Sunday 8.30am at the Gipps St bridge saw a gathering of 22 riders (I think) on varied 2 wheel equipment head off on a journey. And a journey it was, through some well known trails as well as some lesser known link sections. There was mud, but not as much as there has been recently.
The ride was reasonably incident free with the bunch shrinking in size as the ride progressed. My food quota of Torq gels x4, Torq bars x2, 2x bidons of Torq Energy and 4x water just got me through with the last couple of k's hunger flat. Around 10 riders completing the whole 80 k's. I put some proper pedals on the rigid 'Unit', a bike that gets me around town during the week and recieves no love. Until now, as inspiration and encouragement from yesterday spawned the plan for me to join the motley F.H.D.C. crew on their trip to Rotorua for the World single speed championships. What fun is install for us on the "choice" Rotorua single track and, no doubt, some s/s related activities (including Cam Wells b/day! celebrations).
Photos by Cam Wells
