Read about Project Bike Hot Rod here. The clunker classic race is coming, but I won’t be back from Switzerland in time for it. I had been thinking that I might have to dredge something out of a canal to take down there, supermarker trolleys can be found in abundance but a bike might be a bit harder to find, but I’ve just checked the dates and its a no-go. Anyway here’s the info:
From: Charlie
Subject: Clunker classic update
Hi there clunkers.
Final preparations are being made for the second annual clunker classic (beer and a rotten old bike), and everything is looking cool.
We still have a bunch on world champs attending, we still have a kick arse 4 mile downhill course. I rode up it last weekend on a 32:16 proper mtb and it took almost an hour to get up it – and its looking meaner than ever, good levels of errosion over the winter. We have “atheletes” coming from Spain and the US of god damn A, and even Sussex., Who knows how many will race, but we have 40 something on the email list, and many of them represent whole bike gangs.
Steedwise: Man it’s all going on, we have drawn every cycling deviant out of the woodwork, you name it, its being raced: choppers, shoppers, postie, lowriders, bedsteds, BMX, tall bikes, longbikes, bedsteds, and a load of scrounged crap gaffer taped together.
The camping is NOT at springfields, as that campsite turned out to be a figment of my ale stained imagination, but at Sparkhayes campsite (turn right down a narrow lane before you get to the church – if approaching from the east).
Many folk will be arriving on Friday night, but the race proper starts at lunchtime (ish) at the Ship Inn, which is down the other end of the village. We’ll start gathering early and no doubt have lunch there, before setting off up the big hill (not racing), and then a picnic (bring a picnic), and then we race back to the pub for the prize giving.Its all in Porlork, and more info on the area can be found at www.porlock.co.uk
Remember guys, this is not a proper legit event, so look after yourself, wear a helmet and don’t die, There are no marshals, officials, paperwork, indemnities, insurance or medics. Just a bunch of folk on bikes.
E me with any issues or questions, or tent/lift share requests, I’m surfing for two weeks, but will get back to you soon.
All the best, and get rummaging in those skips.Spread the word
Charlie
CCII
Sat 12th July
Ship Inn
Porlock
Somerset
UK
Just back from tonight’s little sortie. It was too nice not to go out, so I hauled the mud covered FSR out, popped into work to scrounge some Cross Country lube and headed out of town. Good ride complete with step descents, steep climbs, a drop-in, two stream crossings, muddy bits, dry bits, sand, gravel, grass and a bit of street. The FSR is unfortunately poorly – the lower shock bushes have developed a lot of play. I also managed to bottom out the whole bike doing an 18″ drop-off to flat landing, so that’ll be a case for new heavier weight fork and shock springs then. I’ll be phoning Mr. Flooks tomorrow from the bike shop.
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