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Where to ride in the rain?
Guys,
Am new to the area (well, to the country actually) and have been without my bike for about 3 months whilst it was being shipped over - so now it's here I'm pretty keen to get out for a ride.
Back in the UK I wouldn't give a second thought to riding pretty much any of my local routes in the rain (in fact, some of the best riding is in the wet), but here I've noticed there seems to be much more concern about the problem of cutting up trails.
I'm pretty much in central Sydney, so where would be the nearest XC trail that would be OK to ride in the wet?
Thanks
Mike
Royal National Park update for 03 Jun
Trail fairies work has paid off - trail is in great nick, although some eroded areas. Temptation Creek has been graded and is now rideable!!
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