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22.1.06
Not
having
ridden
for
a
while
&
desperate
to
have
another
blast
on
my
new
Giant
I
persuaded
Simon
to
take
me
over
to
Holmbury
Hill
&
ride
'golden
birdies'
which
amazingly
I
had
never
ridden
before,
only
walked.
Hopefully
take
in
a
few
other
trails
as
well.
Now
I
know
I
hardly
ever
ride
&
haven't
ridden
consistently
since
before
our
son
was
born
6
years
ago.
But
I
was
confident
that
I
wouldn't
have
a
problem
keeping
up
going
downhill,
going
up
is
my
problem!
Enjoyed
the
climb
up
the
road,
in
eager
anticipation
of
what
was
to
come
&
finally
ride
a
trail
which
gets
talked
about
quite
a
lot.
Phew!
at
last
we're
there
&
off
we
go.
Simon
begins
to
open
up
a
gap
&
I
pedal
faster
trying
to
keep
up,
a
bit
perplexed,
as
I
notice
he
isn't
pedalling
at
all,
just
using
momentum.
I'm
not
too
stressed
though
as
I
intend
to
familiarise
myself
with
the
trail
before
I
go
flat
out.
However,
my
competetive
instinct
takes
over
&
I
give
it
a
bit
more
welly,
in
the
process
I
seem
to
have
lost
my
'fingers
over
the
brake
levers'
style
&
am
just
hanging
on
for
dear
life,
which
as
I
go
into
a
berm
the
fastest
I
have
ever
gone
in
my
life
as
I
couldn't
brake
&
seemed
incapable
of
getting
my
hands
back
on
the
levers,
I
felt
like
I
was
on
a
roller
coaster
&
expected
to
be
thrown
out
the
other
side
disappearing
into
the
trees,
only
fear
&
grim
determination
kept
me
on
the
track.
Simon,
hearing
my
screams,
slows
&
lets
me
catch
up
&
then
we
continue,
Simon
seems
to
be
doing
lots
of
little
jumps
which
look
like
fun
so
I
give
it
a
go
&
feel
pleased
with
myself
for
pulling
it
off
&
not
crashing
&
then
we're
at
the
bottom.
Lets
go
&
do
it
again
I
cry,
that
was
fun.
So
off
we
go
around
&
up
&
all
the
while
I'm
thinking
"right,
this
time
I'm
with
you
matey"
We
start
again
&
this
time
I'm
really
trying
but
it
all
goes
horribly
wrong
&
no
matter
how
hard
I
pedal
I
can't
keep
up
&
Simon
ISN'T
EVEN
PEDALLING
&
looks
so
smooth,
I'm
giving
it
everything
&
getting
totally
knackered,
we
reach
one
of
the
little
jumps,
Simon
sails
over
it,
I
don't!
sort
of
land
front
first
&
cling
on
averting
oncoming
trees
as
I
try
to
correct
the
mess
I've
got
myself
into,
until
finally
we're
nearly
at
the
bottom
&
I
mess
it
up
on
some
tree
roots
&
have
to
put
a
foot
down.
I
stop,
totally
exhausted
&
get
my
breath
back.
For
the
first
time
in
a
while
I
nearly
had
a
tantrum
&
just
about
stopped
myself
throwing
my
bike
on
the
floor.
I
remount
&
roll
down
to
the
road
with
my
lip
very
much
out
&
sulking.
How
on
earth
could
he
be
so
much
faster,
apparently
he
normally
pedals
down!
Normally,
although
I
don't
ride
much
I
always
feel
with
a
few
more
rides
under
my
belt
I
could
keep
up.
Not
this
time
though,
and
I
reckon
it
will
be
a
while
before
I
can.
Simon
attributes
a
big
part
of
it
to
a
lesson
he
had
with
Ian
Warby
over
at
Aston
Hills
which
has
improved
his
technique
enormously.
So
I
have
had
a
wake
up
call
which
I
intend
to
remedy.
I
reckon
3month
to
get
some
fitness
&
strength
&
then
- "I'm
with
you
matey",
watch
this
space!!
Jackie
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