Brixpetto World Hill Climb Championship 2017

Bacon please. Dan, can you bring it down even if it is cancelled? Thanks.

Talk on the lfgss cross thread is of interesting weather making an usually full course more interesting.

There's no tyre chat yet. But there's time.

I'm going to have to bail on this unfortunately as GF's now over from Paris

Remembering the time I rode to catford hc with Dan in the pissing rain.

Good times. Standing around with all your soggy clothes shoved inside my soaking wet rain jacket and pouring hot tea over my hands to get some feeling back in them.

'tea'

Shivering like a shitting dog. Ripped the tyre on the way down. Looking a total mess when I was down there.

Would do again.

Sadly you have just missed the closing date for this year.

oh no

The forecast continues to be volatile. It's looking better. Who knows how it will end up? Wow.

My family are out. Norah has a grimmers cold, Alex unwell. Miriam fine. Me. Hopefully fine.

Currently heavy rain forecast for about 10am and then ok after/apart from that

Let's all hide in Dan's car at 10am while it lashes it down.

We'll all be in the rain because we'll have ridden through it. Wont we?

#triggered

Yeah, better forecast showing now.

Yes, it's looking a lot better. Just over 3 hours until the formal announcement. Stay tuned kids.

Will you bring Miriam?

Lydia and the boys will be there so can help whilst you gurn up hill.

Do any of the people driving out have a folding picnic or decorators table?

The hill climb is on.

I repeat: the hill climb is on.

We've announced early to give you more time to train.

Good luck.

I'll be riding out....and trying not to fall apart.

Good luck tomorrow guys, gutted to be missing this one :(

Back next week ?

I have a folding table but pretty small ?

What sort of time will we be home and dry by?

Should be done with the 'race' by 11:30 and then (depending on pace) it's about an hour and half or so back to Herne Hill. People are heading to Canopy for prize-giving and some beers but no need to do that if you've got deadlines.