We rode last Sunday and it was basically shit. I felt like it was all an uphill struggle with very little rewarding downhill stuff.
The wind was also strong and the weather grim so it all made for pretty crap riding. I was also in a foul mood. Foul mood means crap riding which means hacked off when I get home.
Anyway, I have got over that and I am now VERY excited about night riding tonight. I just feel so confident when I night ride. I CANNOT wait. Bring it on.
Finally, I am currently experiencing some level of bike riding envy. I am SOOOO envious of the boys zipping off to their favourite DH locations with big bouncy bikes and zipping around DH courses and learning massive whopping jumps.
Basically, I want to do that.
Downhilling is now my new goal.
Jumps will be a mid way goal.
I want to have tried Downhilling by July.
I will buy a bouncy bike.
So there.
February 27, 2009 at 12:53 pm |
Sunday was arduous. You can’t avoid them 100% even if you try. In the course of doing “Proper Mountain Biking” you’ll do a few grim slogs BUT you’ll also experience ace things that you wouldn’t otherwise experience.
p.s. HOW fast were you last night?? :-O
February 27, 2009 at 6:04 pm |
I was rather fast…. I’ve not noticed actually. I am getting better though. Last night was cool. I really like Beech Nuts…. fave new trail I think…. as well as Craig’s Hand and Blue Pig….. oh and that one at Ambleside…. oh well….. I have loads of faves!
Woop!