Last ride of 2011
Great to get out today for a ride with Chrissy, Joe and Finn (and others) from Brighton for a ride around the Surrey Hills today. 2011 hasn’t been a massive riding year for me so it was nice to get out on the bike again.
As expected I had lost all sense of riding skill, riding to work on a road doesn’t really help, which coupled with the wet sloppy conditions met for some ‘interesting’ moments. Lots of ‘front wheel washing out un-expectedly’ then regaining grip at the last second, riding through muddy troughs which shows you where they want you to go rather than your steering pointing you in the right direction but nonetheless it was great fun. Good to get some fresh air and blow a few cobwebs away too. Plenty of stopping and chatting and the usual banter as well as a stop at the famous Peaslake Stores. Hoping to spend a lot more time in the saddle in 2012.
