I'm im out there right now J and it's goldilocks track at the moment. Pisser of an evening too. Bonus. GSB 1 & 2 are crash and die fast.Quick smash of the local climbs and a lap of Hans.
2 words: "Hero Traction".... And I still managed to wipe out...
B***rd!! I had to get back to the grind of work. "Self employed" they said, "freedom and flexible hours" they said!!!!
That would've been absolute magic, even though I'd be shit scared to ride Trav's in the dark mate...
Tell your boss not to be such a prick.
Nice one... :thumb:
Good to hear you're getting out there & enjoying it.
yeah mate it felt great after such a long period. Going to try and mix it up a bit more and set up the Pivot abit more heavy duty with dropper post, short stem and wider bars.
It is really different out there in the dark. I was under lights from the carpark up to stockyards and over to the ranger station. Nothing really technical except a few rock gardens. Found I keep the speed up- didnt back off which really intensifed the senses- I could hear the tyres loosing traction in corners. It was fun
I completely agree with this. I think I ride better at night as I just focus on the trail. Nothing else distracts me or puts me off. I realty feel myself putting in, almost tunnel vision. Of course as a result I've also had some massive offs at night but meh, such is life.
these have been appearing for years now, probably some miserable old bastard - I usually move them on a monday night, good exercise and I like the challenge of seeing how far I can throw them. like riding any single track it pays to do a sweep before you put the hammer down.
Do you mean the precarious singletrack on the other side of the river? Long shot but I reckon I know the guy you're talking about. He always tends to get up in the face of whoever is the shortest/smallest in whatever group I've been riding with whenever we've crossed paths. He's always so angry about encountering us - granted that section does seem to be the final one with 'no bikes' labels at either end (though both gone last time I rode). Whenever I've gotten off to walk back and intervene what always ends up being a one-way hostile interaction, he sees me coming and hurries off. I don't want to fight him, I want a genuine conversation to find out why he's so angry. I always, always stop riding and move to the side of the trail whenever I encounter walkers along the precarious sections of this trail. So does whoever I'm riding with. But this guy just get's so aggro. I'd love to know why.
