Just booked what looks like a fun weekend for the family...

[Kermit power]

Namely The Early Riser Festival, a weekend of camping, sportiving, music festivaling and lots of other stuff in the New Forest for £80 for the whole family!

I'm not too sure about the notion of "the infamous 25% wall known as Blissford Hill" on the Sportive route, but otherwise it looks fun!

Needless to say, I have just guaranteed that it is going to absolutely piss it down across the South of England for the whole of the first weekend in August!

Edited by Kermit power on Friday 14th June 19:31

[CoolC]

I presume you mean http://www.earlyriserfestival.co.uk/ not a disco hire company

Looks good actually.

[Kermit power]

CoolC said:

I presume you mean http://www.earlyriserfestival.co.uk/ not a disco hire company

Looks good actually.

Ah, yes, indeed! Link now corrected, thanks.

[CoolC]

Looks like I've persuaded the wife and a friend (with his family) to go to this.

[S10GTA]

swerni said:

Blissford Hill is very very short.
Unless you're on a fixie, I would worry about it

Agreed. I do recall the first time I went up it feeling like I was going to tip over backwards

[Kermit power]

S10GTA said:

swerni said:

Blissford Hill is very very short.
Unless you're on a fixie, I would worry about it

Agreed. I do recall the first time I went up it feeling like I was going to tip over backwards

That doesn't sound perfect for my centre of gravity, but short is good!

[yellowjack]

Damn it all. Can't go - already have this booked: http://ynotfestivals.co.uk/line-up/

Music line up is better but no cycling

[Kermit power]

yellowjack said:

Damn it all. Can't go - already have this booked: http://ynotfestivals.co.uk/line-up/

Music line up is better but no cycling

You could always hitch a lift with Dizraeli and the small goods on Friday and do both!

[yellowjack]

Kermit power said:

You could always hitch a lift with Dizraeli and the small goods on Friday and do both!

Hmmmm....

...what? and miss The 1975, Mallory Knox, The Twang, The Enemy, We are the Ocean et al? Nah, I'll stick with what I've booked and ride some other time

Probably going to look up Dizraeli & the Small Gods on the Friday now, though.

[Kermit power]

Just got an email to say they've cancelled the event due to lack of ticket sales.

[Silver940]

Alternative?

http://www.bigbikebash.co.uk/

[yellowjack]

Kermit power said:

Just got an email to say they've cancelled the event due to lack of ticket sales.

Shame. But you can still see Dizraeli & the Small Gods at the 'Y Not' festival - and you'll be free that weekend, too

[robpearson]

boo :-( have been trying to buy tickets this weekend and failing. the website didn't say a great deal (404 error). Where is everyone going instead?