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A good strong roll up for this one. Looks like as day light increases so does rider numbers.

Just before the start I realised I had gotten oil on my pads. The rear was doing nothing, the front was best described as a speed retardation device.

For once I got in a small warm up and after the last couple of weeks of sprinting off the start and blowing up halfway around the first lap I tried to settle down on the start and build into it.

Going into this ride I had not had a lot of training with only the one mountain bike ride since my “hospital” exit at the SRAM single track thingy back in September and a handful of lazy road ride commutes to work.

Oberon is a interesting town (featured in the flame trees music vid?) and I was expecting a crowd there on Saturday afternoon, but alas it was pretty calm so we registered and as it was an cracker of an afternoon, we headed out to see the race start and see the sights.

Tuff little one tonight, and a bit longer than I had thought.

The new section "The Dump" worked well. Lincon and Steve have done a bang up job designing that bit adding that little bit of gnarliness to the over all trail.

I got excited each time we came into it. Woohoo down the high speed start, then I'd groan as the muddy bit ground things down. Then Woohoo as you drop into the next bit, Then Groan as you hit the hill.

Tonights course didn't give much chance to catch a breath but once it drys out it should be one sweet section.

Top race tonight.
The new section Richard cut in on the weekend was interesting and will definitely be a nice addition once it beds in.. Over all I think the track was the grippiest it's been. The rain over the weekend done it a world of good.

I got off to an OK start but it didn't take Beggsie long to round me up and push the pace. I tried my best to stay with him but he was riding like a demon. Brett was on my heals too and at the first fire road climb he blew past like I was standing still.

Peter, Kevin, Chris and myself popped over to Kanangra to pre-ride the Kanangra Classic that's coming up in 2 weeks...

Took off from home around 8ish and landed at the start finish area @ Kanangra about 9.15...

It rained all the way out, fog was so thick you could hardly see, and boy it felt like it was -10deg.....

here's a great idea if you're stuck inside when it's pouring outside and you really want to get on the bike:

http://youtu.be/w2cngUil5AM

Had a fun day out with the boys, not too many takers due to the pouring rain... but the Chocolate Foot people were there to film some footage of our illustrious leader and our awesome track for the upcoming 8hr http://ctmbc.net/node/19395

enjoy!!

http://youtu.be/MmLvQssShN8

http://youtu.be/EXXyUokW4jU

Well it was a little chilly out there but it didn't take long to warm up.

I followed Barnsie up into the single trail and he set a nice pace as we headed up the little climb for the first time. Brett was nipping at my heals and we openned a little gap on the rest of the field.

Then Barnsie jumps off his bike and start running. The angle log had caused him some drama in practice so he choose a safer cyclocross method. I bunny hop he log and almost land on top of him, get shoved wide into the long grass but somehow manage to get around him as he remounts, Brett comes with me.

Is there some sort of temporal disturbace at Scribblies, some secret mountain magic that lets the down hill bit go for just about ever, berm after berm, corners that seem to loop back just past 360* without actually crossing back on them selves...

Then you get to the bottom resigned to long slog back up but you pop out onto the fire trail, 2 pedal gets you up the small pinch and you have a short flat pedal back to the start to pick another track and do it all again.

Big props to the trail fairies, they done alright and more than alright.

After a bit of fast talking I managed to get my brother keen on the idea of a road trip to Parkes to compete in his first 50 km event with his new trek 29er.Another of my Brothers heard we were doing the big foot and wanted in on the fun so he and his wife also entered .