[Closed] Taking a chance - Any questions about the Big Bike Bash?

Can you guarantee that my wife will not have the baby that weekend?

Conceive or Give Birth to?

Hopefully BBB is chucking STW some beer tokens for these threads.....

What is this 'Big Bike Bush' that I may (or may not) have a question about?

Jamie - if you are the bloke I drunked with at MM then you know there are a wad of beer tokens for the STW mob. If you are the only one who makes it then it is your duty to drink the lot!

don't worry, i got the nice email from the mods this mornign and promise to behave (a bit)

Jamie - if you are the bloke I drunked with at MM then you know there are a wad of beer tokens for the STW mob. If you are the only one who makes it then it is your duty to drink the lot!

I am not that Jamie, but good to know you're recognising their generosity 😉

KevJ - Google it you lazy frekker.

It is the best Bike festival combined with Music Festival combined with Beer Festival in the UK.

More fun that fun stuff with beer and a lake jump. Big Maggy the Pro racer is coming so if you reckon you can ride take him on. He is used to winning road races, trivial stuff ( http://www.bigmaggys.com/) so you probably have an advantage. 😉

jamie - now we know each other it would be rude not to attend.

how hilly is the race course..............cos i can't tackle hills with my bad ticker, but i still want to [s]race[/s] ride.

Ton, not too hilly mate, gentle stuff mostly and some nice singletrack. OK for plodders like me! 😉

Ton - we have the short course which is flat but between trees. about 3 - 5 minute lap.

Failing that we have the toddlers challenge which is on flat grass with under 5's on push along bikes. 😉

i better get me leg's shaved then........... 😀

We have full shaving facilities.

if you go for a full Brazilian i will sort you out some beer tokens*!

*Other people may need alcohol just to comprehend the event.

can we change the date - i have a wedding to go to 🙁

Will there be the malt loaf contest and the 'inappropropriate bike' race again? I can't decide which of those two was my raddest moment last year.

Also, night races? Pleeeeeeease?

Whats the long range weather forecast ? My £26 6 man tent off Ebay struggled a little last year, we didnt even have to leave the tent to have a shower !! Kids still really looking forward to it and cant wait, wif enot quite as enthusiastic though but I have promised sun without fail 😕

julian - Sorren marketing woman has changed so I am buying a couple of crates of malt loaf to make sure it happens.

Night race might have a brave new sponsor with some craking prizes. Or even possiby 2 different night races.

To many sponsors and prizes to give away!

Rich - 1st year we had wall to wall sunshine and people complained about sun burn. Last year we had wall to wall rain and people complained.

This year we are going for a mix of the two but with the focus on not raining.

1st year we had wall to wall sunshine and people complained about sun burn. Last year we had wall to wall rain and people complained.

This year we are going for a mix of the two but with the focus on not raining.

Cheers, I'l let her know

ps its 11pm !!

I came back down after doping her up but thanks for the reminder. She is okay but a bit spaced out.

I frikin hate this being sat alone at night.

I guess 20 years of being happily in love freks your brain or something. TV is crud when watching on your own. Even Duval aint workin

Any info on the beer/bands menu yet ?

I'm thinking 29er not so good for the bike limbo 🙄

thinking of going to the bbb with kids, wife dog etc. But seeing this post says no dogs on the site then maybe not. What is this site 1/2 mile away?

Holmsley Caravan Park and Campsite
Forest Road
Thorney Hill
Bransgore
Christchurch
Dorset
England
BH23 7EQ

T: 01425 674502
Grid Ref: OS195 215 991

I have a question. How do I convince my wife who's not interested in the bikes and hates camping that it would be a good idea to bring our 14 month old and 2.5yr old along?

Will the TORQ bus be there selling their wares?

kery - Quote from the News page on the website : [i]Don’t like bikes. Don’t like bikers. He forced me to come and never had a better time. Just sort out the weather.[/i]

I guess she was of a similar view to your wife. If you google for the event there are a few threads around with people who came with kids and loved it. The Heart Radio website has some good pictures of what fun it is with events for both of your kids to take part in.

Remind her that with you competing, her spectating and the two kids you will get 2-3 day holiday for £50.02p. The whole event started because my wife hates bike events because she is bored and left holding everything. The BBB is the antidote to that.

Lots of stuff for non-bikers too. If camping is a major issue there may still be rooms in the big house available. You will need to contact Avon Tyrrell directly for those. they are cheap and think Youth hostel not hotel. But they are clean and indoors.

Pete - Torq are there. From the sponsors page :

TORQ have decided to support BBB for a second year because quite frankly we think the whole event is a great idea. Where else do you get to invent and sponsor your own race format? The idea behind the TORQ Extreme XC Spectacular is that the race is relatively short in XC terms (only 30 minutes), but it's much longer than your standard short-track event. By keeping the racing loop short and tight, looping back into the arena regularly per lap, this will make the event exciting for both rider and spectator. How many times have you ridden out of the arena, had a fab lap, but never been properly heckled and cheered by the crowd, even if you've been having a real tear-up with another competitor for the entire lap? Now's your chance to revel in the spotlight and for the spectators to be properly engaged in your race. We might even put the odd 'interesting' obstacle on course to stimulate a bit of 'Oooooooh' and 'Ahhhhhhhh'.

So down to the nitty gritty.

Has the real ale list been finalised?

where is it?

looking at the list of sponsors for this years BBB, i'd say the beer list has been decided.
What it is I wouldn't know.

It's held [url= http://www.avontyrrell.org.uk/page/Welcome.jsf ]here[/url]

Is there a sacrificial communal lake jump bike or do you have to bring your own?*

* this is not to be taken as a statement of intent 🙂

we provide a bike for the lake jump if you dont want to use your own

Plenty of options when it comes to bike choice...

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Even invisible ones...

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Nice tagging up there^^. 😕 (miserable and presumably chicken poster hasn't replied in that spirit to the actual thead).

Am I the only one with a sooper dooper internet browser that allows me to choose [i]not[/i] to open a thread on a topic I am fed up with?

Beer list :
2x9 from Irving & Co Portsmouth
2x9 from Cheriton Brewhouse
2x9 from FFF , Alton
2x9 from Isle of Purbeck
4 x 9 From IVB ( 2 Gold , 2 a n other )

Didn't see the tagging but looks like some one deleted it 😉

2x9 ? gears? pints? gallons?

Firkins I think. Ask 'Rob the Beer' as he is sorting it.

Q) Can I bring my dog?
A) Not to the Avon Tyrrell site. There is a camp site about 1/2 a mile away that allows dogs though

🙁

A firkin is 72 pints

Andy if you can get a dog sitter we have a spare berth in our chalet

the beer list looks ace, as does the lake jump.

i may be tempted to partake in both........ 8)

Good move doubling up on the Pure gold.

yeah, especially if Ton does come 😉

I'm interested. I'll see if I can get the good lady's approval.
It looks a long way from Wakefield, though.

brokensoul - people have traveled further and said it is worth it. If you want to stay longer you can stay at the camp site, you just book iut with Avon Tyrrell. I know a few families make it a weeks holiday either starting or ending with the Big Bike Bash. Gives you a cheap holiday which I am sure the good lady will love!

I'll see if I can get 2 nightshifts off.
If I can, I'm in.

What's the difference between a Pump track and a Gravity track then ?

Sensible (boring 😳 ) question, there be a 'quiet' campsite/area for those of us with young children?

Would be great if I could bring the family.

and what time does it all kick off/earliest we can setup camp on friday?

Pump track goes around in circles on the flat. A Gravity track is like a down hill BMX track.

LoCo - the main campsite is reasonably quiet in the evening as the noisy folk tend to be in the beer tent and listening to the live music until late / early and then settle down quickly. We encourage the ones who are likely to be noisy to camp down in the arena.

You can turn up from about 3pm Friday. Turn up, put up your tent and then head down to the beer/admin tent to get your wrist bands etc.

Ok thanks, shall have a chat which Mrs L tonight. 😀

Google it. There are various threads on here with view from parents. I remember one from a lady with an autistic son who said it was the most relaxed and enjoyable event they had been to.

loads of stuff for non-riders too

I am so flipping gutted I'm missing this... 😕

Don't worry - there is a firkin of Bullheart Ale so you will be there in spirit! 50p from every pint gets donated to your Team Bullheart just giving page.

So drinking beer and raising money for a good cause at the same time, great combo

Is the cake stall there again this year ?

muke - I will ask Mrs Treviss if she will be there or if she will bring a cake just for you. what type?

I must say the cakes were top notch last year, well all the ones I tried were and I had a fair few 😆

Yeah Luke - She was worried that if she came back this year you would eat her tooo! Only joking. I will as Matt if his Mum is coming along

BBB. Will we be able to camp on Sunday night too?

No need for special service for me, as Luke said last years cakeage was very good. Coffee/walnut and Lemon drizz were the business.

UPDATE: timetable of events uploaded on BBB website

[url= http://www.bigbikebash.co.uk ]www.bigbikebash.co.uk[/url]

That's good.

Can we get the site plan up there too once we have made it up please Jimmers?

In fact, we should the welcome packs ready by Friday with various other bits in them like camping instructions. I will try to get these to you in a batch on Friday and perhaps you could get them all up loaded in one go.

Provisional band listing from Avon Tyrrell.....

Red India - local lads from brockenhurst/bransgore, indie stuff with punk/joy divison type sound
Jo Oldfield - folky soloist
Foul Geese - middle aged blokes from Deptford, weird electronica with a great stage presence
Bakstreets - 2 brothers but not sure what they are like
Black Circles band - all in black and sounded like the Queens of the Stone age.

Broken soul the answer is yes but you will need to pay and book with Avon Tyrell

brokensoul - you can stay for the following week if you like. It is a proper permanent camp site with proper brick built showers and toilets and hot running water all weekend. Extra nights can be booked direct with Avon Tyrrell at extremely reasonable rates.

There is often cheap beer on Sunday afternoons too!

Great stuff, thanks.
It's the cheap beer and lake jump I'm coming down for.

What's the best town or postcode to use for checking the weather forecast?

Bransgore village I would say or Avon Tyrrell postcode is BH23 8EE

No fypast of the Vulcan this year,its been grounded by a leaking fuel tank 🙁

Maybe a few of these about though...

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