Fat Lad Rides Sunset Over Sharlston
Fecking cold, bone dry trails.
Distance: 17.54 Miles
Total Distance: 44.23 Miles
Riders: Mick, Carol, Chip and Fat Lad.
Food scoffed: Slice of coconut sponge back at Chip’s gaff. OK, two slices.
Quote of the Ride: “Stop riding in your thong then” – Carol, in response to Fat Lad moaning of his saddle sore.
Current Mood: Hungry…
With the cry from the forum answered I was son in the car making my through Wakefield to ride with Chip. Arriving at his house we waited on Mick and Carol who had finished early to join us for our little jaunt. They arrived, unpacked and were ready to go before I was too.
Out of the estate and onto the trails Chip asked how far I fancied. “Dunno, 10 or 12 miles to spin out my legs” I replied with hope. “17 it is then” he replied with a maniacal grin. We rode from daylight, smashing through twilight, pedalling through evening and finishing in cold Autumn night.
It was a superb ride, the legs only started to hurt 15 miles in. Chip rode remarkably well for a man who has had five weeks off. The trails were bone dry with the only sketchy moments forced upon us by the deep leaf cover carpeting the dirt.
Fat Lad
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