Let's offroad / mountain bike / mtb / ride dirt

Looks great this. Love the colours and geometry

it's a marathon, not a sprint

I do have some form for 24hr events so I'm not going into the event 'duration' blind.

I'll be taking some of the stuff I normally eat for sure but I'm definitely trying other random foods (they're doing pancakes man!). Again, not like this kind of thing has stopped me before :) I'm also quite able to eat nothing but sugary food for 24hrs, but since this is a "fun" event I'll be mixing it up anyway because it's not performance I'm after, it's just completion.

Thanks for the info. I guess I was after more MTB specific stuff I was looking for but there's probably not that much cross over with people doing road and MTB 24hrs.

Not having a powermeter will probably mess with my head. I might wear a HR monitor for shits and giggles. Trying to decide if I'll use roadie kit or MTB shy shorts. I could just wear a skinsuit for the LOLs (and it'd keep mud out of my arse crack).

there's probably not that much cross over with people doing road and MTB 24hrs

Moar crashing when knackered

I crash when I'm fresh so I doubt there'll be much difference. I look forward to finding out though. I just hope it's not another collarbone. I can't face drinking all that Belgian beer with my left hand...

By "form" you think we are meant to be excited you were the world 24hr TT champion?

Because we were, still one of the forum highlights when the banner was in world chump colours!

i could lend you my mtb power cranks if you wish.

I do have some form for 24hr events

Lol. Turn up dressed world-champ-casual innit Rainbow skin suit with baggy mtb shorts over the top.

What are those snazzy rad bars?

I third (?) the idea of turning up in a skin suit with world champ stripes, plus baggy shorts and five-tens.

TT helmet with enduro goggles

I do have some form for 24hr events

Haha, just seen the rest of the replies about your form. As such, just ignore everything I’ve said, I’ve only played at them.
The only MTB specific thing I’d say is take plenty of spares but if you’re on a rigid SS there’s not much to go wrong.
Saying that, I broke the saddle one year at Torq in Your Sleep which was a bit of a problem!

What are those snazzy rad bars?

Syncros Hixon.
They’re a carbon bar/stem one piece thing.
They look pretty cool but I’m reality are a bit of a pain in the arse as you can’t mount a light or Garmin to them.
I keep saying I’ll change back to normal bars just never get round to it.

Look cool, impractical, probably expensive… right up my street! Dibs when 4sellz

Cheque's in the post. That was pretty cool. I saw a screengrab of that recently. Must've been looking for some old bike pic.

That would be taking this way too seriously.

I have a collection of skinsuits, none in rainbow colours though. PVC gimp suits on the other hand...

If I still had my old TT helmet I'd totally do this. Unfortunately my current lid is too spendy for MTB lolz.

The closest thing I have to WC anything are those cheap socks that PX were doing. :S

I broke the saddle

That's funny. I'd never have taken a spare saddle but this was the GrInbred 5 days ago:
https://twitter.com/firsthippy/status/1514586484866756617

I'm now on a saddle off my partner's bike and think I might just throw in some random seatpost/saddle combos so I can swap them around and ruin different parts of my anatomy.

Do it

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https://www.santinicycling.com/en/clothing-cycling-jersey-man-short-sleeve/world-champion-eco-jersey-uci-official-3531.html

Nah, go slevless and fit the tri bars

Don't forget the beer hat

Think this has MIPS?

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I thought about taking the gravel bike (with the aerobars still attached from its former life) but the rules say NO! I could take the Condor as a spare bike. It's fixed so still SSS.

MIPS

Maximum IPA Per Sip

I do have full Aussie team kit that I bought for an Australia Day ride we did 15 years ago...

Do these tiny front guards do anything?
https://www.sigmasports.com/item/Ass-Savers/Mudder-Mini-Front-Mudguard/OFQA

I'm guessing Belgium might get a bit wet. Have a clip on rear mudguard but nothing on the front. Inbred forks so no mounts so need something with straps or zipties.