Tuesday 26th April

Picked up the Cook and headed up to the meeting point on Upper Major Hornbrook where we were joined by Phatboy, Bugs and Tinkerbell on his home built Keewee hardtail.  The wind had picked up and was cold so a few of us rugged up. Up the John Brittain Lower Track with the wind immediatley dying so we warmed up quick.  Phatboy and Tinkerbell chatting away as they led up the hill.  Quick regroup at the top hairpin loop where the aforementioned chatters kept chatting so I just got on my bike and rode on.  Everyone regrouped at the gate before the chatters continued on along the old rock strewn stretch of track.  Up onto and across the road where we then took on Mt Pleasant Track.  I started as tailender but at the hairpin I passed a stopped Cook.  Up up up to the top where we regrouped again.  Phatboy and I jumped into different lines to the stile and then we took off.  What a pig of a ride I had and by all accounts so did all the others.  Regrouped above Greenwood and next moment McGyver and Mellonfarmer joined us.  Up through the top section of greenwood we rode then up Broadleaf.  At theis point the late joiners carried on up and over to do a Greenwood run while the originals headed back down Mt Pleasant.  The chatty 2 went all the way down before climbing back to the start of John Brittan while the bright sparks dropped out the way they started.  Tinkerbells light stopped working so while he and Phatboy got a spare attached the rest of us took off.  Bugs led followed by me then the Cook.  Good run across then headed down the track.  Night riding sure does slow you down sometimes but eventually all 5 of us arrived at the vehicles alive and well.  Home we headed.  Average ride but good for a short nightride.

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