Thursday was wetter than a duck's undercarriage, so we hid indoors from the rain (though a trip to the shops got me an unbelievably nice slice of chocolate cake). Friday the weather was bright, but naturally the tracks were soaked still, which saw the boys changing to their wet tyres.
I don't have any wet tyres, so a pressure change was needed. I went from 'kinda hard' to 'a bit softer', and didn't really have an issue with grip. We did some exploring on Pleney, which lead us down some good tracks, and some that were, well... Different.
ATM was good, not too steep but loads of wet root labyrinths, which caused the taking of some 'pro lines' (round the outside) and some uh-oh moments. We also tried to tackle the Celine Gros line, which was steep to say the least. That wasn't what made it difficult though. It was the foot deep, 6 inches wide rut the whole way down, which lead to even more pro lines where possible.
The main track itself was grippy as anything, and the braking bumps were being dug out throughout the day, as well as 10% getting a make-over (see pics) which actually made for a rare enjoyable run down. We also explored some other rooty lines near the top, before losing Ross. When we eventually found him, his tube had done an escaping act.
What a fantastic day though, my wet riding phobia is coming under control, but then again, I'm sat looking at a rather good weather forecast, so who cares?
Glad you found Ross eventually!
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