Laziness kicked in and we met in the small car park at Forest Chapel - before packing up and pushing up to the top of Charity Lane. We got some great shots - video will be up later - but it's funny how much sessioning and filming something you ride every week destroys it's flow! Still committed to the cause we perservered. Once finished on Charity Lane we pushed up for a second full end to end run... and I dug out the full face for the first ride of 2010! Great great fun flat out, the full face removes the wind factor and you end up really nailing it - even on a hardtail. Jon had a coming together with the bank and bashed his knee - ok to press on though. We all got to the bottom high on adrenaline - a fantastic run in the dry.
We dug out the camera gear again and whizzed around to the singletrack. By now we were pressed for time, so couldn't really session and film as much as I'd hoped but the trail was bone dry and SO much fun. Got a few good shots before the agonising double climb back to the cars at Forest Chapel.
So all in all a good ride - great company, fantastic trails, cool to get some footage... and with a nostalgic twinge it reminds me of those lazy summer weekend rides with Scott and Chris back in 2004! If you're reading this lads I hope it reminds you as well!
Fearingout - Webedit 1 - Macclesfield Forest from James Hilton on Vimeo.
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