Also some of the lowest points in my riding life, double punturering on a bleak moor looking round and their's no one, your tires won't unseat and your becoming very cold and feeling crap.
Then you get it fixed and crack on to the next bit of Singletrack or outstanding view...
The best event i've ever done, days involved massive grinding fireroad climbs, boggy moorland that left you pushing for what seemed like hours, climbs that "kick up around the corner" and some of the best descents and singletrack riding i've ever done. Every day you'd nearly cry and then nearly wet yourself laughing.
Day 5 was the longest and toughest with around 91km and 3000 meters of climbing is scared a few people. The day included the Red and the Black at Brechfa, imagine riding 50km (after riding 80km for 4 days before) and then chucking yourself down the steepest berms and drops you can think of! I could barely hold the bars at some points! That above is me at the end of the day
I'm pleased with my performance and as i was just looking to finish the rest was a bonus! I was 3rd Singlespeed and 30th overall.
Only 5 others have ridden the event Singlespeed now!
Singlespeed was fine for the event, rode a lot with Matt and Rob who were also Singlespeed, most of the week was spent hungover,buggering about,riding into each other,hitting each other with sticks and general shenanigans....but it really made the week, we helped each other through the low points and the rode the best bits together laughing and acting like school boys
A big well done to http://josh-ibbett.blogspot.com/ who got as drunk us and still managed to have a laugh and finish 2nd overall! Perhaps he could have won if he didn't dribble in his pint that time......
More of the same next year me thinks!
Was a fab week!
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