I had a shoddy ride around Dalby the other week after spending a few days in Glentress…
Drove 4 hrs to get there. (2 to get home, pick up the bikes and the mrs and 2 to get to Dalby) Sat in the cafe, drinking brews thinking “I can’t really be arsed, it’s rubbish compared to Innerleithan etc” Couldn’t concentrate at all, kept riding into things/hitting stumps with my feet etc. Had no enthusiasm in Dixons Hollow – mainly because it wasn’t the park in GT. Sacked it off half way round and followed the bail-out route back to the car. Drove the 2 hrs home to drop bikes and mrs off, have a shower etc then drove the other 2 hours back to work.
It was, to be fair, one of the shittest days I’ve ever had on a bike…