Well as things conspired I was out of Wales and up in the Fens on the weekend, my mates whom I had ridden with as a team in the great fun FoD enduro had mentioned about doing the local CX race in Bourne Woods. I agreed and drove up there after the stag do I was at in Newmarket on Saturday. As a complete rookie to CX racing my bike prep consisted of removing the reflectors and lights from my cyclescheme Tricross commuter bike, fitting a couple of ebay special tyres (panaracer cindercross up front and Schwalbe CX-pro out back) and filling my water bottle.
I had an absolute hoot. Managed to keep it up enough to get 5 laps of the 2.7 mile course in and wasn't even the last person in!
The course was great and I have to say I am going to look at the local Welsh league races to have some more fun locally.
Just really to say, for anyone fancying something to spur you on or give you something different to ride, do it. My mates were riding a Giant Trance, a Dialled Alpine and an early 90s S-Works Stumpjumper.
