Steve had called a PFMTBC meeting at 7 and it being my last chance before the weekend's Ghostings, I grabbed the time to ride. Nelson was had already organised to DH, but also said he was crook, so from work I trafficked to Mt Pleasant and parked up on Stoneyridge at 5.30. Messed about with MMR (which wasn't playing ball for a bit), and headed up into Britten Reserve under the pylons. Steep bastard grunt, walked the steepest bit, then MMR got rolling as I headed across the easy stuff at a good pace. Back and forth, then up to the top and around the front and around to the cutting. Across the road and over the fence and up onto the Mt Pleasant track climbing well to the top, right up to the trig (where the MMR photo was took), for a bit of a snack.
Time for the descent. Hopped over the fence and got rolling, seat down, flying down the rocks and around to the stile. Nice flowy run down through the tech then swoopy swoopy down through the tussocklands, down to the 4wd, then into what was the new extension below this (above the ruins) around and back across towards the start of Greenwood. Hardly ridden recently, so lots of sheep poo as they scattered in front of me. I stopped here and it was only 6.10, so figured I had time to hit Greenwood. Bombed down this, flowing through the flowy bits, and not stalling up too much on any of the techy boney rocks. Very brief rest after Gloomy, then into the gnar again, plummeting well. Totally bollocksed the rocky ups but flew down to the end after for 6.19.
Then, onto the road, climbing fast up to Jollies Bush, where I headed in and tried out the tracks we didn't go last time, out and back further to the right, and more rideable, back up and climbed over the stile, pushing the few metres up to the singletrack above. Onto this and swooped down towards the Richmond Hill pines, then around and up the singletrack to the original Greenwood Entrance. Last bit of road, and into Britten for a bombing, having to sidestep several times into the grass and over tussocks (at speed) to avoid some rookie climbers. Arrived at the car dead on 6.50 - perfect timing.
13.6kms with at least 430 m climbed (more like 460 m on account of MMR starting late)
Time for the descent. Hopped over the fence and got rolling, seat down, flying down the rocks and around to the stile. Nice flowy run down through the tech then swoopy swoopy down through the tussocklands, down to the 4wd, then into what was the new extension below this (above the ruins) around and back across towards the start of Greenwood. Hardly ridden recently, so lots of sheep poo as they scattered in front of me. I stopped here and it was only 6.10, so figured I had time to hit Greenwood. Bombed down this, flowing through the flowy bits, and not stalling up too much on any of the techy boney rocks. Very brief rest after Gloomy, then into the gnar again, plummeting well. Totally bollocksed the rocky ups but flew down to the end after for 6.19.
Then, onto the road, climbing fast up to Jollies Bush, where I headed in and tried out the tracks we didn't go last time, out and back further to the right, and more rideable, back up and climbed over the stile, pushing the few metres up to the singletrack above. Onto this and swooped down towards the Richmond Hill pines, then around and up the singletrack to the original Greenwood Entrance. Last bit of road, and into Britten for a bombing, having to sidestep several times into the grass and over tussocks (at speed) to avoid some rookie climbers. Arrived at the car dead on 6.50 - perfect timing.
13.6kms with at least 430 m climbed (more like 460 m on account of MMR starting late)
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