Crew: El Pres, PTD, Doog, 3 Sheds, Mr Incredible, Stunt, Butty
Route: BL, Old Road, Zig zag, Teggs, Smithy, Chazza, Nessit, Smithy
Conditions: Warm, breezy up top, plenty of puddles on the trails
Stats: One Camelback valve incident & loose rear wheel for PTD, one off for Mr Il
Notes:
Small crew (growing injury list!) but at least our first injured rider is back from his dodgy knee!
Butty’s still got a dodgy shoulder – so does a parallel ride on his crosser (surely that’s a worse position than a mountain bike!?)
This week Mr I forgets cycling shoes! – luckily Stunt arrives early enough for a quick dash back for some size 9’s 🙂
Tis a warm evening, and Stunt is much mocked for his black evening wear style arm warmers 😉
Teggs fast until the muddy bits where it is very slippy (and Mr I’s prediction that he has an off every time Doog is on the ride comes true down the right hand side into some soft bilberry bushes)
Another knee testing slog up to chazza – then down , again running nice and fast:-)
Next stop Nessit for celebratory Pimms and Brandy and admiring the weather (beginning of some proper summer weather alledgedly )
Hooning down past the downhill and back to the smithy for pre ordered food and re unite with Butty.
All Ales good, food soon gone, and much banter. Mr I heads off for his early morning depart forgetting to leave payment!!
Team pocket searching finds we are able to settle (and just about stretch to whisky too).
Shoes and funds left by Mr I found safe and sound in the Palmer front garden.
Here’s to summer riding!