Today I got take my little yellow
mountain bike out for the first time in a while.
A friend I met while sailing was
talking about cycling, and so I joined in the conversation. We got chatting about mountain
biking, and he invited me to come with him sometime – he likes to have company
on the trail, and also likes to have the safety factor of a buddy in case
anything happens. I warned him that I wasn’t very good, and when he said he was
cool with taking a novice I jumped at the chance.
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| Trail map |
Meeting at his place in the
morning to beat the worst of the heat, we cycled off to the local Douglas Mountain Bike Reserve Trails.
Taking on the easy green route,
called Easy Street, I struggled to keep up all the way to the top. With plenty
of tight bends, rocky bits, small easy roll overs and drop offs, this trail was
not hugely technically demanding, but definitely the right level for me to
start with.
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| Owen pointing out other routes |
I found it tough going, but with practice I hope to get better :)
The above picture is the only photo I got of the trail itself, but you can see a video of this easy route here if you are interested.
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