The Crudcatcher Coast to Coast challenge received a major
boost today with a generous donation of equipment from MTB North Wales.
The guys at MTB North Wales contacted us following a post on
our Twitter feed asking for help and contributions to the logistical side of
the challenge and were keen to find out how they could help. Once they were
aware of the sort of items that we were short of for the ride they suggested
that they could provide us with a quick inflation pump and C02 canisters to
carry in our trail pack, meaning that any punctures we suffer can be dealt with
much faster.
One of the problems we have found whilst training is that a
lot of time can be lost with mechanical issues especially given the number of
us riding, the potential for problems is much increased and can really impact
on our progress. Punctures are a major
source of disruption as they are easy to pick up and quite fiddly and time
consuming to put right, especially with the tight fit of modern tubeless bike
tyres and with small trail pumps. The C02 inflators will allow a much quicker
turn around in repair time and help us to complete each day.
The team at MTB North Wales were aware of the sorts of
terrain we would be coming up against as they are the "go to guys"
for all things about riding in North Wales and Snowdonia. They are the official mountain biking
organisation of North Wales and work in partnership with Snowdonia National
Park to promote respectful mountain
biking in the area. Their page on
Facebook, facebook.com/mtbnw is a font of knowledge and posts from bikers in
the area and look out for their tweets on @mtbnorthwales carrying the hashtag #MTBRespect.
As a mark of our respect for their kind donation, we will be
carrying their logo on our vests and bikes, so people are aware of the contribution they
have made to help us in our challenge, not only to ride from coast to coast
across Wales, but to raise much needed money for Cancer Research UK.
There is still an opportunity to help us, we are desperately
in need of the following items
Small bike parts such as cables and chain links
Energy gels/drinks and recovery products
Bottled water
High energy trail food such as cakes/chocolate/flapjacks
Local and National media coverage
If you think you can help with any of these, or know anyone
that may be able to, please drop us an email at crudcatcherc2cc@sky.com and
help us to make a difference to the fight against cancer.
Once again, a massive thank you to the guys at MTB North
Wales for all their help and support, its much appreciated by all of us.
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