Nine of us turned up for last nights Beginner Ride. Unfortunately, the only official beginner was Claire. So, we split the ride, one half led by Luke whilst myself, Claire & Sandy headed along the Westie.
We all met up at a couple of points along the way, and after grouping at the bottom of Flux, we headed up Rosie’s, then a left towards the pylons. Luke & co did a few of the trails in the woods, whilst I tried to convince Claire to do Jackies Root, but she decided to wait whilst Sandy and I had a quick blast. A regroup at the hole in the wall, then we started heading back, with Luke & co branching off to tackle the steep trails at the castle. The rest of us headed back, via Snakey and opting for the road back.
The majority of the trails are nice and dry at the moment, although on Tuesday, that crackin’ descent after Dawns Pinky Root is still very bogey, it tried to eat my front wheel and left leg, but just managed to pull free…..there was chatter about leaving me!
A big thanks to Sandy, as Claire felt he was great at communicating & coaching, he spent a lot of time riding alongside, whilst I led the way…..and luckily I didn’t have to sleep on the sofa. Also a big thanks to the other GMBC members who showed their support.
Barry
