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Much to my amazement, having forgotten they'd gone on sale yesterday, I found entries to the ArdMoors still available. They usually sell out immediately so if anyone still fancying a crack, go get 'em....
Ah drat.
Sorry I mean, "oh thanks"
i know Ard Rock sells out in seconds. Was always under the impression that Moors was slightly less popular.
Regardless of this.... i have a ticket! whoop whoop.
Is it me, or is it much earlier in the year than usual? Or have i got that totally wrong?
Was quite keen until I read this:
covering around 2500 meters of combined climbing and descending for the full Enduro
What the **** does this even mean?
Morons
I got a ticket on impulse, was surprised there were tickets still available late on Sunday. Daft prices as usual, but thought I'd give it a go as I've not done it before. Cost of living biting people I'd say, maybe people are more picky about what they enter.
Cost of living biting people I’d say, maybe people are more picky about what they enter.
absolutely. I decided not to go abroad riding this year, so am doing a few more UK based events. Still not cheap, but a chunk less than going to europe. Even if i do have FOMO as my buddies still are 🙁
It's been moved forward this year,maybe hoping for better weather?
Physically the toughest one I've done but if its dry the stages are brilliant. There are a couple of character building hikeabikes.
My first thought was weather StuE
August can be blooming wet!
I would say the primary reason for it not selling out, is 'that' hike-a-bike about halfway round, climbing out of a valley bottom back to the road.
It is [b]brutal[/b]!
I thought I was fairly bike fit until I attempted this last year. The cramp kicked in after the big hike and I never recovered. Decided to retire after stage 4 🙁
oh cripes.... not looking forward to it quite so much now!
We talking proper bike on back hike-a-bike? Or just lots of pushing and walking?
That one transition has some properly steep bits that an eBike walk mode can't handle. It's also a lot of steps, so hike-a-bike is best. I had a hardtail and think that was the right choice!
v7fmp - there is one of each. That isn't a complaint from me, it was a cracking day out on and off the bike. The guy behind me was wearing some kind of carbon ankle brace and carrying an Eeb with double crowns so I couldn't really complain 🙂
I'm doing the Sprint with my lad (as he's not old enough for the full) it is only one stage less I'm hoping it's the one with the brutal climb!
I can't make it this year. Was hoping it would be in Sept but they've brought it forward meaning about 8 of us can't do it.
First did it in 2017 with all that rain, surprised we ever went back!
Ardrock is running a couple of weeks earlier than I would expect as well. Maybe it will be less wet!!
i guess the reason its not sold out is its only 9 weeks off and people will have other commitments,
tickets have previously been issued november/december time when you could buy the ticket and mark it in the diary.
i'm really wanting to ride it, dont think i'll get to practise if i do go up
ps it is a tough ride, both physcially and mentally, we were all knackered having put 3k metres in the legs earlier that week in spain
pps. for those who dont like hike a bike, after stage 3, ride back to base and then upto the final stage and take a right across the flat moorland to stage 4, imho their should be a stage/bleeper section on the hikeabike climb, avoid those cheating