Ride, Crash, then repeat
It was going to be a little chilly at first, so I pulled a t-shirt over my
long-sleeve jersey. It said "RIDE" on the front, the back said "CRASH,
then repeat".
So that's what I did.
RIDE - I took a steep downhill fireroad to get to the climb quicker.
Turns out it was covered with THICK gravel of all sizes (up to ~4"😉. Every
downhill section was extremely precarious.
CRASH - I'd made it most of the way OK, until the bike was juddering so
badly that I really couldn't see a line anymore. I headed for the side,
and that's where I went over (thankfully). Just a few scratches, but I was
mentally shaken.
REPEAT - I got to the first part of the climb; there was a section that
was very close to the edge of a big drop, but I'd never seen anyone fall
there. Until now. I broke the cardinal rule - I looked down. Then I slid
down. Fortunately, "repeat" was written in small letters on the t-shirt. I
took the damn thing off!
The rest of the ride went fine. Nasty climb, done relatively well (for
this time of year).
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