Builth Merida 5 & 6 July

Anyone fancy it?

of course, are you doing the 75k Andy as a warm up for the Brecon Beast?

Has anyone got/taking the Friday off work?

Im off work on the friday thinking about traveling over and riding on the Friday taking advantage of the camping

No day off for me Daz I may drove down on the Friday night though-fancy a rip around the Gap as a warm up? This maybe a good warm up for the Beast sounds omminous though!

After our first Merida in Ruthin we are hooked. Danny and I are up for Builth but probably just the mini 25k.

I'm intereasted in this, sounds like a good weekend! Never been to a mountain biking event before. Anyone offering a lift or intereasted in car sharing?

Ermm
What is this and what does it involve?
May be interested and able to come but I may be a bit green for it
Any one want to explain in language that I will understand?
I only learnt what a hard tail was last weekend so go easy on me!

pinky wrote:Ermm
What is this and what does it involve?
May be interested and able to come but I may be a bit green for it
Any one want to explain in language that I will understand?
I only learnt what a hard tail was last weekend so go easy on me!

Basically its a huge event organised to get like minded Mountain Bikers together for a mass ride. Not classed as a race, but 50% of the people who do it treat it as one. There is usually around 2 - 3k riders.

Basically there are 4 different distances you can choose from. 25k, 50k, 75k and 100k.

Generally they are a good laugh, but its something you would enjoy more if you rode it with someone who is of a simialr pace, otherwise you end up riding it on your own, chatting with randoms along the way. If you are struggling, theres nothing worse than struggling on your own with no-one to winge and moan at !!!

Have a go, they are good fun.

Nath

Check out www.mtb-marathon.co.uk for more info and entry

Kickstand Mike or Laura tend to do the shorter events , so you could do the 25k event with them

Hello Pinky

We haven't met yet but by the name I hope you aren't going to be too much competition when it comes to pink!

Danny and I are doing the Merida in Builth and are doing the mini 25K if you want to join us. We do it for fun not for speed and did our first Merida in Ruthin at the end of May this year. We are now hooked!

Thanks every one,
Tried to get on web-site but cannot access it for some reason (I have love hate relationship with my computer)

Caroline,
Thank you for the offer, sounds like fun, and I am really gonna try to come as I don't have my kids over night on the Saturday.
Are you out on Sunday? I'll try and catch up with you then if you are- I'll explain in a bit more detail.
Oh, and my bike stuff isn't pink, although I was dared by one of my friends to jazz my bike up with kids girly pink stuff when I first went out for a ride with cyclone but I bottled it! I'll explain 'Pinky' when I see you. But I might just change Pinky to disaster zone - as I have just over ran the bath, fused all the lights as well as broken my washing machine - in the time it has taken to write this

I'm considering doing the black stuff on Saturday but have to be home Sunday for a Birthday and Jazz extravaganza.....NICE!

Hi Pinky

That's a relief about the pink stuff!

I shall be up the woods on Sunday so look forward to meeting you then.

Hi all,

Thinking of doing this one, anybody camping down there saturday night!
If so whereabouts?


Paul.

There is camping at the event site on the farm I'll be travelling down on Saturday afternoon whoever gets there first could try and save a space but good luck with that!!!