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Old 17 January 2008, 10:33 AM
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Default Scoobynet mtb'ers....anyone fancy some extreme alps action in July?

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Category: PACK BRONZE Official trainings : Megavalanche + Lift Pass 4 days from 10/07 to 13/07
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Should make a nice change from the usual trip to Les Gets / Verbier, probably stay on the following week and explore serre chevalier.

Here is a clip from verbier last year.

YouTube - Verbier headcam footage - top to bottom
Old 17 January 2008, 10:43 AM
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YouTube - Mégavalanche 2007 Start!!!

First person view of the rider totally t-boning some fallen rider about 1-2 mins in.
Old 17 January 2008, 11:13 AM
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Very tempted but I've got a race the following week and that looks a little beyond my comfort zone

Besides, I think the management would have words if I sodded off to France for a week without her!
Old 17 January 2008, 11:25 AM
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Would love to...

But the MC10 aint turned a wheel for over 12 months. This is due to change in the very near future, but I doubt my fitness and bravery levels would be up to the Alps any time this year.

I will be doing Coed-y-Brenin a couple of times though

Roll on 2009
Old 17 January 2008, 11:31 AM
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Your all f'ing bonkers!!!!
Old 17 January 2008, 12:23 PM
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Looks like the dog's danglies, but since I sometimes manage to crash and burn on my local hills I'm pretty sure my skill level wouldn't match that kind of stuff !
Old 17 January 2008, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by SJ_Skyline
Very tempted but I've got a race the following week and that looks a little beyond my comfort zone

Besides, I think the management would have words if I sodded off to France for a week without her!
The race itself is *on* my other halfs birthday
Old 17 January 2008, 03:02 PM
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Excellent! Red Card!

No, really, I'm swanning off for 4 days and nights running and biking around Stirling in June so I'm about as likely to get a pass for this as Gordon Brown is to remove fuel duty!
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Re the video.
Being mad enough to do the race in the first place...Full marks!

But to then decide to do it dressed as a cow........
Old 17 January 2008, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by PG
Re the video.
Being mad enough to do the race in the first place...Full marks!

But to then decide to do it dressed as a cow........
Only just noticed that
Old 17 January 2008, 07:56 PM
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What bikes and travel did you run in that headcam footage?
Old 17 January 2008, 07:57 PM
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...and did any of you use spd's
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ha ha I skiied that last week was probably as much carnage on that run then as well! Would really like to give that a go but unfortunately I don't think my skill levels are up to it!
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