Nice ride tonight. Beautiful evening after so much crappy weather. Nelson met at mine after work and we headed up into Vic Park, bumping into first Mel (7 weeks into recovery of shoulder) and then along power-walks Jenna. Nice to see her. Up through 19th, Skidder, and up the guts. I had to stall to breath, but cleaned it onwards and we took Worm onto the Traverse for the ride across. Bit breezy at this point, cold, so I donned my vest and we carried on. Quite a few on-comers, some rude some not.
At Vernon stopped for a rest and was completely still and calm. Bombing down around this, pulling up to allow climbers through a couple times, then bailing off it at the final cattlestop to let a big group up. Onto Witch, cleaning it all sweetly. Breather at the high point then onto the the summit and the climb around to Castle. Couple runners here, and then we were in. I led the way, fun and weavy. Narrow! but riding well. Clamber clamber and back to the road. Upwards, ugh. Stayed on the road all the way back to Witch, bombing fast rolling coast. Back into the Witch and again with the funtimes. Starting to get a bit tired, both of us, now, so we stayed on the road around Vernon, back onto the Traverse.
Good Jaunt back around here, Nelson leading the way, but not gapping me much except in the climbs. Into Vic, over the jumpies, and down to Gums, rocks'n'rolling, tapping it round through trees, awesome grip and fun riding. Down to the road from skidder, onto the below road trail, mucky through the oaks here, then poaching the Tawhairanui out to Dogpark then down, fast, the road to home - both of us overcooking the granny selection and nearly falling off through spinning too quick.
First in a while and a good long one... Very serviceable 19.8 kms and 740 m clambered - and only the 7th night ride of the year! It's been a long wet winter.
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