2021 Trans Tasmania Enduro
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Boom King
downloaded a pic of moorey's bruised arse
Yeah, did the all inclusive package. If I was to nitpick, there should have been more snack food available for after dinner and more water on a few occasions but otherwise all good. I would definitely recommend a full face but quite a few were in open face helmets.So for those that entered did you did the all inclusive food and accomodation package? Enough food water etc.
Full face helmet recommended?
Looks like a heap of fun. Will add to the wish list!
moorey
call me Mia
Rookie error. I always took a few snacks with me.
Does Avocado mousse travel well?
On a serious note I would pack extra too, it’s the water that would be tricky as I consume a lot When riding.
Jpez
Down on the left!
Natural selection all day long. For the entire night after all I heard around the various convos were “natural selection” over and over. TBH I was just going we’re I was pointed. Didn’t take a lot of notice of trail names as I rode them. It was just either stage 1, stage 2 etc.
but even the little fun bermy trail full of jumps back into town that looked like it took a little inspiration from Shredd Kelly was a whole lot of fun!
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Stredda
Runs naked through virgin scrub
I still have to do Natural Selection. Might have to organise a boys trip down to take it on and pack all my padded gear lol
B Rabbit
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Jpez
Down on the left!
Yeah but he still went past the timer though! Well completely took it out actually.
Came 4th overall or something I believe. could be wrong there.
He hit the deck when I was waiting up top. Made things a bit nervy listening to the medics on the radio right before my run.
Stredda
Runs naked through virgin scrub
PJO
in me vL comy
Think we can call that the flying trout!
Stredda
Runs naked through virgin scrub
Yep, it's like forgetting to slap that dodgy load while saying "that's not going anywhere"
ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
I'm am literally dumbfounded at all the Queenstown love.
My whole review on QT could be summed up as... It had an awesome view
moorey
call me Mia
I guess it’s more of a ‘riders’ place.
Jpez
Down on the left!
So my last day of the race was interesting. After the previous days , a 6.5 hour bus trip the day before, not enough food during the bus trip then onto a shuttle within 30 min of arriving, then riding the Gnarliest trails Derby has to offer I was shagged.
First stage I stacked. Hard. Pedal strike sent me over the bars. Ironic as it was the mellowest flowy trail of the week but a lazy pedal and rock got me. Anyway back on the bike and still PR’d the trail according to strava.
stage two. 100 meters in I take a drop and bang. No rear brake. I knew my pads were gone and could hear the pistons contacting the rotor but red mist wouldn’t let me stop. I finished the trail on the front brakes only which I certainly would not advise. Looking at it I can see the pad retaining bolt is gone. And pads.
My zip ties were too big to fit through the hole so decided to use the bolt from the front in the rear and finish on rear brakes only. Then a fellow came past that had baby zip ties so I was suddenly back in action. So get to stage 3 and take off and 10meters in bang. Same deal!!
so I hop and run and ride down the trail really trying not to get in the way of the next 5 riders that passed me including @Boom King that was wearing a serious raceface after bunnyhopping a black snake! That was my stage done and put me almost at the back of the pack for the standings that day.
Get to the bottom and have a closer look.
now this is where I should probably be in the FW thread.
I had 200 rotors in before I left but decided to run some 203 ice techs instead. Can you see where this is heading?
I didn’t have proper adapters so lifted it up with washers. Thought it was enough and for 4 days of racing it was.
Well today it wasn’t and for whatever reason maybe the crash in stage one moved something around I dunno I could see that the passage of the rotor was passing straight through where the bolt used to live.
NFI what’s going on. So I chuck some dome head washers under which lifts it up so I now have 3/4 pad contactip ties in the front and rear and I’m about to hit Trouty. The final stage of the days. Steep, fast, technical and is due a LOT of respect. I decide to just send it snd through caution to the wind. Which was probably foolish after that dude separated is leg joint from his body a few minutes previous.
Anyway I made it to the bottom in one piece and head to the gathering spot and proceed to drink beer and high five every one I could find!
In fact I think I’m done with the user name Jpez. It’s lame! I think ‘Ziptie’ is much more fitting !!! @Tubbsy can you change my username please?? If not at least I know what my plate name will be next year.
my biggest take away from this is to carry zip ties of EVERY size!
Kudos to @Boom King for finishing the race after offering his bibbed front side to the abrasive rocks of Derby.
@rstim and @kten it was great to meet you guys and shoot the shit. And drool over that stunning Stanton. I may or may not have stroked it in a creepy manner when your back was turned.
What an event. Still buzzing. Completely and utterly shagged and sore as hell from 2 stacks but still can’t wipe the grin off. There was almost not a person standing at the end that didn’t have have cuts, abrasions, bruises and broken bikes at the end of it but smiles all round.
@DMan full respect to your wife for giving up a whole week as a volunteer and of course all the rest of the amazing volunteers. I’d say I had some of the best times I’ve ever had on a bike on the trip. The fact it was a race was irrelevant. It was being part of something like it, meeting so many likeminded people that love a chat, to encourage, help out and share the good times.
It will take me a while to come down from this one. My mind has already turned to next years.
First stage I stacked. Hard. Pedal strike sent me over the bars. Ironic as it was the mellowest flowy trail of the week but a lazy pedal and rock got me. Anyway back on the bike and still PR’d the trail according to strava.
stage two. 100 meters in I take a drop and bang. No rear brake. I knew my pads were gone and could hear the pistons contacting the rotor but red mist wouldn’t let me stop. I finished the trail on the front brakes only which I certainly would not advise. Looking at it I can see the pad retaining bolt is gone. And pads.
My zip ties were too big to fit through the hole so decided to use the bolt from the front in the rear and finish on rear brakes only. Then a fellow came past that had baby zip ties so I was suddenly back in action. So get to stage 3 and take off and 10meters in bang. Same deal!!
so I hop and run and ride down the trail really trying not to get in the way of the next 5 riders that passed me including @Boom King that was wearing a serious raceface after bunnyhopping a black snake! That was my stage done and put me almost at the back of the pack for the standings that day.
Get to the bottom and have a closer look.
now this is where I should probably be in the FW thread.
I had 200 rotors in before I left but decided to run some 203 ice techs instead. Can you see where this is heading?
I didn’t have proper adapters so lifted it up with washers. Thought it was enough and for 4 days of racing it was.
Well today it wasn’t and for whatever reason maybe the crash in stage one moved something around I dunno I could see that the passage of the rotor was passing straight through where the bolt used to live.
NFI what’s going on. So I chuck some dome head washers under which lifts it up so I now have 3/4 pad contactip ties in the front and rear and I’m about to hit Trouty. The final stage of the days. Steep, fast, technical and is due a LOT of respect. I decide to just send it snd through caution to the wind. Which was probably foolish after that dude separated is leg joint from his body a few minutes previous.
Anyway I made it to the bottom in one piece and head to the gathering spot and proceed to drink beer and high five every one I could find!
In fact I think I’m done with the user name Jpez. It’s lame! I think ‘Ziptie’ is much more fitting !!!
@Tubbsy can you change my username please?? If not at least I know what my plate name will be next year. my biggest take away from this is to carry zip ties of EVERY size!
Kudos to @Boom King for finishing the race after offering his bibbed front side to the abrasive rocks of Derby.
@rstim and @kten it was great to meet you guys and shoot the shit. And drool over that stunning Stanton. I may or may not have stroked it in a creepy manner when your back was turned.
What an event. Still buzzing. Completely and utterly shagged and sore as hell from 2 stacks but still can’t wipe the grin off. There was almost not a person standing at the end that didn’t have have cuts, abrasions, bruises and broken bikes at the end of it but smiles all round.
@DMan full respect to your wife for giving up a whole week as a volunteer and of course all the rest of the amazing volunteers. I’d say I had some of the best times I’ve ever had on a bike on the trip. The fact it was a race was irrelevant. It was being part of something like it, meeting so many likeminded people that love a chat, to encourage, help out and share the good times.
It will take me a while to come down from this one. My mind has already turned to next years.
moorey
call me Mia
I guess that explains the new sig?So my last day of the race was interesting. After the previous days , a 6.5 hour bus trip the day before, not enough food during the bus trip then onto a shuttle within 30 min of arriving, then riding the Gnarliest trails Derby has to offer I was shagged.
First stage I stacked. Hard. Pedal strike sent me over the bars. Ironic as it was the mellowest flowy trail of the week but a lazy pedal and rock got me. Anyway back on the bike and still PR’d the trail according to strava.
stage two. 100 meters in I take a drop and bang. No rear brake. I knew my pads were gone and could hear the pistons contacting the rotor but red mist wouldn’t let me stop. I finished the trail on the front brakes only which I certainly would not advise. Looking at it I can see the pad retaining bolt is gone. And pads.
My zip ties were too big to fit through the hole so decided to use the bolt from the front in the rear and finish on rear brakes only. Then a fellow came past that had baby zip ties so I was suddenly back in action. So get to stage 3 and take off and 10meters in bang. Same deal!!
so I hop and run and ride down the trail really trying not to get in the way of the next 5 riders that passed me including @Boom King that was wearing a serious raceface after bunnyhopping a black snake! That was my stage done and put me almost at the back of the pack for the standings that day.
Get to the bottom and have a closer look.
now this is where I should probably be in the FW thread.
I had 200 rotors in before I left but decided to run some 203 ice techs instead. Can you see where this is heading?
I didn’t have proper adapters so lifted it up with washers. Thought it was enough and for 4 days of racing it was.
Well today it wasn’t and for whatever reason maybe the crash in stage one moved something around I dunno I could see that the passage of the rotor was passing straight through where the bolt used to live.
NFI what’s going on. So I chuck some dome head washers under which lifts it up so I now have 3/4 pad contactip ties in the front and rear and I’m about to hit Trouty. The final stage of the days. Steep, fast, technical and is due a LOT of respect. I decide to just send it snd through caution to the wind. Which was probably foolish after that dude separated is leg joint from his body a few minutes previous.
Anyway I made it to the bottom in one piece and head to the gathering spot and proceed to drink beer and high five every one I could find!
In fact I think I’m done with the user name Jpez. It’s lame! I think ‘Ziptie’ is much more fitting !!!
my biggest take away from this is to carry zip ties of EVERY size!
Kudos to @Boom King for finishing the race after offering his bibbed front side to the abrasive rocks of Derby.
@rstim and @kten it was great to meet you guys and shoot the shit. And drool over that stunning Stanton. I may or may not have stroked it in a creepy manner when your back was turned.
What an event. Still buzzing. Completely and utterly shagged and sore as hell from 2 stacks but still can’t wipe the grin off. There was almost not a person standing at the end that didn’t have have cuts, abrasions, bruises and broken bikes at the end of it but smiles all round.
@DMan full respect to your wife for giving up a whole week as a volunteer and of course all the rest of the amazing volunteers. I’d say I had some of the best times I’ve ever had on a bike on the trip. The fact it was a race was irrelevant. It was being part of something like it, meeting so many likeminded people that love a chat, to encourage, help out and share the good times.
It will take me a while to come down from this one. My mind has already turned to next years.