Pantani Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 its a little blurry' date=' but this is my newest jewelry the morning after[/quote'] You guys are crazy!!!!
slowpoke Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 pantani, have you only just figured that out???? c'mon - that's why you love us!
IanJ Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 The Thug slipped on a muddy wooden slatted bridge and fell onto some protruding rivets (hence the stitches). His carbon bars went in between the slats and snapped off.
slowpoke Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 yeeeouch! eina! so Ian, what about a full report from your muddy side of things?
IanJ Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 yeeeouch! eina! so Ian' date=' what about a full report from your muddy side of things?[/quote'] Fraid you'll have to wait till tomorrow, I have to finish capturing stuff for my accounts . Just checked in quickly while taking a break.
_Daemon_ Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 Loads of fun, would love to go ride that course in better conditions. Note to self...Maxxix crossmarks does not work in mud...at all...
scotty Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 That pic of IanJ says it all, muddy,muddy, muddy, i stopped after 4 laps as nothing on my bike worked from the gears to the brakes. In dry conditions i think the single track would be magic to ride.
Tumbleweed Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 Loads of fun' date=' would love to go ride that course in better conditions.Note to self...Maxxix crossmarks does not work in mud...at all...[/quote'] is it on public land? ianj, you don't have one of those googleearth thingies, do you?
_Daemon_ Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 Scotty should know he recored it with his GPS. Couple of bridges build over the little river as well. Looks like someone have been putting in some effort
scotty Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 Here's the pic. Ignore the straight line, thats not me taking a short cut, i pressed the stop button by mistake on one of my tumbles and it was too muddy to see the screen, i only noticed it when i got to the lap start and cleaned it.
IanJ Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 Sorry holy roller, my garmin has gone back to Avnic. It didn't like the rain last week Tuesday . I think most of the route is private land but I am sure that after all the effort that went into building the track they will open it up some times. I suppose Fritz Pienaar would know. As a non technical MTB rider I was really out of my depth there but what fun. I would also love to go back and ride it again in drier conditions. Also using the school as a venue was a brilliant idea, plenty of places for people to shelter from the rain and proper toilet facilities, would have been nice to have some showers though. All in all it was well organised with lots of work going into the course, I will be back .
Zaskar Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 Some of the hubbers before the ride... Sonic, IanJ and Thuggie ready to raceDaemon, Lulu, Big Ben and a few other hubbers before the start Lined up in the start pen Kakaa (2nd place on the day!), and the eventual winner on the right in the (white ) Minolta kit, Christoff Van Heerden.Thuggie starting his second and fianl lap! Sonic coming into the change over IanJ comming into the change over Christoff Van Heerden coming round the last bend Scotty comming into the same corner, still looking quite clean!Thugs day was over, and he was off to get some stitches! Lulu, having just come back from the doc! IanJ going for the "Tanlines are the ultimate fashion accessory award"!! Mud, mud mud, thats all there was after the rain... Me coming in on my last lap Dirty, sore, and glad its over! What my drive train looked like afterwards! I was quite surprised, at how well these Conti Vertical Pro's worked in the mud! Close up of my crank set, and mud caked front derailleur.<?:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Thanks to all the hubbers for making a dull wet day a lot of fun, and to all the TCS members for the awesome team spirit! Also big thanks to Amateur for seconding a few of us, and for taking the pics!
IanJ Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 Thanks to all the hubbers for making a dull wet day a lot of fun' date=' and to all the TCS members for the awesome team spirit! Also big thanks to Amateur for seconding a few of us, and for taking the pics![/quote'] I agree, days like Saturday are only fun when you have a good bunch of buddies with you. Thanks to all for the support .
scotty Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 Echo that. Must mention on the roadie vs MTB'er idea mentioned on the previuos thread, most MTB'ers had windbreakers and arm warmers while roadies did not. Now who's the toughies
Thug Posted October 8, 2007 Posted October 8, 2007 A couple of shots of my broken bars And of course, the stitches...
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