A large turnout of 14 for the singletrack and a couple for the firetracks is a record for the off road section I believe.
Giles and Les Charley making a welcome return to the fat tyres and a few of my friends and my brother added to the numbers. They all enjoyed it and reminded me how lucky we are to have such an amenity on our doorstep. First time out with us for Mike from Barnton who did well, although I suspect the cafe was a welcome sight after 2 hours!
Many thanks to Alan Cook of Birkenhead North End for this photo (the top of Pale Heights) and the plot of our route (less the last few kms where he left us to ride up the Yeld). He is in serious training for the 3 Peaks Cyclo Cross in a few weeks time – good luck Alan – you need it for an event like that.Sorry to Sara who we managed to lose in the first half mile – I’m still not quite sure how. We did get split up but the mobile came to the rescue to get the rest of us back together.
No video footage from my new headcam as it turned out the memory was full (I wondered what a flashing red light meant) – I’ll try to get it set up for next time. Talking of which, I need a volunteer please to take the next ride on Sat 18 Sept.
Thanks everyone who turned out and negotiated the technical difficulties, some of which were probably a little unexpected – like the 1 metre rocky drop-off!