[Closed] Big dog...the debrief..

Sounds like you did a great job!

5 laps (with 10 gears) called it a day with an hour left because I'm lazy 🙂 Really good course. Never done it before but should have 🙂

Over ambitious, over geared, overcooked - cramped in 4th (Grand Vet) at half way and couldn't nurse myself on with the 2 big full gas climbs. Dissapointing but stronger field this year so podium wasn't going to happen this time.

Had a great ride until I got wiped out by some berk on the finish line!

What a good course, plenty techy, decent amount of climbing, great marshalling, good vibe, lots of trade stands and unlimited tea. 8)

7 laps I think, just about enough for me battling nausea and non-functioning Garmin (why ARE they so unreliable. :roll:)

Will be back again, hopefully without the added pleasure of being annihilated by a dehydrated Olympic wannabe!

Really enjoyed that, my favourite take on the course for a few years and rather enjoyed squeezing in my last lap with 10s to spare.

Fair way down on the positions this year though, dropped four places in the mixed pairs, tough field!

Great day out. Really enjoyed the marshals banter. Trying pairs for the first time. 8 laps in around 5.20 I think. I say think as it seems my number board wasn't being picked up by time laps :(. Ah well not like we are podium contenders.

Would have been horrendous in the wet

And was not a course for wide bars!

First time for us here - great event. Kids got a win and a 3rd. I raced vet solo and struggled a bit with cramp and finally came in 16th on 7 laps. Happy enough though.
Really good and tough course. Loved the last bit of singletrack where you start to hear the arena noise again. Cheesy tunes a hit with us too.

Definitely one for a regular slot in our calendar.

pictonroad - Member
Had a great ride until I got wiped out by some berk on the finish line!

I thought that was you, I recognised the bike. I saw the guy who took you out being escorted by a paramedic and with an oxygen mask on his face...well it could have been nitrous but he wasn't laughing 🙂

Course was great this year, especially with the dusty conditions! I did an unofficial lap at 5pm as they'd ran out of number boards - I think I might have to enter pairs again next year. My 3 year old daughter wanted to follow me around the woods on her balance bike and was disappointed at the absence of an ice cream van! It did confirm that my enduro gnarpoon hardtail is too long and slack for Stanmer (goes up well though, when it's not striking pedals...)

Really enjoyed the course, thought it was great fun with a bit of everything. The climbs got harder as the laps went by and cramp killed me with an hour to go.

Still went home grinning and celebrated with ice cream 🙂

Cracking day, came 17th in solo. Start was a bit of a mess without the usual look of the field. I see Kevin Sheldrake has some photos up already

Enjoyed course for first two & a half hours in fact I got a bit carried away by it I think. Couldn't sustain the pace. On fifth lap solo decided I had enough. Constantly being overtaken by non soloists was abit demoralizing. banging headache. Finished just before four hours was up. Vomited later on.

Really enjoyed it this year, tough but much more fun than last years course. This year the climbs were tough but there were great descents to reward you with. So glad it wasn't wet and glad I changed to much narrower bars before I went. Team of 3 this year so plenty of rest time, full respect to all those solo riders!!

What happened there, @pictonroad? I saw you all laying on the floor inches from the tape but only caught the aftermath.

Fantastic course. The climbing was tough, but, Coldean aside, was out of the way for the 2nd half...so you could enjoy the last mile or so, flat out with a smile on your face. That's my 4th BBD and favourite course to date.

Wiped out twice. both on climbs! and brushed what I thought was going to be bushes only to find the metal railing of the bridge over the A27 behind it. Purple bicep today. Saw a few others nursing split lips, torn shirts and one guy holding his arm in a "That's my collarbone gone" type way. Hope they're all ok.

And no wasps. Result!

I thought it was a great course this year! A good balance of up and down singletrack, it didn't feel like too many fire road climbs and I like that they included the double at the top of the final descent... best overtaking spot ever! 🙂

Excellent event and loved the course, I've not raced in years and it showed, but all about having a good time and I sure did!

Does anyone know if the results are available anywhere, can't see them on the main site?

Also any links to photographers other then Kevin sheldrske?

Results here:

http://www.timelaps.co.uk/results.aspx

Thanks Yak 🙂

Photos from Dave Hayward - [url= http://www.davehaywardphotos.com/ ]Dave Hayward [/url]

Yep a brilliant day, atmosphere with great Marshalls including the ukulele player at the bottom of one of the hills. The timings for us where not recorded probably which was a same though. But hay I’ll be back next year!:)

Really pleased for two of my club colleges who came 4th in pairs whilst having a proper race with KTM and Hargroves for the podium during thier first time at Big Dog - well done chaps!

That was an amazing course - it linked up all the best bits whilst giving space to overtake. The descents were brilliant and worth the climbs. I got 3rd in solo (again!) but it was really close this year - 4th was only 1.5mins behind me for about 5 laps. Every lap I'd inch out about 5-10secs. Happy to have got over some nasty cramp on lap 4 on the bit over the A27 - not raced that hard for a while which is probably what did it, coupled with dehydration from 4hrs riding in the sunshine the day before!!

GB

The course was excellent and IMO the best we've had at Big Dog. The climbs were testing but doable (even for a fat knacker like me). Loved it and can't wait for next year.

Loved it - great course and a brilliant atmosphere.

Fantastic organisation behind it and on the day makes it all feel effortless.

Thanks to the organisers, volunteers and marshalls - they make it the event it is 🙂

We should all wear stickers with our forum names on so we can spot each other on the day!

Yep a brilliant day, atmosphere with great Marshalls including the ukulele player at the bottom of one of the hills.

Made me smile on every lap. He played for the whole 6 hours.

Yep a brilliant day, atmosphere with great Marshalls including the ukulele player at the bottom of one of the hills.
Made me smile on every lap. He played for the whole 6 hours.

That's my neighbour that is. It was great, I'm glad he doesn't do it at home though 😀

The marshal at the bottom of he coldean climb was err inspiring. He heckled some solo rider who got off and walked up in front of me "riding solo because you don't have any friends maybe if you tried a bit harder in life"

That's my neighbour that is. It was great, I'm glad he doesn't do it at home though

I do it all the time! You're probably just far away enough to be spared. 😉

I enjoyed that although my strumming finger is a bit sore. Hope I didn't traumatise too many of you. 😀

The marshal at the bottom of he coldean climb was err inspiring

I got a
"Don't just look at his arse....TAKE HIM"
and
"You're being caught by a man with a beard"

from him.

Can't hear you over next doors dog most likely (really hoping they aren't on STW) 😀

I got a
"Don't just look at his arse....TAKE HIM"
and
"You're being caught by a man with a beard"

Brilliant 😆

Happy to have got over some nasty cramp on lap 4 on the bit over the A27 - not raced that hard for a while which is probably what did it,

Exactly where I cramped and on lap 4 too. Unfortunately I couldn't shake mine and had to retire on lap 5.

^ That's where I first cramped too. Eased off, downed the only electrolyte bottle I had once I got back to the pits, then rode light for a couple of laps to shake it off. Had to climb off for a stretch on my final lap. I was hoping for 8 laps, but those light laps mean't it would have been too much to squeeze an 8th in before the 6hrs were up.

Yes - epic marshalling. Thanks everyone, good to get some proper motivation all round the course. 😀

The coldean climb marshal was my favourite!! I told him that on my last lap..
six hours of constant shouting "give it some effort"..."the amateurs are catching you (!)" and "come on, only 4 hours to go" was epic!!

DrP

Crashed twice in my first 2 laps (much harder than I thought at the time apparently!!), and then got cramp during the presentations, I am a broken man today.

Also following some bloke down the hill on the open bit over the A27 something flicked up and hit may face and then stuck to my glasses. Took a couple of seconds to focus on it and realise it was a wasp crawling about. Managed to shake it out but then spent the rest of the lap worrying it might be still hanging on somewhere.

Oh and the marshalls up near dog poo car park who were mocking my fluoro kit - wait till next year!!

*Everyone* was mocking your kit TimP.

Just not while you could hear them 😉

*waves at GavinT* thanks for the serenading! Do come out and ride Stanmer one Sunday morning with us.

TimP please keep those bib shorts covered.

wwaswas I couldn't hear anything, my top was too LOUD!! (its ok I am leaving shortly)

Anyway everyone was nice on Saturday, and now this?? One of our "tea team" had pink envy, so there...

Do come out and ride Stanmer one Sunday morning with us.

Yeah - I should do. Haven't ridden there in ages!
When do you turn up? 🙂

Sent you a message on FB, Gavin.

TimP - you put more into the day then any of the rest of us so feel free to wear your most lurid top and shorts combo and I'll keep schtum.

Come on, all he did was put some bunting up in the tea tent and that gave him the right to jump the queue for the finish line beer.

GavinT - Member
Do come out and ride Stanmer one Sunday morning with us.
Yeah - I should do. Haven't ridden there in ages!
When do you turn up?

GavinT - odd question but are you "the neighbour with the Pine Mountain"??

PS there is a "no ukulele" rule for Sunday rides, sorry 😉

PS there is a "no ukulele" rule for Sunday rides, sorry

This rule was removed and replaced with a "no kit likely to cause offence or mockery"

[i]"no kit likely to cause offence or mockery"[/i]

Nick clearly never got the memo.

His kit causes both offence and mockery so is exempt

Somebody buy Dark Cyan a frikin belt then!!

GavinT - odd question but are you "the neighbour with the Pine Mountain"??

PS there is a "no ukulele" rule for Sunday rides, sorry

Yep! 🙂

Of course, one can't pedal and strum at the same time. Or can I...
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Good man. I got mine 3 weeks ago (bike not ukulele). Love it, but the bars are a bit wide for Stanmer (mine is 2017 with 780mm).

Ah - didn't know they'd brought out another. looks good! Not even sure how wide the bars are on mine. Wider than anything else I ride that's fer sure. Love the bike anyway. 🙂

RE Tim's kit... i'm impressed you didn't burst into flames in your long sleeves!!!
It was roasting... and you know what they say... "sun's out, guns out...!"
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😉

DrP

GavinT - its the same, just slightly wider bars and different gears.

Not this one with the bouncy fork then?
http://www.marinbikes.com/ca/blog/2017-pine-mountain-1-debut#image-3

Bit at the bottom:

***For those who are worried about where the rigid Pine Mountain 1 of last year fits in, it still is very alive, picking up the simple moniker “Pine Mountain” to reflect the capable base model in the family.

Ah right I see. 🙂

Were there just the two photographers there at the weekend? I definitely got snapped styling it up (in my head) over the tree stump - but can't see the shot in either of the galleries (Dave's and Kevins) online.

Were there just the two photographers there at the weekend? I definitely got snapped styling it up (in my head) over the tree stump - but can't see the shot in either of the galleries (Dave's and Kevins) online.

Ditto, I sent it off there for the photographer! Waiting to see the awsumz pic...

Help! Our timings don’t seem to make any sense to me. We did 7 laps in all but only 4 were recorded, of which were recorded incorrectly. Anyone else noticed this? Am I missing some thing or am I being a bit dim..

Same here, in our pair my board wasn't registering. So whilst we are showing as 70 something with 4 laps, if you use our strava times we are actually 34th with 8 laps. Like I said not a major issue as no where near the podium but a bit disappointing to find out after a,it of effort. Never had this issue before and been at loads of events timelaps do so can only conclude it was a bit of unluckness / maybe dodgy set of number boards if others had the same issue.

It was still a good day and we were unlikely to get a top result but it would have been nice to be placed properly. According to Timelap one of us in our team did a lap 26 minutes?! 🙂

Easily the best course since the original BigDog, tough climbs which rewarded you with long singletrack descents, taking in the best trails on the south side of Stanmer. The final downhill of Rail The Roots into the Bombhole Descent was awesome with the music and spectators getting louder as you got closer to being thrown back into the field in a cloud of dust...loved it. Also pleased to see Badgers resurrected; the killer climb made the fast flowy descent down Cathedral, A&E and Tree Hugger straight after all the more enjoyable. Thank you to everyone who volunteered and contributed to a great day.

I really loved the course this year, it was great to go over to Coldean again, but I could have done without that grassy drag just after the start! I managed 8 laps, which was good enough for 8th in the Solo Vets. The plan and the pacing was for 9, but the lights went out at the end of lap 6 and I had to grind out the last 2!

I'd echo what everyone else has said about the organisation and marshalls. They, along with a great course, make the event what it is. Fantastic. This is always first on the race calendar every year.

Anyone got footage of the lap ? Would love to see the full course. Cheers

some reasonable footage of the course on here (first 3 minutes are elsewhere).

I enjoyed it so much I rode everything from the top of Badgers to the finish on my way to work this morning!

I rode all the bits except badgers and coldean this evening (plus a few other bits).
I can't get enough of Stanmer when it's like this. Roll on Thursday.

Cheers wwaswas. Looking for that section with a couple of logs in. Can't work out where that was.....
Any more footage guys ??

Cheers wwaswas. Looking for that section with a couple of logs in. Can't work out where that was.....
Any more footage guys ??

Do you mean the off camber downhill with a couple of little log drops? If so, that's the bottom half of Wind In The Willows on Strava, taking you down to the back of Stanmer House before the Badgers climb. Or the flat rooty bit with two larger logs you can ride as very short tabletops is Root Canal on Strava, before the larger doubles and then the final descent.

Actually both, many thanks 'guru' , will check on strava now. Hope to track them down later today. Fingers crossed

I enjoyed it so much I rode everything from the top of Badgers to the finish on my way to work this morning!

That's Robert Lindsey isn't it? Playing ukulele on a bike....

Ukulele and single speeders - can lump them in the same bracket - weirdos! 😉

Especially if half the songs are french. Got to be a bit 'special' eh?

GavinT - sent you an FB direct message re: Stanmer meetup. Not a big FB user but hopefully I did it right!