Countdown Moorhouse carpark pick up around 5 in the big blue van and off out to Evans.
Feeling the cold, got changed and hit up the trail, gasping for air in the first 100 m of Godley, then slowly getting it under control and very shortly no longer worrying about the cold either. Lights off for a start. Then Nelson crashed off, caught his pedal on a rock which propelled him off backwards down the steep hill. I emerged around the corner to find him clambering back up to his bike... Trail is definitely a bit bonier than recent past, musta been all the rain washing the dirt out from between the rocks. Decided it wasn't really light enough to not have lights on. A few more muppetries and we were at the top, into the descent to Livingston, I struggled to find my groove, dimness of vision contributing to this. Next up over to Breeze, a good climb and spin around and down over PFMTBC Rock, Nelson launching it as usual.
At Breeze Col, were considering straight down Anaconda, but I suggested a zig and a zag, out the skinny trail above the road, then headed across towards the stile for Breeze Bay track, hanging a left just before this and straight down a direct fast track to the carpark, through this and onto the original mtbike track below the road. A couple of holes and tricky sightage with long grass glaring in lights blocking the view of the track ahead in places.
Back at Breeze Col, off down Anaconda, gravel boredom to start (but word is here at work a whole new mtbike trail to be build in this area), not trusting the dirt after the gravel into the fast corners, Nelson putting some insane burst of speed, while I was cautious Colin blazing around and nearly crashing in the first ruts I came across. More careful after that with adrenaline pumping.
At the bottom we hung a right and headed out the Boulder Bay track, fun little blast, then up the climbs to the gun emplacements and over and around the head. Met some riders descending to the head before we climbed up to the old buildings, taking some stairs down into a room with no exit, then on up to the carpark, and back up the way we'd descended earlier to the stile into Breeze Bay track. This trail is completely non-technical now, even riding under that flax is easy. There is however, a very loose off camber corner on the last stretch down to the stile.
At Breeze Col again, headed back up the Godley Track, long climb over to Livingston, and then a rest on the hill here, before the final plod back up the trail to the high point and a final bony blast down to Evans to finish.
Quite long for a week night... 21kms, and 800 odd metres climbed
And, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Blog... 12 years old on the Cinqo de Mayo.
Feeling the cold, got changed and hit up the trail, gasping for air in the first 100 m of Godley, then slowly getting it under control and very shortly no longer worrying about the cold either. Lights off for a start. Then Nelson crashed off, caught his pedal on a rock which propelled him off backwards down the steep hill. I emerged around the corner to find him clambering back up to his bike... Trail is definitely a bit bonier than recent past, musta been all the rain washing the dirt out from between the rocks. Decided it wasn't really light enough to not have lights on. A few more muppetries and we were at the top, into the descent to Livingston, I struggled to find my groove, dimness of vision contributing to this. Next up over to Breeze, a good climb and spin around and down over PFMTBC Rock, Nelson launching it as usual.
At Breeze Col, were considering straight down Anaconda, but I suggested a zig and a zag, out the skinny trail above the road, then headed across towards the stile for Breeze Bay track, hanging a left just before this and straight down a direct fast track to the carpark, through this and onto the original mtbike track below the road. A couple of holes and tricky sightage with long grass glaring in lights blocking the view of the track ahead in places.
Back at Breeze Col, off down Anaconda, gravel boredom to start (but word is here at work a whole new mtbike trail to be build in this area), not trusting the dirt after the gravel into the fast corners, Nelson putting some insane burst of speed, while I was cautious Colin blazing around and nearly crashing in the first ruts I came across. More careful after that with adrenaline pumping.
At the bottom we hung a right and headed out the Boulder Bay track, fun little blast, then up the climbs to the gun emplacements and over and around the head. Met some riders descending to the head before we climbed up to the old buildings, taking some stairs down into a room with no exit, then on up to the carpark, and back up the way we'd descended earlier to the stile into Breeze Bay track. This trail is completely non-technical now, even riding under that flax is easy. There is however, a very loose off camber corner on the last stretch down to the stile.
At Breeze Col again, headed back up the Godley Track, long climb over to Livingston, and then a rest on the hill here, before the final plod back up the trail to the high point and a final bony blast down to Evans to finish.
Quite long for a week night... 21kms, and 800 odd metres climbed
And, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Blog... 12 years old on the Cinqo de Mayo.
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