HONC

[Dave5N]

Anyone else fancy it?

It was bloody hard last year but good fun. I'm looking for some very slow people that I can lag behind...

 

[palinurus]

I've only just heard of it, thanks. Looks interesting.

 

[Young Un]

You doing the 50k or 100k route dave. I am quite interested in this.

Steve

 

[dan_bo]

hmmmmm fancy a do of that!

 

[Dave5N]

Last year we did the 100K route out and the 50K back, making it around 75K. This is just about the right distance for me.

Ask at Redditch R & P, I passed there were a few of your lot there last year.

 

[palinurus]

I've had a look at the site now.. thanks again for that, I do want something different to do next year and I'd like an excuse to ride the cross bike after mid-February.

 

[jpembroke]

I really should do the HONC as it's on my doorstep.

From others I know who've done it, including a past winner, doing it on 'cross bike is quite painful apparently.

 

[Dave5N]

I did it on the 'crosser last year. Not ashamed to say I got off and legged it on the final descent. COuldn't see, I was getting bounced about so much.

 

[Dave5N]

Bump. Because entries need to be in 1st Jan I think.

 

[RedBike]

The routes will be handed out in the form of written instructions, on a printed map

Well thats me out then. I always manage to take a wrong turn even when there's great big signs pointing the way. I will never manage to follow a map!

 

[Dave5N]

I always very careful to make sure there are plenty of people in front of me to research the way so I can just (about) follow them.

 

[roadiewill]

My mate did it this year and said it was really good

 

[upsidedown]

A lot of people on crossers looked like they were struggling in this year's mudbath. Hope it's a bit drier this year.

 

[Dave5N]

It was ok on the 'cross bike last year, and the road bit was ace!

The final descent was too much - couldn't see for the jarring. Otherwise a 'cross bike is fine.

 

[yogi]

I did it in 2007, the 'heatwave HONC', on a crosser and the bits around rock hard ploughed fields were purgatory...and I come from a pre-suspension MTB era! Plan on doing it again in 2009, I missed the deadline in 2008 with new-fangled internet entry.