Night Riding

I bought a great Lumicycle HID light this winter and rode with it once! The weather was so warm for winter it just rained a lot and created mud! Not enticing for a muddy night ride. Was worrying I had wasted my money, having justified it as an investment for many rides all year round- as you do!!!

Anyway bumped into a Kiwi female rider on the trail at Peaslake 2 weeks back who wanted to try a night ride but... it doesn't get dark til about 8:30 now so...
Last Tuesday we met at 8 and headed off lights off from Dorking and by the time we got up Rookery and half way up the Greensand way we started needing our lights on.

We rode Windy Willows and my lights were great- fun fun fun, I wipped along the singletrack. Wendy followed with her dim lights having a much more adrenalin packed ride as a result and all I got were the sound effects as she fell off- should've warned her about that sudden dip in the trail.

It was a late night but fun to do so need to squeeze a couple more in soon before it gets even lighter! Trails are so dry and fast right now- love this UK weather (even though what is causing it is a worry)!

Change is Inevitable

It's been a busy month- I've bought a house and am spending so many hours just planning and preparing to move in. Mortgage sorted, solicitor instructed, bought Laminate flooring so far and a dishwasher and alarm- got to do all the blinds and wardrobes etc and arrange moving, but just waiting for contracts to exchange now.

Been over in San Francisco for IHRSA and 3 days mountain biking and 1 day site seeing. Rode all the Marin areas.

Easter weekend was beautiful weather but I'm fairly exhausted and due to above going on did not arrange to do anything so all freinds are away/booked up.

Next event is going to be the big move- started clearing out the house- 16 months of MTB magazines to start with! As determined as I was not to collect so much clutter moving feels like a huge chore- something I seem to do almost annually!!