Three rides today, what a day! About an hour’s riding. My “sit bones” are bloody sore.
Ride one: the skyline. The trail is regarded as intermediate to advanced. I was sceptical as I’ve walked it many times, but it is a very different beast on a bike. It was almost immediately well beyond my fitness and skill level. I’ll consider this ride a benchmark for future rides on the track. I also cruised around some of the nearby streets.
Ride two: the road to red rocks. This road is a lot tougher than Pencarrow. The powerful wind made this quite a challenge, actually stopping me a couple of times. The road will be a great training run however and it’s close to home. I did find the bike was incredibly forgiving over some of the worse terrain.
Ride three: a cruise around the stadium concourse. It was really just to get time on the bike, but I managed to scrape my hand pretty good on a wall along Thorndon Quay.