As per the title... On my own. In the dark. Really wasn't sure where to ride, but Nelson was out due to sickness from flu shot, and I'd had a massage from 4 til 5 (not necessarily the best idea, but only spot I could get), and I'd hit Buynow on a Surly Dirt Wizard on Tardme in the morning and finally got the email to collect in Moncks Spur Rd, so that decided me where to ride. Parked on Stoneyridge.
Up through Britten with an empty water-bladder onboard heading for the tap at the top. Spotted some lights heading up above me and so chasing i caught them at the top. Went to tap to fill, but to no avail, i'd left the lid in the car! Drank a couple cups and rode on, back into Britten and around the front, then across the road, over the fence, and up the trail. Hung a right and bombed it down to the stile, this section way shorter than i remembered it. Down through Cavendish Saddle and climbed up the horrid overgrown steep zigazag, to the top. Under the Gondola building and time for some down.
Nice bomb down here, slightly greasy under tread on the steps due to dew and due-south aspect. Good going over the rocks, and found my way into the fence/trap-line trail easier than ever before. Humped over the rocks and down to Bridle-top. Headed up the walking track from here, all the while thinking "nah, rather be riding this the other way," so once in the broom, over the first rocky bits I turned around and bombed back down, onto the road, and up for Castletop. At the top, I climbed up onto the Tors track and had a wee rest. Noticed here the lightning popping beyond the mountains.
Awesome descent down the Tors, cruising the flatter section, and fanging the steep tech. Onto the road and back up to Castletop, and straight into a grunty descent. Good speed, good flow, good climb, and out. Quite a few people assembled up here, some sort of event - Rogaine, I guess? I continued on around the road, lots of wind along here, under the Gondola and up to Cavendish again, into the trail and climbing up Mt Pleasant for a well earned rest at the top.
Into the down, excellent flow, still, down here, bomb bomb, whooah, nearly lost it on that rut, but onwards down bombing through and around. Above the trees (above the ruins) there was a guy with a camera on a tripod - "Hello" and on down into the swoopy zigzags across, flowing good above Jollies Bush and noticing my light getting a bit wobbly.
At the pines, into the climb and, huh, that's loose as. Stopped and repaired light. Was fiddly and took much longer than you'd have thought, but got there in the end, and continued climbing up to Greenwood entrance, onto the road, up, grabbed a drink, and back into Britten for a zpeedy descent. Fun times.
A handy 17 kms with a smidge under 700 m climbed.
Up through Britten with an empty water-bladder onboard heading for the tap at the top. Spotted some lights heading up above me and so chasing i caught them at the top. Went to tap to fill, but to no avail, i'd left the lid in the car! Drank a couple cups and rode on, back into Britten and around the front, then across the road, over the fence, and up the trail. Hung a right and bombed it down to the stile, this section way shorter than i remembered it. Down through Cavendish Saddle and climbed up the horrid overgrown steep zigazag, to the top. Under the Gondola building and time for some down.
Nice bomb down here, slightly greasy under tread on the steps due to dew and due-south aspect. Good going over the rocks, and found my way into the fence/trap-line trail easier than ever before. Humped over the rocks and down to Bridle-top. Headed up the walking track from here, all the while thinking "nah, rather be riding this the other way," so once in the broom, over the first rocky bits I turned around and bombed back down, onto the road, and up for Castletop. At the top, I climbed up onto the Tors track and had a wee rest. Noticed here the lightning popping beyond the mountains.
Awesome descent down the Tors, cruising the flatter section, and fanging the steep tech. Onto the road and back up to Castletop, and straight into a grunty descent. Good speed, good flow, good climb, and out. Quite a few people assembled up here, some sort of event - Rogaine, I guess? I continued on around the road, lots of wind along here, under the Gondola and up to Cavendish again, into the trail and climbing up Mt Pleasant for a well earned rest at the top.
Into the down, excellent flow, still, down here, bomb bomb, whooah, nearly lost it on that rut, but onwards down bombing through and around. Above the trees (above the ruins) there was a guy with a camera on a tripod - "Hello" and on down into the swoopy zigzags across, flowing good above Jollies Bush and noticing my light getting a bit wobbly.
At the pines, into the climb and, huh, that's loose as. Stopped and repaired light. Was fiddly and took much longer than you'd have thought, but got there in the end, and continued climbing up to Greenwood entrance, onto the road, up, grabbed a drink, and back into Britten for a zpeedy descent. Fun times.
A handy 17 kms with a smidge under 700 m climbed.
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