After a few hours ar$ing around this morning, and wibbling about the rain, I finally had words with myself and MTFU'd and went for a ride round the Ladybower loop. The weather wasn't brilliant, but I had a great ride. However, I didn't see a single other mountain biker all day, although there was one set of fresh tracks.
Things I've learnt today -
Stop wibbling about the weather and get out and ride.
Tubeless are great for me - no pinch flats even though I was hitting some rocks at speed.
The bike (Scott Genius) can really absorb a lot of punishment.
Riding in a group of fifty is fun, but so is riding alone.
It's probably worth letting people know where and when I'm going, because if I'd fallen and hurt myself today, there were precious few people around to help out.
Rocky downhill are best tackled at speed rather than slowly - MTFU again!
Halfords seat covers are worth their weight in gold.
Not a classic mountain biking day, but a good ride all the same.
