Everesting Ticknock - July 2017

Alek

One evening a few years ago I got about 400 midge bites at Ticknock in only a couple of hours.

Whoa. Were you walking or cycling?

Lumen

Alek wrote: »

Whoa. Were you walking or cycling?

Walking and running mostly, I think, it was a kids MTB spin. Maybe you're too fast for them.

Alek

I read somewhere that 5-6 kph is enough to escape midges. I should be a tad faster

robyntmorton

Just in case:

WANTED: Two volunteers to sacrifice themselves to the midges, so that our intrepid hero may escape unscathed. Must taste great to midges. Experience preferred but not required.

iwillhtfu

Best of luck Alek.

I'll be along late afternoon to point and laugh give some encouragement.

I'd offer to take a spin up with you but having loked at the gradients on the segment I'd be afraid you might drop me on you 30th rep :P

I'll bring the MTB for a spin on the trails so will probably drop in and out. If there's anything you realise you need or forgot during the day shout and I'll help out if I can.

Alek

robyntmorton - hahaha

iwillhtfu - at this stage I wish I could take a hardtail and watch someone else doing it... But we can take turns, noone needs to know... :P

RobertFoster

robyntmorton wrote: »

Just in case:

WANTED: Two volunteers to sacrifice themselves to the midges, so that our intrepid hero may escape unscathed. Must taste great to midges. Experience preferred but not required.

They seem to like the taste of Lumen (400 bites :eek:), two volunteers mightn't be needed.

Lusk_Doyle

Ticknock - does one ride this on road bike or is one better advised on a cx or other due to surface?

buffalo

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Ticknock - does one ride this on road bike or is one better advised on a cx or other due to surface?

It's tarmac all the way up, though there are plenty of MTB trails as well.

The tax man

I was eaten alive a few weeks ago by the midges up there. As long as you keep moving you'll be fine.
As for the carpet of needles, I always wondered would they cause you any issues, especially when you get tired. I'd give you a hand sweeping if you did want to clear a path. Hope to join you for a few reps on Friday.

Lusk_Doyle

What time do these midges get up at? They'd probably have a lie on in the bed after a late Thursday night, right?

Alek

If you're serious re: helping sweeping, I'll give you a shout on Thursday when I'll be heading there. What time suits you?

Alek

The final gear setup... jaysus, I hope it holds

irishrover99

Alek wrote: »

If you're serious re: helping sweeping, I'll give you a shout on Thursday when I'll be heading there. What time suits you?

Thursday @10.30am suits me, will you be supplying the brushes or do I need to tape one to my bike😀

Alek

Cool man! I'll be taping one to mine, if I find two I'll give you a shout We'll look like congregation of bike witches going there haha

godtabh

Alek wrote: »

The final gear setup... jaysus, I hope it holds

is that a hack or bodge?

Lusk_Doyle

Alek wrote: »

Cool man! I'll be taping one to mine, if I find two I'll give you a shout We'll look like congregation of bike witches going there haha

It's a coven of witches. Everesting or not, get it right.

The tax man

Alek wrote: »

If you're serious re: helping sweeping, I'll give you a shout on Thursday when I'll be heading there. What time suits you?

I'm working Thursday but if you were up there early I could head up before work. Otherwise I could get up there after work.

Eamonnator

Best of luck Alex.

I hope that there will be regular updates, posted here, on the day.
Please.

Alek

is that a hack or bodge?

Both!

I'm working Thursday but if you were up there early I could head up before work.

I think that 10.30 suggested by irishrover will be just perfect for me, I need to sleep well for a few days before and later on the day I'll rather be preparing other things, food etc.. But thanks anyway!!

Alek

I hope that there will be regular updates, posted here, on the day.

No matter how hard I tried, I was never the best one man band around. Can't really climb and type!

Lusk_Doyle

Would you not just order a pizza to be delivered to the top of the hill!

Alek

Have you just volunteered?

wanderer 22

Will definitely join you for a few reps after work , hopefully we get a good crew together for you to draft :cool:

Eamonnator

godtabh wrote: »

is that a hack or bodge?

It's a Ghetto fix.

Eamonnator

Alek wrote: »

No matter how hard I tried, I was never the best one man band around. Can't really climb and type!

I was hoping that some of your supporters might do the typing.

robyntmorton

Ah here, does Alek want one of his supporters to cycle it for him too (don't answer that )

CramCycle

We need hashtags I think, only logical way to do this.

Answers on a postcard

Plastik

#4108848

Wishbone Ash

Alek - Garmin and Gomadic charger handed over to crosstownk this morning.

(I also included a top tube bag in case you need to put the charger in it while charging on the go).