fitness,fun, shiney bits,mud,sky,hills,trees,being in the middle of noware
with a bunch of mates gibbering pish about all sorts of stuff,cold water
and mars bars,the grin on the face of a newbee after you bring him down that special trail for the first time,the feeling of buying a "new"
bike,mending punctures/chains in the mud on a wet tuesday night,seeing wildlife,meeting like minded folk,being wet,muddy and happy, falling off and laughing about it ,and all the rest.
mike
and of course retrobike