Brecon Beacons Meet 2023

[DaveTDM]

All booked and paid, see you there

[Derrick]

I'll be there, accommodation booked.

I'll be doing the road ride.

[Paul hearne]

Booked will be coming see you all there

[DaveTDM]

nice one Jack

Hopefully my son will have passed his test and be on an MT for the meet
[Hopefully my son will have passed his test and be on an MT for the meet ]

Well the boy passed his test and all legal so he's coming too

[Mad molly]

Can’t wait to see you guys there all booked

[Mad molly]

Sorry i had to leave before all the fun started try again next time

[Jacked-Up]

Debrief:

Many thanks to everyone that attended. I've posted pics on the FB group. Please message me if you are not on FB and would like to see any.

Overall a good weekend despite one mishap and one breakdown upon arrival - oil seal leak. Also Gary was unable to stay the weekend, which was ashame. Will try and align with a free one next year.

As road ride leader, the run ran smoother than last year and didn't leave anyone behind in petrol stations or laybys. With better communitcation/hand signals - a thumbs down if there is a problem and everyone to repeat. Athought wasn't needed. A modern bike as tail marker also helped, as its easily identifiable at the back. I also wore a reflective hi-viz bag cover. So no one overtook me and riders waited for me to lead off first. Everyone except 1 or 2 knew the drop off system. The 2 picked it up quick and the run flowed smoothly through a few busy junctions, which was great.

Next years route will likely be last years but shortened down a bit. I will take a look at this years route again as think 100 miles max would work better. I also didn't like the 20mph sections through the towns and section with the roundabouts in the afternoon. So will look at another way of working it

Speaking with Graham from Hereford TRF, he was thinking to create a mini Adventure Bike Weekend, involving adventure bike skills in association with Lee Walters. So one to watch and maybe make it a 2 day event?