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So rode swinley today.... Wet, slipery and gritty. To those riding the enduro tomorrow, have fun and enjoy......
Now for a minor rant..... What is the issue with people not saying thanks when you move out of the way on a trail? I passed 12 people on seagul today and only one person said thanks. Now surley common courtesy isnt dead? Please?
Rant over....
Cheers
I passed 12 people on seagul today and only one person said thanks.
Why would anyone thank you as you pass them ? 😉
I guess that should have read 12 people passed me. Sorry 
Did they shout 'Elite rider coming through'? 😉
No. most of them gave me the look of "what are you doing on MY trail?" (swinley really was like the M1 on a friday night today... Busy!) I always give way to those going down hill when i'm going up, as was the case today.... Isnt that the correct way? Am I expecting too much of my fellow bikers? It may be only a small rant but I feel that saying thanks or cheers or a nod when you've got out of the way of those going down hill is only a small thing but a fairly important one. Imho
If it was me about 2:30, in a yellow gore top on a white Heckler, it will be because I was f@@@@d, and could barely cycle, let alone exchange pleasantries!!!!
Wet??? Hardly, considering.
Slippy?? Back wheel span once, pinged about 6 inches off one root in 34km!!!
Gritty?? Well, it is sandy soil, isn't it!!
Nah,.wasnt you!!!! It ws in the morning. Yes it wasnt as wet as yesterday(did 20k over there yesterday) but sill slippy if you were in the wrong place! And as for sandy... I usualy ride round basingstoke which is pure clay and not many roots....
Well, in that case, you will always find it Slippy and gritty there!!!!
I always thought those coming downhill should give way to those coming up...easier for those coming down to briefly move off their line. 😕
Lol! Tho I think that half the fun of mtb is going down hill! And seeing as i'm not mr speedy going up hill i'll happily move out the way....