VC's blog

Was a great day, had a total of six riders to mix up the ride with some tech and some single track, we had a ball...a nice afternoon on the dirt.

Twas a lovely day for a ride in the forest, the skies were clear, the temperature was perfect, and it was dry. The track was fairly easy, as i remember that bush, and i took off in the right bunch for my skill level.Some people were selectively deaf when i'd yell track...! and some were not able to say track before passing, namely the lycra clad serious lookin dudes,i nearly got knocked off my bike twice, and the track was wide enough for three wide.

My first race,did my mental preparation, some mechanical prep as well, same tyres i usually ride with, and took off in the third pack.Two hundred metres in , put the glasses away,useless, one kay in , sympathy for the guy with a broken chain, then a guy with a flat ....poor dudes. 'dont go too hard ' i keep reminding myself,...sweatin like demon,remove rain jacket hood, that's better,tractor up hills applauding my decision to run low tyre pressures, cruising past lots of people walking up hills, into majura and it's on the brakes to stay behind the pack,damn!

I check this sit regularly and have the impression that there are hundreds of people out there riding every weekend....not this weekend ...4 rides and i only saw two people....went to oxford falls , then red hill then the dam, and that was just on saturday, sunday was not much different, was there something else on...........?