Well I posted this ages ago but finally the weather was right to ride it (I was determined that the first ride would be on a well loved route with fab weather and plenty of time available and it all came together today). Apologies for the self indulgence of putting up a pic again.
Since the last post I've stuck on some original Crossmax and a Ti seatpost so it is very sprightly too although the flexibility of the post was a bit novel on the way to the trail.
At first the ride was a disaster - the bluebell wood had been visited by horses so the singletrack was extremely rutted, there were loads of flies and the owner of the woods had decided to do some thinning and there were branches and more all over the bath - not good.
However moving on further I came to a favourite and slightly technical bit of singletrack (well, technical for me, very rooty, twisty, narrow and undulating taking about 15 minutes) and at this point everything clicked so much that when I was done I went and repeated it all over again!
Was it the bike? Was it the weather? Do I care? Great stuff and what it is all about for me.
Since the last post I've stuck on some original Crossmax and a Ti seatpost so it is very sprightly too although the flexibility of the post was a bit novel on the way to the trail.
At first the ride was a disaster - the bluebell wood had been visited by horses so the singletrack was extremely rutted, there were loads of flies and the owner of the woods had decided to do some thinning and there were branches and more all over the bath - not good.
However moving on further I came to a favourite and slightly technical bit of singletrack (well, technical for me, very rooty, twisty, narrow and undulating taking about 15 minutes) and at this point everything clicked so much that when I was done I went and repeated it all over again!
Was it the bike? Was it the weather? Do I care? Great stuff and what it is all about for me.