Some of the things being said over on Vorb
by scatter on 2:52pm
OLLY OLLY OLLY OI OI OI!
Ca-caw ca-caw!
Ca-caw ca-caw!
by DrMack on 5:09pm
Talk about a tiger for punishment. Within 10 minutes of finishing Oli was wondering out loud about the sanity of considering the Alpine Epic in a couple of weeks. Two words, in sane.
by pedalingkiwi on 5:41pm
Two vignettes
1. Ollie applying a goodly smear of anti-chafe in his 15min pitstop at Wharfedale Shelter yesterday - just as essential as food and chain lube for 4 consecutive hard days on the saddle.
2. Tony Bateup's bike featured a Sram XX drivetrain, and a piece of closedcell foam taped to his seat for extra padding - the latter looked ather No8 wire-ish, but I'm sure his bum appreciated it, even more so as he was riding a rigid.
Interestingly - with all the ponderings on "what bike is best" - the 5 bikes at the head of the field yesterday were;
a 29er hardtail with hub gearing,
2 x cross bikes with skinny tires, drop bars and rim brakes,
a 4-5" fully, and
a full carbon XC hardtail = a pretty mixed bunch.
Maybe it's not about the bike ??
1. Ollie applying a goodly smear of anti-chafe in his 15min pitstop at Wharfedale Shelter yesterday - just as essential as food and chain lube for 4 consecutive hard days on the saddle.
2. Tony Bateup's bike featured a Sram XX drivetrain, and a piece of closedcell foam taped to his seat for extra padding - the latter looked ather No8 wire-ish, but I'm sure his bum appreciated it, even more so as he was riding a rigid.
Interestingly - with all the ponderings on "what bike is best" - the 5 bikes at the head of the field yesterday were;
a 29er hardtail with hub gearing,
2 x cross bikes with skinny tires, drop bars and rim brakes,
a 4-5" fully, and
a full carbon XC hardtail = a pretty mixed bunch.
Maybe it's not about the bike ??
by Slim on 6:53pm
Just got a text message from the legend himself, Mr Oli "arse of steel" Whalley.
He said, and I quote "life changing shit"
He said, and I quote "life changing shit"
