A very wet end to Winter

Earlier in the week we were greeted with the news that the Golden Triange Epic had been postponed due to wet weather which came as a bit of a surprise. We had been riding every week and whilst there had been a few wet mornings and a few puddles to navigate it had never been a case of thinking these tracks are unrideable. That was until this Sunday. We decided to do our normal route out along Murrays and pick up the Fastways. It was as we were going along Murrays in the section before the 5 ways crossing that it became quite clear that sending 200 bikes along the trail would turn it into giant bog hole. And if the track here was this water logged I would hate to think what the track at the bottom of Brian's paddock would be like. It was wet enough last year and that's when we were still in the grip of a severe drought.

Brett navigating a particularly wet section

However the good news was that there were really only a couple of nasty spots were the water came near the hubs of our wheels and our small group of riders could make it through without getting off and walking. Did I say small group? There were actually six of us which was the best turn up for sometime. Only Roz and Rod couldnt make it out from the regular crew and our fame is continuing to grow as we were joined by another new rider Mel. Steve knew Mel from riding many years ago and after spending some time on her roadie she is keen to get back into the MTB scene. We caught up with her at the Castlemaine Enduro and invited her out for a ride so hopefully she enjoyed herself and Roz wont have to be the only lady in the crew anymore.

Taking a breather beside
the Coliban Water Race