Lesson number 1) Do not use muc-off anywhere near your brakes. Especially the brake pads, as last night saw me ride the whole evening with brakes on (the pads had swollen from some freak oxidisation or something!), which wasn;t good for climbing, or nailing it down.
Lesson number 2) Don't follow people closely down Charity Lane, as it's dangerous (nuff said).
Lesson number 3) Go first down Charity Lane, as getting stuck behind people makes it a descent not worthy of previous attempts!
Lesson Number 4) If you do follow someone down, make the most of the 2 jumps and tweak it big style, it makes the slowness almost worth while :) Possibly my biggest air and tweak yet last night!
Apart from that last night was great to see a turnout of 6, the kona gang + others! We really should be sponsored (cue hint to "Team Manager")! Plus the badly named "secret trail" was excellent. Looks like others have been riding it, so the overgrown grass wasn't so hazardous in hiding the trail, and I personally felt it was riding real fast. The bottom half was pretty rutted and rooted, but slower and technical is all good too.
Anway, roll on the next ride (I'm loving 2 rides a week, 1 in each "discipline").
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