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Another fairly typical L to B for me too, lots of hold ups and a couple of crashes (my flatmate nearly got wiped out by one of them too- he had a very lucky escape that shook him up a bit) I knew to be careful after seeing the tres expensive bike riders struggling to clip in and out for the first few miles which made me smile.
I did it fixed this year for the first time but had to walk up half of Bitchling Deacon (I’ll pretend it was because of the crowds but I think id struggle on any other day too)
I saw the guy on the white bike with the supreme decal on it at one of the hold ups – I think he was bored of answering the question “How do you stop with out brakes” He was also descending faster that my house mate who was riding geared.
I might not do it next year – I’m starting to think it may be safer to do it on open roads without the risk of other riders cutting each other up and causing mayhem…