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There's far too much hair going on in that photo Longun!
Went out for a quick blast this morning, on a hot and breezy day.
Rode through to the Downs, stopping for a photo as I got to them.
Into Angmaring Park Estate, or APE for short :facepalm: Plenty of options here,
Deciding to go straight on, through the bluebells
And onto the main estate road through there,
Before turning down this gnarly little drop, looks steeper in real life
Looking back up it,
Ok on a hardtail, but a bit testing for the bingo wings on a rigid
This was swiftly followed by a long climb back up, and into more open terrain.
Looking out towards last weeks play area in the background.
Then down this steep little track, to come back up by the cows in the distance. Right by the gate I was heading for :roll:
Much to the annoyance of the locals!
Looking out to the west, and admiring the view. Notice the calf in the fore ground. Saw quite a few of these!
Anyway, back to business, and onto the South Downs Way. Notice bail out gear engaged!
After which I rolled along the top, with the land dropping down on my left, to the north east
And the smell of rapeseed to my right
Then turned down a dead end road, then left along to a tricky descent I wanted to try out on my own. Can you see it just above the chalky scars in the foreground?
One of the local race heads took me down here in the week. Him on his full sus just disappeared, leaving me on the Fisher 29er to get on with it. It's bloody bumpy to start with due to horses using it I think, before getting a whole lot worse,
Where you really have to slow down and pick your line. Thankfully I got to the bottom intact, but only to succumb to another churned up bridleway! :facepalm: It doesn't look bad, but trust me, keeping any momentum along here proved a real challenge
If you look hard, you may just make out that chalky descent I'd just taken.
What goes down . . .
Yes, it was time to climb back up to the top, giving my shaky arms a rest at least!
Climbing was the easy bit. Getting through the gate proved a bit more challenging!
:shock:
I chose to go over the fence!
Looking back to where I'd come from, a mainly downhill slope towards home
But was made a bit more interesting, having seen something I'd not seen on this part of the Downs before
A mobility scooter! :shock: Hope her batteries were well charged before she left home!
Then back home for lunch, and to give the bike a wash
Drying off nicely in the Sun!
The End
Mike
