Sunday 29th July

Final ride for July.  Only a small posse gathered at mine.  Four of us.  Tinkerbell, Silverfox, Dozer and I.  We headed up Rapaki for a change.  It confirmed to me that it is a boring track, so wide and smooth and not much to see except track going up in front of you.  Silverfox was trying to stop his bladder leaking (the one on his back) got into thick shingle and fell off going up.  We continued at a steady pace slowing in the top section to allow Dozer to talk on his phone and catch up.  From the top we were going to go by road as we remembered the mud of a week ago.  We agreed with Tinks and went up the single track to find no mud or puddles.  Cleaned it all even with a guy stopping directly in front on some rocks, I balanced until he moved and went on through with out dabbing.  From the road we blasted around with no stops, down through the pines with a quick stop at the feild.  We then headed down Rock garden, taking the alternative line before heading down Shazzas and into Brents.  We all took different lines with Tinks doing a flying little jump across my path.  Great fun down here.  Then down flow  and bridges and then after a regroup we headed up hidden valley to old skool.  Problem was my seat got stuck down so I ended up walking, slipping my way up the steeper bits.  From the high point it was plain sailing around the zigs and zags, over the rocks, through some slippery shit all the way down.  Cleaned that nasty bit at the bottom with only one wee dab.  Great ride and then off for coffee.