Cycling and surfing
I Noticed that I sort of surf singletrack, making the most of the opportunities the trail throws at you, pumping for speed, cranking bottom turns, carving banks and cheeky tail slides. Not looking for the fastest line, but the most interesting line. You rarely surf in straight lines.
Paddling out is like climbing.
Downhilling is like riding a wave.
Both can involve odd outfits
Both are free once you have a board or bike.
Both cheer me up and return me to civilisation in better state than when I left.
I also get geeky and a bit of a hoarder with both, I have quiver of eight boards and eight ish bikes
I have a wooden alaia retro board and a 1927 postie bike
A 1985 Raleigh USA and 1970’s single fin pintail.
A curious softail 29er and a five fin bonzer
A long big dummy cargo-bike and a 11.5 foot massive paddleboard.
It’s good having four sheds.