Tuesday 23rd August

Posse of boys assembled at Rubberjawn's - being Phatboy, Mellonfarmer, The Cook, Tinks, Buggs, Texas, BeefStew and Weirdlittle. Alas, Rubberjaw's couldnt make it. The posse trotted off round Hansen Park and on up Huntsbury. The Cook was dying and threatening to bail part way up Huntsbury Ave but was convinced to struggle a little further up and enjoy the downhill of Major Aitken. Once on the dirt, patches of snow still lingering, a few bits of slop but dry lines to choose most of the way. Once at the summit runners and other bikers came off Vernon. The Posse took off along the summit towards Vic Park finding the odd puddle, but overall the track was way dryer than it was wet with too much fun was being had. Then into the top of Vic, and down the quagmire paddock into the rockgarden into the gummies. Couple of dodgy slop-festy bits but high dry lines ridden, and the little squirelly left hander was fun greasy with Phatboy offing on the steep corner and Mellonfarmer offing on the next. All bailed out early to the skidder site, down through Vic Park into the dog park down through the gates and along the barbed wire and roots loving every second. Out under the houses mixing it with the vegetation in the top section and a new section of gravelled switchbacks leading further than ever before. Mellonfarmer then led them down someone's drive and through an empty section down to Holliss for a fast tarmac buzz into the cold of the flatlands and home.