Sunday 4 December

Tinkerbell arrived at mine and we headed off around the road and into Radley Park and along the Heathcote Cut.  picked up Bugs at the footbridge and then crusised around the towpath towards ferrymead Bridge.  Dozer appeared just before the bridge and we stopped and chatted.  The weather was still quite cool so we decided not to remove any layers so we started up St Andrews Hill at a steady but enjoyable pace.  Chatting as we rode.  Up to the start of Lower John Brittain.  Dozer set the pace up here and we headed straight out onto the Summit Rd.  Bugs put on his new knee pads.  The usual comments were mentioned about his need to kneel for us all the time.  Into the old Greenwood entrance having a good ride in here except when I dabbed amongst the rocks and then Dozer dabbed on a straight section.  Stopped at the ruins well Tins put air in the top of his tire.  Then we headed down.  Once again Dozer stopped and dabbed in an unusual pace before he rode on.  headed down down down with a regroup at the road.  Spotted TeRex and his buddies.  Up Godley we went.  Good climb on the first section and although dozer and I dabbed we all cleaned the next bit.  After this it was dab dab dab for some of us until the end of the worst rocks.  Good ride from here.  Down the other side.  Some work happening here so it got dusty.  Stopped for a bite to eat before climbing over the next hump.  Good clean run only stopping for Bugs when he had a minor mechanical.  I led off down the Anaconda.  They have certainly stuffed up this track or the top part.  Shingle thick and loose in all the wrong spots.  Finally got through the shit to some hard pack and got a good run down, regrouped at the top of the tail before continuing on to a pit stop at Taylors. Bugs took off his knee pads and then we headed up and over the hill.  Good clean run with hardly any silliness while riding.....yeah right.  Coffe and tea at Dot Com before heading back towards home with first Dozer turning towards home then Bugs with Tinks and myself finishing where we started.

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Meanwhile, starting a little earlier, Mellonpharmacist rode with DeSpaPool, up Shuntsbury, round the Traversii, and down through Pic Vark, Schmidden Valley and the Old Skoooool.