7 days in a row; Makara Day 2

Wow another fun morning ride on the green trails. I discovered the Magic Carpet Ride which was well within my limited skill set and great fun.

It was also the seventh day in a row I’ve ridden, which for me felt significant.

I had a couple of issues on the switchbacks coming down Lazy Fern, and came off the bike very awkwardly (at very low speed) on one of them. I need to work on my speed and timing entering and leaving the corners. Ironically, despite that incident I felt that my technique was better than yesterday and that I was in more control in the switchbacks.

I was avoiding using the front brake and feathering the rear brake as needed, which did seem to give a lot more control. I was not hanging on for dear life like yesterday.

The other indicator that I’d marginally improved was the considerably faster time down to the carpark.