Took my 14 year old XC race bike (today with spiked tyres on) out for a ride this morning, it was great fun!

No dropper post, not even a QR so saddle up the whole time, was interesting seeing what I could do, and I have to confess I actually enjoyed the climbs.

I’ve been sort of building up bigger, more descending oriented bikes for years and years but something a bit lighter and more responsive (even if the tyres did dull this a bit!) was lovely, and the bike didn’t hold me back anything like as much as I thought it might on the descents.

Anyone else had a similar shock recently?