Strathpuffer

[Stig-OT-Dump]

Has anyone done the Strathpuffer? If so, can you let me know how technical the course is? Much appreciated,
Stig-O

 

[Kirstie]

<tumbleweed>....

Not if you paid me and also not unless you provided me with a massive winnebago with all the trimmings!

 

[rusty bearing]

Not done the race but I have ridden the circuit and its not to technical, about the same level as Gisburns red route I reckon.

 

[GilesM]

<tumbleweed>....

Not if you paid me and also not unless you provided me with a massive winnebago with all the trimmings!

Couldn't agree more, I was asked to ride in a team of 4 a couple of years ago, fortuntely sanity prevailed. From the few people I know who have ridden it, the big motorhome/caravan and frame tent/tents for the bikes is a must, as is a mechanic who hates sleep. The enviroment is hard on the body and also very hard on the bike, one essential is to take studded ice tyres, the last two years there has been alot of ice, if it's not ice, it will be mud, so you really need a selection of tyres.
It's January, in the north of Scotland day and night, not that there is much day, why?

Forgot to write, the course is not really technical, sort of redish is how it's been described to me.

 

[Stig-OT-Dump]

It's January, in the north of Scotland day and night, not that there is much day, why?

Well, by rights I'll only have to ride for 6 of the 24 hours, plus I'll get a free T-shirt, and I was planning on being in Scotland for January anyway, and a mate entered me.


(for the event, not intimately, if you see what I mean)

 

[ACS]

This may be worth a read

https://www.cyclechat.net/

 

[Herbie]

i know a guy who has done it and going by what he told me its in my top 1 of events not to do

 

[snorri]

sort of redish is how it's been described to me.

and that's not the soil colour, that's the blood on the snow.

 

[Renard]

Take lots of spare brake pads.

 

[Stig-OT-Dump]

...the big motorhome/caravan and frame tent/tents for the bikes is a must, as is a mechanic who hates sleep. The enviroment is hard on the body and also very hard on the bike, one essential is to take studded ice tyres....

We had a tent. Saw motorhomes, caravans, mechanics and studded ice tyres, but not in our team. Didn't see the inside of my eyelids.

It was icy, wet and a little bit brutal. Luckily I only fell (three times) on my first lap, and only one of them was into a gorse bush.

An excellent event, and one I'd thoroughly recommend. I'd also recommend a bit more training than I managed to fit in, and studded ice tyres (and a big motorhome / caravan etc).

 

[Noodley]

Well done! The guys from my club who have ridden it many times said that this year was the toughest they have ever done.

 

[Stig-OT-Dump]

Someone has posted a decent video of a lap and a bit on youtube

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEeNc3Wjiso


He does make it look a bit easy mind.

 

[Stig-OT-Dump]

It's featuring on the Adventure Show tomorrow, just in case anyone is interested.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00fdg4j

 

[Kirstie]

Yes it looks as horrific as i imagined it to be. *definitely* not for me...

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I don't know, it looks quite fun. The first part was a bit like my winter commute...