Likewise. :gsmile:

Yes please Jase/Rich.

Will just be coming over for the Saturday ride.

1. Jasext
2. richardsracingmad
3. dawesdave (arrive Fri late)
4. Tony66x (arrive Sat a.m.)
5. tomsdad (arrive Sat a.m)

It will be a pleasure to have your company, tomsdad!

No....the pleasure is all mine.:eusa_dance:

I would love to come on this ride, would I be ok in my road biased gear (e.g. not MX boots etc)?

Thanks

Harry

Thunder in the Valleys, April 2nd/3rd - Novices very Welcome
 

1. Jasext
2. richardsracingmad
3. dawesdave (arrive Fri late)
4. Tony66x (arrive Sat a.m.)
5. tomsdad (arrive Sat a.m)
6. Rooster

I hope so as I dont have MX gear either.

I have just spoken to Jase, and really you do need proper supportive boots and protective and suitable clothing for where we are going..it is going to be a lot tougher terrain than Lakelands, but all "doable" for a novice. But a tough Novice event.

At the end of the day, we don't want any injuries, and this can be easily sorted by getting the appropriate clothing. And supportive boots are a must for this ride.

Another very important factor is going to be the weather. If it is dry for a few days beforehand, the Tourance type of tyres will do-just . If not, and the ground is wet/waterlogged, Jase says we can skirt around the really bad bits, but it will still be hard going on Tourance type tyres in some areas.

I have just spoken to Rooster (my HUMM 2011 teammate) and he has now opted out of this rideout, due to the "more challenging" terrain for the tyres he has.

So, much as we aim this rideout at Novice riders, I now have to say that you really ideally need TKC80/MT21 type tyres . And I know that many will not be able to run these type of tyres, if you are of the "Supermoto" XTX style. I'm sorry if I have let anyone down.

I am opening-up this rideout to all XT660.com members who would like to come, but Novices are preferred, as "us novices" don't get many opportunities at these type of rideouts.

Just like to add ,i have done this route on my Tenere with a bad leg .You will have a great day out and something to look back on as i will have a video and camera with me as always .The weather does cause a factor down here as some of the lanes get quite wet and slippery and it would become very dangerous to the guys on road based tyres .

So come on guys get your names down for a geat weekend with beautifull views and good company ,what more could you ask oh and it's free ,some guides around here charge �180 for up to 8 people and they're fully booked

Jase ....maybe we have to change the title "Novice Rideout" to "Novices very Welcome" ....but I can't.

So, I think for now, we should see if we get anymore novices, and then maybe re-title it as just a normal rideout?

What do you think?