Thursday 7 December 2006 - Oxford Falls fire trail
Today was an introduction to the joy of mountain bike riding for Mary-Ellen (Mel). Mel was joined by Rob, Stephe, and T-Bone, who did their very best not to be bad hosts...
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We set out from Morgan Road at 8am (ish! there was lots of dagging about early on, for no readily apparent reason), and had the pleasure of a good day, with low cloud but no rain.
The ride was pretty straightforward - straight down the fire trail, past the aerodrome, down the hill to Deep Creek, then straight up the big hills at the end. We conquered the hills - you never really remember quite how bad they are until you're back on them, but we fought hard, although no-one can claim to have made the first one, unfortunately. We stopped for a moment at the top of the chute down to Wakehurst Parkway, for a quick view and photo op.
Then we turned around and came back!
All in all, a pretty straightforward ride, but time to check out the various views along the way - and to be impressed with Mel's commitment to giving it a go (including numerous (successful) attempts to kick off halfway up a hill and finish it off).
T-Bone had a flat (because a ride without a T-Bone flat wouldn't be a ride now, would it!).
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On the way back, Rob also made T-Bone join him for a quick loop of the XC circuit - although it was apparently relatively peaceful!
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Photos here, and Rob's GPS data etc here... Some samples below:
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