This years BB200 / Next years HT550

[Bearbonesnorm]

Just so you know ... a sub 36 hour finish of this years BB200 will qualify you to apply for entry to next years HT550.

[Karl]

Excellent news Wanted to do that but had a feeling I wouldn't be accepted for the mass start date. Means I can choose a better time of the year to do the Lakeland 200.

Hopefully everything will go to plan

[TraversBikes]

Hmm interesting but lets see how the BB200 goes first!

[Zippy]

Just at the mass start event, or what about solo effort at another time?

[ianfitz]

Just at the mass start event, or what about solo effort at another time?

you can solo the HTR anytime you want. new qualification events are for the group start.

[Bearbonesnorm]

Just at the mass start event, or what about solo effort at another time?

At the moment it's looking like just next weekend as the time of year and potential ground / weather conditions will affect things.

[ianfitz]

Just at the mass start event, or what about solo effort at another time?

At the moment it's looking like just next weekend as the time of year and potential ground / weather conditions will affect things.

Ahhh, and now I understand the question! I answered a different one...

[Zippy]

Just at the mass start event, or what about solo effort at another time?

At the moment it's looking like just next weekend as the time of year and potential ground / weather conditions will affect things.

Ah ok. In fairness I'll probably have done one of the other qualification rides before I consider it, and hopefully next years BB200. I wonder if a sub 18hour BB200-2013 correlates to a BB200-2014 sub 36 hours for qualification purposes

[Bearbonesnorm]

I wonder if a sub 18hour BB200-2013 correlates to a BB200-2014 sub 36 hours for qualification purposes

Nope

[Zippy]

Sounds like there's gonna be a of hike a bike this year

[Ian]

A 36 hour BB200 seems quite generous compared to a 40 hour Lakeland 200. I know they're the same distance and ascent, but in terms of outright technical difficulty...

[Bearbonesnorm]

A 36 hour BB200 seems quite generous compared to a 40 hour Lakeland 200. I know they're the same distance and ascent, but in terms of outright technical difficulty...

Remember that this stands for this coming weekend ... not the middle of summer

[Chew]

A 36 hour BB200 seems quite generous compared to a 40 hour Lakeland 200. I know they're the same distance and ascent, but in terms of outright technical difficulty...

I was thinking the same. 36 hours seems generous or this years route is massively harder than the old route

Dont believe that many people who finished the old route in over 36 hours?

[Bearbonesnorm]

I was thinking the same. 36 hours seems generous or this years route is massively harder than the old route

It's not really a matter of seeing how fast people are, it's more about seeing whether people have the resolve and attitude to allow them to keep on keeping on

[Chew]

Looking at the forecast for Saturday afternoon this may be needed

[slarge]

I need to be home sunday early afternoon - getting worried now that all those hard earned brownie points will be thrown away in one go.......

[evilgoat]

i am now very very very worried.

[Dave Barter]

He's playing with our heads people, Sustrans have been and paved most of it the rest has been sanitised by fat bike tyres. You'll be home for tea on Saturday

[composite]

I was thinking the same. 36 hours seems generous or this years route is massively harder than the old route

It's not really a matter of seeing how fast people are, it's more about seeing whether people have the resolve and attitude to allow them to keep on keeping on

With the comments about it having to be this weekend, clearly part of the point was because of the bad weather predicted. My initial reaction was that unless we are talking some real extremes, I don't think the weather will make much difference at all to speed. Therefore it had to be for the mental challenge.

However as someone who will be carrying the minimum allowed and no plan to stop anyway; in bad weather it will be easier to carry on rather than stop.

[FLV]

I wonder if a htr450 finish gets a tick for the ht550, anyone know?

[Ian]

Yes, it does.

[FLV]

Cheers Ian.

[ianfitz]

I wonder if a htr450 finish gets a tick for the ht550, anyone know?

I think you'd be fine dave!

[TraversBikes]

Are most people planning on doing it in one go? or have people already got a stop target in mind? I plan in doing it in one go as long as the weather does not get too extreme

[mountainbaker]

I think if the weather gets really bad, that will drive people harder to finish!