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There's a race. 230pm sunday. the basin at maryhill apparently
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Been trying to get off work to go to this. No Happening.
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Anyone up for going up a bit earlier? Going up an hour before loss of light seems a bit mental really.
I get the feeling the chosen time was picked to get the best light for photographs, seeing the event is being organised by a photographer.
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I don't get it. What is this?
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CommentAuthorotherjames
- CommentTimeJan 9th 2010
Prizes?
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Ehhhhhh. I'll pass, clipped in and the ice breaks. No thanks.
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hmmm I wonder what the depth of the canal is.
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CommentAuthorotherjames
- CommentTimeJan 9th 2010 edited
More important is the temperature of the canal.
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Joshvegas:hmmm I wonder what the depth of the canal is.
It doesn't really matter. If you fall through it'll be almost impossible to get back to the point at which you went through the ice and equally as impossible to break through from underneath.
The most important question is "How thick is the ice?"
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Yeah
I know all that I was just genuinely wondering how deep the canal was!
I think a better question would be 'how thick do I need to be?'
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Between 1.8 and 2.9 metres if what a quick google tells me.
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Aye just cause it was safe with a few folk doesn't mean it'll be safe with freaking loads of folk. Spoze the danger is part of the fun though.
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Unless the temps drop right off again tonight I recon it's a bit too risky.
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CommentAuthorotherjames
- CommentTimeJan 9th 2010
NMK:Going up an hour before loss of light seems a bit mental really.
Gives the ice all day to thaw, so the guy can get dramatic shots of people crashing through and drowning.
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I'm going up to watch.
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I think it's pretty deep at Maryhill Basin. I was out Ice Skating on the Lake of Menteith today. I met a guy from my work and had a shot on his bike. I was riding about the lake on a full suss Canondale with ice skates on.
I too will be going to watch tomorrow.
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CommentAuthorconn artist
- CommentTimeJan 10th 2010
the temp has been about 4C all day and there are noticable signs of thawing. i wouldnae fancy my chances on the ice with the temp rising. might still take a swing by to see if anyone still fancies there chances.
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conn artist:the temp has been about 4C all day and there are noticable signs of thawing. i wouldnae fancy my chances on the ice with the temp rising. might still take a swing by to see if anyone still fancies there chances.
I drove past a couple of times, didn't see anyone, but I did notice one of the locks was more water than ice.
I took the kids ice skating on the pond at Victoria Park instead.
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CommentAuthorotherjames
- CommentTimeJan 10th 2010 edited
In the end i entered this race, having gone to just watch, and got owned. In my heat there was me on an ss mtb, two geared mtbs, three fg's, a geared beater and a bmx. I only managed to beat the bmx and a geared carrera.
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Who were the fixed gear riders?
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CommentAuthorotherjames
- CommentTimeJan 10th 2010
I'm never any good at names :( Mostly couriers i think. Third prize was the only one didn't go to a courier.
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CommentAuthorotherjames
- CommentTimeJan 10th 2010
rusty:Who were the fixed gear riders?
You might know some of them from the pictures .I'm far right in picture seven.
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wish i hadn't slept in now
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exactly how many hours did you sleep in to miss a 230pm race?
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He's famous for it, and I barely know him.
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gutted i missed this
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Joshvegas:exactly how many hours did you sleep in to miss a 230pm race?
i woke up about 4pm. Went to bed at about 630am
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One of them (yellow jacket) Tom, in my band Bear Bones. Were playing a gig at trader joes on hope street if you fancie good music and good chat.
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