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Nice! All good reasons! Again, I wasn't criticizing, just pure interest.
Also, how many years/holidays/scouting trips did it take you to patch something like this together?
Are you working on something else?
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Sure, no criticism read, it's a q that does come up. June or July seems more normal but Sept works. Works out well with Eurobike also. Took a few trips through the area on road and MTBs over the the years and a recce of the route to get to the route used for 1st event.
Nothing else in mind, no time!
jameso
^ partly because the weather isn't more reliable in July-August, Late Aug into early Sept is more stable (or was in the past). Common to get afternoon thundercloud build up in July. August is holiday time, busier all round. The trails and roads are way quieter in Sept, less pressure on refuge / B+B spaces. Partly just because I like that time of year and it makes kit selection more interesting, it challenges the bivi types.
And it's a free event - why make it more popular by choosing a time that's in the main holiday season, the numbers the event can have w/o being unsustainable or creating problems I'm not prepared to deal with is fewer than the demand.
Slightly shorter days are no problem - most riders aren't putting in 12hr+ days on this sort of terrain, they're in a restaurant or bar most evenings.