Up hill from Nelson's, via the steep-arse alleyway (taking a call from my dad on the way). Up the road, ever pedalling, then up the gravel, I was feeling pretty good. Up from the cattlestop to the singletrack, and headed up the rocks of the new Rock-Up (usually down) single, walking a bit, then riding over the top and down the hairpins on the backside, and back onto the singletrack. Over the fence onto the landing strip, and across to the newly developed descending next to it, up to the jumpy Fourpause. Finishing up on the gravel top of Huntsbury.
Across Vernon, bombing down, pulling over a couple times for climbers, and then, for the first time in ages, I cleaned all of the Witch. Along the road a bit, then up onto the single-track above the road, clambering and struggling a bit, then up the road to the Castle.
Fast bomb down this, bombing, and nearly losing it into the drainage channels on the righthand side before the first corner. Around, and back across, balance pitching me left into the hillside this time, nearly losing balance again. Around the next corner, down through and into the climb, cleaning it smoothly and with power. I was getting more tired on this last descent to the Bridle.
Back up the road, and up onto the Tors, with Nelson cleaning the entire climb from the road, most of which I walked. Stopped for a bit of a snack in the nice sheltered spot. Then into the down, good ride, only one dab, and not as nastly greasy as last time. Back along above the road on the tight wee trail then over the fence, up onto the top, over the fence again, to the very top of Duncan's. Some very fresh lambs up here, and on into the descent. I took the easy way because a little tiny lamb was following us. I thought it was a weird noise from my bike, like a squeak, then realised it was this tiny little lamb... Down the ridge, all the fun, cleaning heaps of steeps, then over and through the lower gates, and around into the woods, dropping down our usual drops, drop, drop then out. Back along the road, getting tired now. Final climb over Centaurus and down, and back up Parklands to Nelson's.
Across Vernon, bombing down, pulling over a couple times for climbers, and then, for the first time in ages, I cleaned all of the Witch. Along the road a bit, then up onto the single-track above the road, clambering and struggling a bit, then up the road to the Castle.
Fast bomb down this, bombing, and nearly losing it into the drainage channels on the righthand side before the first corner. Around, and back across, balance pitching me left into the hillside this time, nearly losing balance again. Around the next corner, down through and into the climb, cleaning it smoothly and with power. I was getting more tired on this last descent to the Bridle.
Back up the road, and up onto the Tors, with Nelson cleaning the entire climb from the road, most of which I walked. Stopped for a bit of a snack in the nice sheltered spot. Then into the down, good ride, only one dab, and not as nastly greasy as last time. Back along above the road on the tight wee trail then over the fence, up onto the top, over the fence again, to the very top of Duncan's. Some very fresh lambs up here, and on into the descent. I took the easy way because a little tiny lamb was following us. I thought it was a weird noise from my bike, like a squeak, then realised it was this tiny little lamb... Down the ridge, all the fun, cleaning heaps of steeps, then over and through the lower gates, and around into the woods, dropping down our usual drops, drop, drop then out. Back along the road, getting tired now. Final climb over Centaurus and down, and back up Parklands to Nelson's.
18 and 3/4ths kms and a bonza 820m climbed
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