Drove from work and parked up top of Bowenvale Ave, not really having any plan as to where I'd ride. I'd brought my ex-front Maxxis with me in the car, and so changed off the split, worn rear one first, and then got riding up the valley... just past the bottom of Old Skool I realised I'd left my wallet on the dash of the car, in full view, so jetted back down to grab it, and then headed back off up again.
Struggle Street further up, but cleaned everything, then paused and headed up K2. Managed to clean the rock at the bottom and keep my power on all the way up the gravel steep, then hung a right into the singletrack, pausing for a good breather here. On up to the 20footer and another rest (it was WARM) while I looked at the jumps, then on up below the DH track and under the pylon and onwards upwards to the 40fter. Continued past top of Rad^Sick and up round to the right, steeeep baaasssttaarrd, up finally to the skidder site where I had a nice rest. 3 fellas I'd been hearing behind me the whole way arrived and continued up the steep. I followed. Managed to clean it all still no dabs or walking, nearly puking. On up past Brake Free and up past the seesaw and then up to the top of Thompson's where the 3 guys were waiting. Brief chat then they took off.
I waited a bit, then followed in. Down to the Kiwi and on up the Summit Rd, them not too far ahead. Round and up to top of Worsleys, then up to the Nun. The three guys were there. More chatting, and another couple of guys arrived. First 3 headed off, then me after a pause. Eventually caught the tailender after the corner closest to the Park, and overtook, then went down to the Gnarly Nun drop down, just after a massive posse of the mtb 'elite' (including Mel (of Rich and Mel fame)) had bombed through so I was eating their dust the whole way down, and said as much to Mel at the bottom.
Off across Dyers Pass Rd and back up to the top of Vic. The 'elite' all arrived not long after me, and I let them all head down first, they peeled across towards the big jumps, but I peeled left and down my usual route into the Gums and my favourite lefty. Bombed swoopy swoopy in here, then Shazza's and then nice run down through Sneaky Ridge, jumping onto Bridges and into Nu Bridges, bomb bomb bomb, then climbed up HiddenValleyBonus, and up into the Old Skool for a pretty good run down here.
A very balmy and exuberant 14.6 kms, with 557 m climbed, all at my own pace.
Struggle Street further up, but cleaned everything, then paused and headed up K2. Managed to clean the rock at the bottom and keep my power on all the way up the gravel steep, then hung a right into the singletrack, pausing for a good breather here. On up to the 20footer and another rest (it was WARM) while I looked at the jumps, then on up below the DH track and under the pylon and onwards upwards to the 40fter. Continued past top of Rad^Sick and up round to the right, steeeep baaasssttaarrd, up finally to the skidder site where I had a nice rest. 3 fellas I'd been hearing behind me the whole way arrived and continued up the steep. I followed. Managed to clean it all still no dabs or walking, nearly puking. On up past Brake Free and up past the seesaw and then up to the top of Thompson's where the 3 guys were waiting. Brief chat then they took off.
I waited a bit, then followed in. Down to the Kiwi and on up the Summit Rd, them not too far ahead. Round and up to top of Worsleys, then up to the Nun. The three guys were there. More chatting, and another couple of guys arrived. First 3 headed off, then me after a pause. Eventually caught the tailender after the corner closest to the Park, and overtook, then went down to the Gnarly Nun drop down, just after a massive posse of the mtb 'elite' (including Mel (of Rich and Mel fame)) had bombed through so I was eating their dust the whole way down, and said as much to Mel at the bottom.
Off across Dyers Pass Rd and back up to the top of Vic. The 'elite' all arrived not long after me, and I let them all head down first, they peeled across towards the big jumps, but I peeled left and down my usual route into the Gums and my favourite lefty. Bombed swoopy swoopy in here, then Shazza's and then nice run down through Sneaky Ridge, jumping onto Bridges and into Nu Bridges, bomb bomb bomb, then climbed up HiddenValleyBonus, and up into the Old Skool for a pretty good run down here.
A very balmy and exuberant 14.6 kms, with 557 m climbed, all at my own pace.
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