Over the last few weeks I have been taking out a few riders as part of the schools sports program. We try to get a mix of road riding, cross country and also (if we have time!) some downhill/free ride.
This Tuesday we decided to concentrate on technical downhill riding, so we visited the trails at Ashprington woods.
After a shaky start to the days riding (a bolt on my disc brake caliper sheered off) we made our way to Totnes. We made a quick stop at the local bike shop (Hot Pursuits) where they repaired my brakes and we continued to the woods and an afternoon of freeriding.
The incident with the brakes put a big dent in my confidence (that's my excuse!) and on watching video footage of the downhill section I realised that I was riding like an old man.
Hopefully by the weekend when Jenny and I visit the woods I should be back on form. In the mean time, feel free to watch this short video of Johannes taking on one of the many flowing sections of singletrack that we encountered during the afternoon.
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