Tonight was the penultimate Thursday night ride of 2006... and after poor shows over the past few weeks we managed 3 0f us, Ben, Phil and myself.Sometime off the bike for Phil who stuck to his own pace but seemed to be free of the back problems at last. Ben rocketed ahead as usual, no doubt his road biking has paid off in the fitness stakes!
So the ride - well the usual Charity Lane blast, if it ain't broke, don't fit it. Found things quite easy going if a little slippy, and took Charity Lane carefully as 1) it was going dark 2) worried about the wrist 3) couldn't see for shit due to spray and glasses! Bike felt predictable though so I was happy to take it at a reduced pace. Then down Chris's trail and the dampness combined with slippery mud and reducing light led to two spills - one for Mr Woolrich and one for myself. Nothing serious, no injuries, we made the way back down to the Leather Smithy where Phil and I packed up the cars and talked about the possibility of night rides with some light investment and Ben headed for home before it went totally dark.
Same time same place next week. Lets make the last one a big finale.
Its not the end of the 2006 season though.
We've 3 feature rides planned before year end, and no doubt some impromptu Macclesfield Forest weekend rides. There are also plans afoot to make it over to the indoor dirt/4X park in Sheffield.
As ever, watch this space!
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