My Race Expectations // Battle on the Beach // T-3 days

Looking forward to kicking off the outdoor season down Pembrey this weekend!
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[@neilevans5097]

Thanks for the mention Ed, good luck for Sunday if I don’t see you there👍

[@crossrich]

This is great thanks Ed. I am doing the race at the weekend and it's a first time for me so I'm absolutely bricking it, so really good to see what the course looks like at the moment. See you on the beach (as you ride off into the distance 😂) good luck! cheers

[@irondistance4313]

Love the casket, good luck in the race go crush it

[@EmmaLouUK]

Ahh sooo excited for the weekend! Not sure how the weather is been with you but with me it’s been very, very windy overnight and through today with some crazy downpours. Would think if you’ve had high winds may have moved more sand around and I expect a fair bit more water! I’m heading to Pembrey tomorrow evening.

[@aarondcmedia9585]

I use 150ml hydrapak gu softflask to hold concentrated carbs (around 90gm or so - 1 hour) for races. I have 4 of them and you can easily fit 2 in a jersey pocket. Work great, because they have structure and will hold shape when empty. I bought a much larger softflask - like the one you have there - thinking I could hold 500ml of concentrated carbs for longer races / rides but it was no good. They do not hold shape when not full. Try taking a drink from that one when it's half full. You'll see what I mean. May be ok for training but no good for racing IME. Good luck with the race.

[@WelshMountie]

Another good video. I've used those soft water packs too for rides. Got the idea through running and my wife who first used them👍 Good luck at BOTB. See you there. Mart (Yes, I'm now using a different KZbin channel)

[@peterthomas8053]

In one of your rides around there, I think that you said you were using tubes, but with a fairly low pressure. Doesn't it worry you that you may get some 'pinchflats'(snakebites) from some of the roots in the wooded sections? Whereas, running tubless at low pressures makes punctures through pinches less likely.

[@edlaverack]

I’m a fairly lightweight rider. I’ve not made the switch to atubeless yet because of the faff of setup and I personally just like tubes😂