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Did Dusk Til Dawn at Thetford this weekend. My first lap came, I sprinted out of transition, fumbled for the button on my borrowed Hope lights, they came on for 20 seconds, flashed and stopped just as I entered a bomb hole... Rode off trail, crashed. Bum.
Did the 9 mile lap with just an Exposure headlight which was pointing too low, so had to tilt my head back the whole time.
Borrowed some others for rest of the night.
Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Still, lesson learned.
Was great fun.
It's made me consider upgrading the bike - a Kona Fire Mountain. Thinking 1 x 10 on the cheap, so I can move to 29er later and keep parts. Just weighed bike on bathroom scales and it's nudging 14kg...