Stranger racing is the best!
I reckon we can all sense when the other rider is ‘up for it’ that sudden turn of speed, the couple of clicks on the shifter – RACE ON!
I’ve had some great ones over the years, really lost on ‘The Wall’ once though, I was being caught so I ‘kicked’ and went for it, pulled a decent sized gap until I over-cooked a turn and went straight off the side of the trail, it was on that big slabby bit near the top went it looks like you’re going to fall for a thousand miles, thankfully it’s not a steep as it looks and I just rolled for a bit – we both had a good laugh about it.