Convoluted and interesting ride today. I was really tired and nearly didn't go but sure am glad I did... Lots of steep ups and some wicked downs.
Up road as per usual, over the 19th, up the gutser, through Brakefree and up through to top of Vic. Popped down through the jumpies, flying both nicely, then peeled around over the See Saw. Here, I hung a right across the fenceline up to the end, over the fence and I was at the top of Pedalfine. Straight into this, rolling nicely, but then just couldnt seem to control my rear-wheel lock-up. Kept skidding, sliding, which was weird (- rear tire so worn by the quartz of Paparoa?) Anywho, it baulked me a bit, but I got a handle on it and managed to ride the rocky steepness that tricked me out last time. Definitely a new go-to, methinks. Next: to explore the rest of it! At the Nats Traverse line I went left (as per last time) and climbed up to the inbetweener (between Dazza's and Rad^sick). Dropped and popped down this, enjoying the steepness and techness, then into Rad for a baulk on the jump and out across to Sneaky Ridge. Good blop down this, rolling around and through, jumping onto NewBridges, taking this all the way out and down the bottom. Hit up the Hidden Valley Bowenvale Bonus link track clambering on up and around finally having a rest at the high point where the mmr photos were taken.
Time for the descent. Bomb bomb, gravity adding speed to my roll, cruising around feeling good on all the fun bits. Blippidy blip, cruising good, popping and weaving my away to the bottom, and straight back into the climb. Grind grind up the valley, then up K2, ugh, gasping for air and having a break a the usual spot before continuing around Pono's sidling climb to the 23ftr. Here, I followed up the fenceline for an explore, eventually walking, and then carrying the bike up the steep hill. I heard voices and glimpsed a rider over on a piece of hill there shouldn't have been a track on so I left my bike and sidled across the slope to there to check it out. I didn't find an unknown track leading down from above, but one used for pushing up to the top of a vertical red-rock-volcanic face with a catch berm at the bottom of that people have been riding... Far. Out!. Wandered back to my bike and carried a bit more before the final narrow push to the gate (No mtbs beyond this point) and rode my way up the access/4wd track that led to the skidder site.
From here, back up over the 19th, dropping down to the road, then around this coasting coasting down to the 235 trail, blasting into this and having a great roll out and through, jumping the jumps (first landing dry enough again) and all the way out to the bottom of all the new trail onto Harry Ell, onto the road and rolling this down to the wee corner park, up through the lamp-post gap and back up the road and drive to home.
9.8 kms with just under 450m climbed.
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