It's really convenient living so close to the trails. In only five minutes, from my door, I can find myself deep in the Downs woods, with legendary trails like Summer Lightening, Leith Hill, and Westcott, close by.
I met Nigel, Kevin, Dante, Austyn and Niall at the Green and we headed out. The snow had fallen hard on the Downs so riding through 10cm of snow was hard work. The strange thing is that when you're having fun the effort is masked. You're somehow distracted from the energy-sapping snow-covered trails.
Less than five minutes in and Nigel's freehub body froze up, meaning he had no way of pedalling. Kevin decided to pour his urinal magic over the affected area to remedy it. Surprisingly it worked. Completely dazzled we move on.
We took in the usual trails, but somehow it felt different. It felt like being on holiday somewhere alpine-like. Yet, around every corner familiar landmarks greeted us. Before descending into Peaslake for a cuppa we rode Barry (Barry Knows Best) and it was surprisingly grippy. Barry is always a winner.
The Peaslake shelter was deserted. Only Nick and his ride partner was there. Any regular would know that Sunday morning is busy there. We had warm drink and the obligatory cake and called it a day.
Another 30mins and I was home... Exhausted. What a great day in the saddle. We are lucky that even when the weather is foul we can enjoy our sport and enjoy it with friends.
Ride time: 3hrs
Heart rate: 165/201
Distance: 40km (100% snow)
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