Quite 'lumpy'.

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:09 pm

Obviously the BB200 always tends to include quite a bit of climbing but no matter what, it won't be as bad as this ... because this is the 2021 BB300.

Dyffers · Post by **Dyffers** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:14 pm

I'm really hoping I can revalidate my 200 black badge this year so I can sign up for some 300 madness in 2022.

To be fair I think the BB200 in 2015 had about 5500m of climbing, so it's commensurate with previous editions.

whitestone · Post by **whitestone** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:32 pm

Is the extra 2 metres of descent due to being lowered into your grave?

I clocked 5520m of ascent on last year's BB200, the 2018 edition had 4600m and the 2016 had 4720m.

thenorthwind · Post by **thenorthwind** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:34 pm

I like how you've saved the biggest climb for 3/4 of the way through

thenorthwind · Post by **thenorthwind** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:35 pm

whitestone wrote: ↑Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:32 pm Is the extra 2 metres of descent due to being lowered into your grave?

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:56 pm

Quite probably Bob

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:09 pm

Weird - OS mapping reckons it'll only take 16 hours to ride

mattpage · Post by **mattpage** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:10 pm

I can't wait...

lune ranger · Post by **lune ranger** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:18 pm

I’m not commenting ‘till the 200 is revealed

slarge · Post by **slarge** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:19 pm

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:09 pm Weird - OS mapping reckons it'll only take 16 hours to ride

I think your default settings need to change to “pushing bike” not pushbike

phy7tes · Post by **phy7tes** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:09 pm

Any good for gravel bikes?

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:12 pm

Any good for gravel bikes?

I'm sure there's some bits that'd be well suited but the BB200 / 300 is never a 'gravel' route.

fatbikephil · Post by **fatbikephil** » Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:04 pm

Pah! YD300 has 7500m of climbing!

slarge · Post by **slarge** » Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:24 pm

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:04 pm Pah! YD300 has 7500m of climbing!

Maybe Stu you could make it an Everest - 8700 or so - you know - just for a laugh like

fatbikephil · Post by **fatbikephil** » Tue Sep 21, 2021 8:04 pm

slarge wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:24 pm
fatbikephil wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:04 pm Pah! YD300 has 7500m of climbing!
Maybe Stu you could make it an Everest - 8700 or so - you know - just for a laugh like

I'm glad I'm only doing the 200

NewRetroTom · Post by **NewRetroTom** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:08 am

Looks reasonably bumpy, but not too bad. I did a 230km race in July with 10,600m of climbing.

Alpinum · Post by **Alpinum** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:07 am

I've tried to ride a self designed loop with ca. 400 km and 20000 m of climbing.
About 10 % of the time can be ridden seated, the rest is too steep and techy (up or down) to sit down.
Not sure I will ever make it round.

There's a strange sense of fun in that route

mattpage · Post by **mattpage** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 1:12 pm

NewRetroTom wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:08 am Looks reasonably bumpy, but not too bad. I did a 230km race in July with 10,600m of climbing.

Probably not in the UK.

NewRetroTom · Post by **NewRetroTom** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 3:13 pm

mattpage wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 1:12 pm
NewRetroTom wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:08 am Looks reasonably bumpy, but not too bad. I did a 230km race in July with 10,600m of climbing.
Probably not in the UK.

Correct. https://mb-race.com/en/mb-ultime-2/

Write-up here if anyone is interested. https://newretrotom.blogspot.com/2021/0 ... -race.html

Alpinum · Post by **Alpinum** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 6:00 pm

Talking about lumpy.

It's also the name of your poo as displayed on the backcountry camp grounds (yeah, that what they're called) in Jasper NP to explain how to change the human waste tanks. Of course nobody had moved the very full tank, so I did it. 1 m3 of poo, piss, paper. Mmhhh... exactly what one seeks when long distance hiking in the Canadian Rockies.
"Hello, my name is Lumpy."
...

Lazarus · Post by **Lazarus** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:42 pm

. Write-up here if anyone is interested. https://newretrotom.blogspot.com/2021/0 ...

I felt tired just reading that
Chapeau

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