I was only half looking forward to a few laps at Haldon weaving amongst the families and New Years resolution riders, but even though the carpark was heaving it was fairly quiet on the trails..
I embarked happily on what was looking to be an enjoyable afternoon, my legs weren’t even finding it too hard to haul my Xmas belly around..
Then the steering went vague on the forest road climb up towards the race course.. a puncture was the culprit, but of course, with it only being a trail centre and not ‘proper’ mountain biking, I hadn’t brought any spares, so a long walk back to the car was the order of the day..
😳