Nelson came over for an 8.30 start but there was a bunch of drizzle around, so we took our time getting ready, oiling and cleaning drivetrains etc. We headed out the drive and got a little way into the initial climb when I realised I needed my inhaler so we turned back home. Once there, the rain kicked in harder so we stopped for a coffee and the weather had gone when we'd finished so off up the hill we went again. I felt okay, given it was my first 'proper' ride since the covid (other than the Troll rides). Plodded up, usual way over 19th, and up from skidder. Nasty bugger this but I cleaned it and was breathing pretty good. Up to very top and then down around the jumps and down through the paddock to the rocks and gums. Greasy as trail in here, 2 wheel drifting. I pointed out my log cut and we sidled out to skidder.
Dived into Shazza's, given the steeper ones were gonna be greasier. Shaz's was not too bad. It's been tidied a bunch at the bottom, directing you into Pono's which we didnt do. Headed across into the Rad zone, and dropped down what could be considered the continuation of Razza's. It is easy and sidles into Brents, to chuck you across to the far side, so down through the Macracarpas we flowed.
Out onto Flow - Bridges - Nu Bridges, some tapes up for the Enduro happening on Sunday. Down the bottom and into Hidden Valley Link track bonus up to Old Skool. Dabbed in the top second to last corner.
Old Skool was sweet. Nice flow, nothing too drastic but a good pace. Into the valley-bottom back up the trail. Climby climby climb. I managed all the steeps in the valley, but from Hospital Corner I had to walk a few metres. Up under Texaco, then on up the 4wd, walking one little bit, then eventually up in the Rad zone another bit. Up to skidder and talked to a guy scoping out for the Enduro, then off into the singletrack to take us down to the road, then below road for a bit, and then cruising and into 235 for a fun blast in here. Bit mucky on the downside of the first jump. Then climbed up to Microwave and down the final blast behind the houses, home.
A well spent 10.7 kms, climbing a indubitable 442 m.
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