Quick evening ride once the kids were in bed, lights not needed. Loved it, trails running well after a bit of rain. Nice sunset too. 
Last night’s commute home turned into a bit of a mission. I decided to skip the normal 16km gravel section and take the rainforest singletrack instead for a bit more skill refinement. I figured it would probably be dry enough. As I got close however the AXS started to play up a bit. Battery low? Ah well, it’ll be fine. I hit the wetter than expected mud tracks right on twilight. The tracks were freshly churned by some arse on a moto and with tyres too hard and not enough grip for the slippery roots and gears failing I plugged through anyway getting smashed by all manner of sticks, dropping the chain twice.
Hard to see in this photo but I’m blocked by a palm tree on the floor, a vine at waist height and a fallen tree at head height. Not ideal.
Made it back to the road in total darkness and proceeded to faff around trying to get into a half decent gear. Eventually got things going again and managed 11th gear all the way home. But with a lot of chain skipping bullshit. Somewhat annoyed I put the bike in the stand to discover the b-gap had completely changed and there was horrific slack!
