Choose bike. Mountain Bike. Blue sky, white clouds. Nothing to rush back for. Need this. Bring a camera. Bottle, shoulders liberated from Camelbak. Wet under foot and tyre. Warm under the tree canopy. Rabbit, fieldmouse, deer cross my path. Stop. Look. Listen. Pee. Man's greatest priviledge - to be able to urinate in nature. Take out the camera. Take in the scene. Up onto the downs. Alone. But far from lonely. Me and Nature, we go back years. Especially round here. Weather's changing shift. Last stretch. 46/ 11. Speed. Smile. Home. Marmite on my toast, titanium in my soul. Best ride I ever did.