Well tonight it was just Jon and I as numbers dwindled again. Kev is out long term with an ankle injury (due back on the big bike mid August I reckon - just in time for Scotland in September!). Chris was away with work, and Tony decorating...
So it's been wet the past few days but it didn't put us off. The usual climb proved to be very therapeutic as Jon and I ranted and got lots off our chests. Charity Lane is evolving again and the climb is a lot smoother already... I wondered if this would be translated over the summit. The full sus allows you to carry so much more speed into the rough stuff, but poor line choice meant Jon closed the gap right up and then with the more level smoother bottom section held my tail to the close - result!
We both reflected that last week (singletrack) felt to short, so decided to do the whole forest loop... not before Bottom of the Oven (awesome tonight), I feel so confident on the big bike. Up at the view point watching the sun start to drop in the sky I was reflecting about next year being 10 years of Fearingout. What a milestone...
Not reflecting long though before we nailed the final descent - and Jon was 'on it' pinning and railing the corners finding grip where I thought none existed. I could only just hold him and I felt flat out on the big bike.
Roll on next week - and the rest of the summer on two wheels.
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