It’s been a little while between posts, here are a few reflections.
- There’s been slightly better weather the last month so I’ve been able to get out a lot more, 10 rides in October, 2 in Setpember, and 9 in August. I want to be out there a lot more and aim for 15 in November if the weather allows it.
- Getting a few days in at Mākara was fun, getting back to trails like Northface, Zacs and Upper Starfish (now renamed Ridgeline Extension) which was great fun. Ridgeline Extension is a fantastic trail.
- The obvious truth that improved fitness results in improved technique and performance has been brought into sharp focus – it certainly gets easier the more frequently you do it.
- Riding the full sus is much less fatiguing on the long downhills.
- An inpromptu cornering wānanga on Northface meant for a few turns corning really fell into place. These lessons were soon forgotten, but I hope I’ll be able to reconnect with that feeling again soon.
- A modest achievement in getting around the right hander that has always stuffed me up on Northface.
