Lost Souls of Retro©™ Mayhem 2016 (the count down begins)

[regan_ev]

I wouldn't exactly be displeased if the broom took the BoTM title. It's certainly be a one-up against Retrobike.USA.com

 

[Retro Spud]

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i will be doing 2 unofficial laps this year so i will have silence in the camp due to i need my rest throughout the day and also i need calmness around me.

thanking you all in advance andy

Another repeat of 2013 creeping around in the woods ?

You crack me right up, and your response below to the turn of events still makes me laught

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Hello Retrobikers!

Newbie here, just coming on to say a HUGE THANKYOU to one of your members that was my Good Samaritan in the middle of the night at Mayhem.

A stick had put my mech into my wheel, snapped a hanger, snapped a spoke, pushed the spoke through the side wall of my tyre and turned my chain inside out.

One (at one point two) retrobikers stopped trailside to lend a hand to a ranting, cursing ball of fury that was me!

Luckily I had my tools, gas and spare hanger (don't leave home without one!), but what they gave me was calm. You really helped me to stay calm(ish) as I fixed one job, put the bike together, found the next problem, fixed it, found the next problem, started again.......

You were really supportive and encouraging and that helped me keep myself together.
Whoever you are you were a legend, you did not need to stop, or stay, you lost your own time and probably had to put up with a fair bit of my ranting!!! Thank you.
I just about managed to nurse the bike back around the next 3/4 lap, all the time terrified that the now bent, noisily clicking, mech would catch again.
I hope that enjoyed the rest of your laps and had a great weekend, once again - thanks!

And the response

Now how can i start without saying im stunned, it was in deed i who was on my knees helping out this madman who kept muttering things like i need to go faster and talking about losing time and laps which i found totally bewildering and knocked me for six but i soldiered on even with these mutterings of madness to see if he had better equipment than me, i must say i was going down a path which i knew would lead to satisfaction due to i had DI2 on me Klien so all was good. I must admit though the guy was looking a bit stressed when i informed him that it did not matter if it took us 20 minutes to fix his bike due to us now being on blackmans time (which means take all day) this seemed to send him over the edge. I cannot understand why the guy could not remember a 6ft blackman on his knees in the woods in lycra at 3 in the morning with a stars and stripes top and a brightly coloured klien plus the smell of a brewery. Let me say it was emotional to see a grown man have a tear in his eye when we found a spoke sticking out of his tyre, i just thought this was the end for the man and it was time to protect me klien cause i thought the man was gonna explode and steal me bike, but bless the man he got the job done and went off into the distance still muttering, i dont know if this was sheer relief at fixing his bike or getting away from me still trying to explain that life is all about chilling and doing the retro thing which is doing the least amount of laps in 24hrs.

Not much to say about the event really except that i expected the usual suspects bad behaviour in camp. I also would like to thank gatcoombe for taking away my fun at 3 in morning by informing me that i was not to use my megaphone in the woods at that time, which i now understand could be heard for miles, all i can say it was spencers and that little man from up norths fault for encouraging such silly behaviour and the fact that i had to do a lap pissed which is no mean feat, the thing with riding pissed is that you dont notice downhills like the koffin.

I must say sorry to pat for not being able to get his fast response unit team to help move the intruder.

Thanks Andy

 

[regan_ev]

^^^

Crying!!!

 

[Mike Muz]

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All bikes ready now. Plus one that won't fit in the car. Probably. But which one to leave behind?

May get an awning today, any recommendations?

Mike

 

[The History Man]

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All bikes ready now. Plus one that won't fit in the car. Probably. But which one to leave behind?

May get an awning today, any recommendations?

Mike

I'm sorry, were you talking bikes?

An awning leans or extends your tent or caravan. Would there be much point? I suppose you might cover your feet.

 

[Mike Muz]

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Oops!

Meant gazebo, pop up job.

 

[widowmaker]

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How seriously are we taking this ?

Am I going to get shouted at for not completing a sub hour lap ?

 

[Mike Muz]

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We are retro, enjoy riding old bikes.

If we were serious we would all be on bikes with gears,brakes and suspension that works!

My personal aim is to finish

Mike

 

[widowmaker]

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We are retro, enjoy riding old bikes.

If we were serious we would all be on bikes with gears,brakes and suspension that works!

My personal aim is to finish

Mike

Ok, but I must admit I fear that i will return home permanently scarred both physically and mentally :shock:

 

[Mike Muz]

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Mentally yes, out of pocket, probably

There's a retro sales thing going on. I have some myself.

Physically, no

And come Monday, you'll wish you could do it every weekend!