How's everyone's prep going for the ride?
As I'm only doing the short route I'm hoping this, plus anything done over the holidays will get me around the route. How hard can it be?
I did the 60K last yr as was shattered by the end. It's so much harder than doing 60K on the roads, trying to go uphill is the mud is just energy sapping, plus it didn't help that it was freezing fog either.
Oh dear! The "how hard can it be?" was somewhat tongue-in-cheek - if you've ever read any of Mick Fowler's climbing books, such comments in the planning stage normally precede some suffer-fest of horrific proportions. I think you've just confirmed that's what I can expect...
Oh, but it's what we do for fun......right?
Cross bike's in for repairs, both head tube bearings and bottom bracket have gone. BB has lots of play and head bearing is "crunchy". Got some new Vittoria XG tyres that should help out, not really tested them in the mud yet.