockets .. catch you later, [ easy to do as you really were a bit slow today ]
Steve.
, really good to meet some of you guys, I even got to see one of your bottoms...... which was nice [ not ] ...........I have got quite a lot of video footage to upload to you tube , will take a while to do it but will post it as I go along, lots of Retro riders and some controversy at the tea stop :shock:
Thanks to the chap who donated his entry, I owe you a beer
Anyone lost a Garmin? I found one on route, screen is bust though but appears to still work [ ish ]
Righty ho.. will go off line to load vid onto puter, lack of usb sockets .. catch you later, [ easy to do as you really were a bit slow today
] Steve.
Back in one piece just !!
Highlights
- Superb weather
- Seeing old faces
- Meeting new faces
- The 50k route
- Seeing high-tech Cannodale mans face when being passed by retrobike
- Riding up the first climb next to what seemed like the biggest proflex in the world!!
- Egging the Ambulance men on to inflict more pain on my mates knee while patching him up
- Finally seeing the last of that last 5 mile boulder field
Lowlights
-Stem & front wheel departing different ways leading to a nice off and mint frame now having nice war wound :cry:
-having my shorts and pants bagged to my ankles (sorry Malvernman )
-Feeling the pain of riding rigid after so long on bouncers
Highlights
- Superb weather
- Seeing old faces
- Meeting new faces
- The 50k route
- Seeing high-tech Cannodale mans face when being passed by retrobike
- Riding up the first climb next to what seemed like the biggest proflex in the world!!
- Egging the Ambulance men on to inflict more pain on my mates knee while patching him up
- Finally seeing the last of that last 5 mile boulder field
Lowlights
-Stem & front wheel departing different ways leading to a nice off and mint frame now having nice war wound :cry:
-having my shorts and pants bagged to my ankles
(sorry Malvernman )-Feeling the pain of riding rigid after so long on bouncers
Great day out indeed
Have ridden 15ish HONCs and that was a good one! Highlights would be
-Trails and weather were spot on today. Everywhere was pretty dry
-Good to see a load of RB jerseys at the start once again.
-Good timing to meet up at the cake stop
-The cake stop
-Getting over that last grassy climb onto the top of Cleeve. Have to admit I was flagging by that point.
Anyhow look forward to playing spot the rbers in the official photogrpahs tomorrow.
Have ridden 15ish HONCs and that was a good one! Highlights would be
-Trails and weather were spot on today. Everywhere was pretty dry
-Good to see a load of RB jerseys at the start once again.
-Good timing to meet up at the cake stop
-The cake stop
-Getting over that last grassy climb onto the top of Cleeve. Have to admit I was flagging by that point.
Anyhow look forward to playing spot the rbers in the official photogrpahs tomorrow.
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Well what a day that was. Got home just before 8 this evening after leaving at 5 this morning :shock:
But it was certainly worth it as i'm now a member of 100 club, coming back with 32 minutes to spare at 16:28. Rode my own ride as the challenge was very much the distance for me today, but got to meet RB'ers new and old.
Highlights:
- Always enjoy the first 5km with everybody bunched up, its utter chaos but great fun.
- The dusty trails, some really great fast flowing sections out on the course.
- The ti-mega, what a pleasure to ride now i'm getting to grips with it.
- Blasting past modern riders on the downhills on my rigid alpinestars :twisted:
- Seeing retrobikers that i've not seen for a while (for geographical reasons), great to see you all again.
- Finally reaching the finish, the last 45km went on forever!
Lowlights:
- Cramp, cramp and more cramp. Put alot of effort into eating and drinking regularly and taking in the right things, but the cramp hit me bad on the last 45km.
- Getting going again after the cake stop, it took a while to get any kind of rhyme going after filling my face with flapjack!
- Not seeing a single RB'er at the finishing line, I guess you were all home and bathed by the time I arrived back!
A happy bike:
Will see you all again next year.
But it was certainly worth it as i'm now a member of 100 club, coming back with 32 minutes to spare at 16:28. Rode my own ride as the challenge was very much the distance for me today, but got to meet RB'ers new and old.
Highlights:
- Always enjoy the first 5km with everybody bunched up, its utter chaos but great fun.
- The dusty trails, some really great fast flowing sections out on the course.
- The ti-mega, what a pleasure to ride now i'm getting to grips with it.
- Blasting past modern riders on the downhills on my rigid alpinestars :twisted:
- Seeing retrobikers that i've not seen for a while (for geographical reasons), great to see you all again.
- Finally reaching the finish, the last 45km went on forever!
Lowlights:
- Cramp, cramp and more cramp. Put alot of effort into eating and drinking regularly and taking in the right things, but the cramp hit me bad on the last 45km.
- Getting going again after the cake stop, it took a while to get any kind of rhyme going after filling my face with flapjack!
- Not seeing a single RB'er at the finishing line, I guess you were all home and bathed by the time I arrived back!
A happy bike:
Will see you all again next year.
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