[Closed] Big Bike BAsh - Official who's coming, what events are you winning, what tyres..

we'll be there finally 🙂

roller racing around tea time Sat & Sun I think,

fancy a bash at the pump track, may have to bring my BMX....

Yep I'm there with the family, will see what I feel like when I get there will be bringing a few bikes 😀

Nope but have fun, you lot always do 😆

When is it?

I might stick the fixed wheel in my 69er Ti Vanity bike and let people borrow that. Always amusing the first time they try to hop over a log or similar...

August 22nd - 25th in the heart of the New Forest

http://www.bigbikebash.co.uk/

We'll be there! Done every year (apart form the v1 in Nick's garden). Kids can't wait. I'm under pressure to do the lake jump....

Avon Tyrell's phone number seem to be out of use, guessing they may have had a few trees down.
Just tried to call on a couple of numbers to check about our lodge

LoCo - Just txt'd our man on the ground there to find out as I get no connection either. You can always email : info@ukyouth.org

If I get an answer about the phones I will post it here.

[EDIT] Robin will ask the woman if the phones are working when she gets off the phone.

I will see if I can find a secret number for you to get through on.

Balls. I'm in Soton the week after. Wish this had been going when I lived down there.

[i]Balls. I'm in Soton the week after. Wish this had been going when I lived down there[/i]

Never mind. Stop off at the Southampton Bike Park to hear everyone talk about how great it was. In the Sport Centre opposite the football pitches and above the cricket pitches.

Nah, s'rubbish innit.

signed,
Trophy Hunter, 2013

Cheers WCA, no biggy just double checking booking was still good etc as fussing 😀

Phones now fixed!!

Dial away to your hearts content

Loco, phones came, then went a again!
Keep trying 🙂

I can report I move in this Friday, with broom in hand a course will appear over the following days!

Lakeside camping will be popular this year, the new £200k boathouse facilities are superb!

Keep an eye on your inboxes for more updates really soon!

All sorted now cheers 😀

wish i was going just so I could see if DezB is as grumpy in real life as he is on here. 😉

wish i was going just so I could see if DezB is as grumpy in real life as he is on here.

Yeah, but what if he is? Then you have to spend the whole weekend with the miserable **** 8)

Up yours. I'm a great laugh, me.

I'm working that weekend 🙁

So i'm sending my wife, son & 3 other families as my envoy. 🙂

I'll be there as always with my daughter. Can't wait to get stuck into that beer tent. Planning on owning the hill climb this year, was beaten into second place last year.

[Waynes world]This year she will be mine, oh yes she will be mine.[/wanynes world]

I'll be there from next Monday onwards and can try and answer any questions before it....

I too shall be there...

...to keep my title on the hill climb....

😉

DrP

hill climb you say....

...to keep my title on the hill climb....

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cant make it as we got a wedding at herts that weekend

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DrP (Can I be team Jaguar?)

🙂

I just had a look at the website and one thing really stood out.

Full English Wellington!

My money's on the good Dr 😀

[i]My money's on the good Dr [/i]

My money was spent on 2nd from the left in DrPs poster 😉

Full English Wellington - Oh yes, the new chef is good and totally 'gets' the BBB

Just helped Ash, Robin etc rake out the course through the Dark Woods.

It is looking good!

I'll be there ..to supervise Robin and Ash's fruit juice drinking habit .......

Coming for the first time with the family - what events should I be looking out for?

pint to pint for you

Lake jump for the rest

There are so many different events you will all find something

Malt loaf eating?

Archery?

Climbing wall?

BikeLimbo

track stand?

etc etc etc

If we miss any you want, just let us know and we will add them at some point during the weekend

I'm going to have to miss it again, as I'm working all three days 😥

You mean you have a touch of Ebola and need three days off work resting in the New Forest?

Much to do for under 5s? Packing bikes but worth bringing child wetsuits for the lake/paddling?

[i]Much to do for under 5s?[/i]

Yes - google for pictures. They will be able to play in the hay castle/boat/play area. There are children's bike races including ones where they don't need to ride if they don't want.

We don't encourage kids into the lake as we don't have lifeguards etc but I guess if you are with them it shouldn't be an issue. There will also be a craft tent for painting and cutting up paper etc.

Also my magical balloon modelling.

Cool thanks wca 😀 any reason I should bring ss bike as well as gears?!

SS races?

It is the New Forest so there aren't mountains?

I will have my SS running fixed and you will want to swap and try it?

How can you bring too many bikes?

I will have at least three there and probably not ride any of them all weekend.

Looking forward to returning to the Big Bike Bash for our second year
WCA – One thing I meant to comment on after last year's excellent event, but forgot to, was that the age groupings for the kids races might benefit from a tweaking as they seem particularly unfair for 10 and 11 year olds. By this I mean that the age groupings are 7-<10 then 10-<15 and whilst I know that all kids grow at different rates, it is widely accepted that most kids grow significantly upon hitting puberty/adolescence at 13/14. Therefore the 10 and 11 year olds are likely to racing against 13/14 year olds who are significantly bigger, stronger and faster which seems a little unfair. Having three boys of my own who span all these ages I know this to be true. I would suggest 7-<10, 10-<13 and 13-<15 would be much fairer groupings.
I appreciate the racing at BBB is all light-hearted and for fun but I'm not sure my 11 year old sees it this way. Clearly too late for anything to change for this year but thought I'd mention anyway.

Fingers crossed for good weather and counting down the days until the weekend.

On the ground report - The guys have finished laying the XC course out, marquees/stage going up today, grass cutting in the field with a view tonight if the rain holds off

I've ordered the toilets! Thats my contribution, not huge but you'll all thank me for it 😀

Ah, and emptying, so you can thank me again 😉

Can you stick another on the order for just me to use please?

LoCo - Member
Can you stick another on the order for just me to use please?

Isn't the one in your lodge good enough 😉

It's all very calm here just now with a few things arriving, but as you can imagine it will get busy by the end of the week! Please take time to read the links on the emails we send 🙂

Now, here's the question. Is 28 barrels of beer enough to keep Nick going for the weekend?

Is 28 barrels of beer enough to keep Nick going for the weekend?

You expect it to last UNTIL the weekend? 😉

Isn't the one in your lodge good enough

That involves a walk 😛

We will see what we can do about wiggling the age ratings on the races. Probably not official categories but I have a few prizes hidden in my box of tear stoppers that I might be able to divert.

Get your kids to gather a bunch of kids about the same size/capability and I will try to squeeze in a special category race

My 4 year olds can ride bikes and are up for a race!?

Damn Right!

We ha d a 4 year old doing the lake jump last year.

Bring it on!?!?!?!?!

Looking forward to it - see you on Friday!

Looks like the guys from BOMA (off road wheel chairs) are bringing their latest model down. I will probably do a quick test run and then it will be available for others to look at/test ride I hope.

Me test riding the model that Avon Tyrrell currently use:
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Quality kit, check out the head sets
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Just ridden the XC course on a borrowed fat bike, great fun, well on the down hill bits it was

The pain you feel on the climbs is just weakness escaping...

... and you have loads of that to spare

😉

Well the dark woods are all taped out and the signs are up.

Please take the time to read the inspirational motivational signs as well as looking out for the arrows.

I am going to be sat watching Crash Corner for the Race Whippets event. It is down hill, dipping in from bright sunshine into the trees and dappled light and suddenly a 95 degree right on soft leafy surface.

We are expecting much skidding. slipping and carnage. It is also right near the main arena so no-one will need to walk far to see the blood fest.

Ever woken up thinking that third bottle of wine was a bad idea?

One day to go to the carnage and I think it is going to be a long one.

Gutted!! 3.30pm, after travelling for an hour, on way to BBB our Land Rover engine blows up outside Southampton. Various shenanigans with recovery companies and garages and now at 11pm are back home with no hope of getting to BBB. Three very disappointed kids and an even more disappointed dad 🙁
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Oh well only a year to wait.

I'm here. If the organisers read this, We're the red VW camper parked up in the trees. I'll move it in the morning, just had to try and get a 2yr old down and this was the 1st place I could find.

paulburt - it's still not too late, if you can all get a train to Hinton Admiral today we can pick you up and let you have a room in the house here. Email - bigbikebash at ukyouth dot org

Last night was a good one with excellent band, great atmosphere. All kicks off this morning.

I think I would hire a van and / or a car Paul.
Sod the expense. LR can wait till next week. A Transit Connect for the bikes and a car if you dont have a runaround. One problem is you need 2 drivers . . . .

Thanks for the replies singletrackmind and avontyrrell. The thought of the cost of a new engine (which is what Brooklyn 4x4 in Nursling said we need) rules out hiring.
Avontyrrell, I've emailed you to thank you for you kind offer and ask about next year.
You've both helped uplift spirits in the Burt household.

How's it all going big bike bashers?

I don't know I'm pissed.

I don't know I'm pissed.

I can't remember my name when I'm #pissed usually but I know when I've had a few, good effort!

Just got home.

I enjoyed it. Anyone else?

Just been told that all but one of the lodges have been booked and tickets are already selling fast. Great stuff and thanks to all that came.

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😀