In Nelson for QE2's birthday holiday. Was hoping to ride the new Aorere trail, but after a bunch of rain on Friday night, didn't think it'd be very do-able. Sunday morning, resigning myself to a Codger's Loop, headed out with O and Jet, usual route through town and up the Brook into Codgers. Up the main drag, lovely sunny day, lots of people about, but we were mostly faster. Bypassed the (new to me) Tasman Trails climb, opting for the Pipeline, up to Jack's (arriving ahead of the family that had entered Tasman as we passed), a few steep grunts on this, then up Middle Rd to the main skidder site. Various lazy arse e-bike riders showed up (dicks). We ignored them deliberately, then headed up to Firball Trig - nice steep wee singletrack to top.
Chatted to a dude at the Trig for a while then hit the down. Firball - I wasn't trusting of the surface, as it was a little bit damp, so took it a bit easier than last time Nelson and me were up here. Great bomb down tho, with O on my tail most of the way and Jet not far behind whenever we stopped to wait for him. Out onto Middle Rd to finish, and climbing again to the little skidder site. Contemplated the lower entrance to P51 and also Viral Flow, but decided to climb Whanake to the top. Into P51, bombing through, surprisingly catching a couple, overtaking, jumping jumping. One jump I even hit a tree branch with my head. Further down, more jumping, rounding corners, jumping, catching up to 2 couples, both going slower than us, then lower down still and into Crazy Horse, taking this with it's few jumps to the bottom. Not as good as lower Firball, methinks. Then down the final 'Young Codgers' to the exit, and the tired-dog-slow-meander back to base.
Chilly to start, 16 kms with 417 m climbed. Woof woof.
Chatted to a dude at the Trig for a while then hit the down. Firball - I wasn't trusting of the surface, as it was a little bit damp, so took it a bit easier than last time Nelson and me were up here. Great bomb down tho, with O on my tail most of the way and Jet not far behind whenever we stopped to wait for him. Out onto Middle Rd to finish, and climbing again to the little skidder site. Contemplated the lower entrance to P51 and also Viral Flow, but decided to climb Whanake to the top. Into P51, bombing through, surprisingly catching a couple, overtaking, jumping jumping. One jump I even hit a tree branch with my head. Further down, more jumping, rounding corners, jumping, catching up to 2 couples, both going slower than us, then lower down still and into Crazy Horse, taking this with it's few jumps to the bottom. Not as good as lower Firball, methinks. Then down the final 'Young Codgers' to the exit, and the tired-dog-slow-meander back to base.
Chilly to start, 16 kms with 417 m climbed. Woof woof.
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