Leo and I headed out this evening in beautiful weather (if a tiny bit hot for riding) - gorgious blue skies, not a cloud in sight and over 20 degrees even at 4pm.
We took a leisurely pace up to the summit - stopping for frequent chat about everything from work to families. Really nice to chill out after a hard day in the office.
We rode Charity Lane the traditional way, good fun, dry but still enough water around to dirty the bikes and turn us mud splattered! We then pushed back up to do the route Chris and I have been messing around with for a few weeks - descending down the climb (great fun today - very fast) then messing around on the banks before heading down the footpath back to the car. Great action in the trees letting my whole bike give beneath me, Leo could see I was on the 'edge' from behind but I was grinning from ear to ear.
As we reached the car I couldn't help but think about the innocence of my youth - long days spent doing nothing but riding and chilling out - no women to complicate things - and certainly no work. I can never go back, but a summer on the hardtail is beginning to look really really great fun... who know, even a new hardtail on the cards?
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