Thursday Nighter


Of course this Thursday brings a beautiful sunny day to the Island. That’s great, no rain. Well around 430 a wall of water approaches the shop with fury. So much for a clear starry night ride. Put the shell on and run a fender and I’ll be fine. Big group out this evening so with the weather as dodgy as it is we head straight Thetis Lake. I am so stoked that the first hour of the ride is now light enough to run no lights. And soon it will be “no lights” time. Tor ends up with a flat right after Highrock Park due to cement stairs and 20psi. With some help from Sudz he is up and rolling. We cruise into Thetis and around the McKenzie Creek network running through some uber deep water, even had the pleasure of having to dead stop after the rock garden, only to try and power through a deluge at the bottom. Needless to say but i ended up with a soaker. Thank god for wool socks.With all the snow there were a lot of low branches which i was lucky enough to snag my light on, 3 frigging times!!! The last one claiming my Oakleys. MOTHER FU@#ER!! Regrouping at the top we head down the road and grab onto Francis King were the group splinters a little due to Scotties torrid pace. The Gary Fisher Superfly feels so frigging good on the trails. Tight, fast, technical single-track at pace and its sooo responsive. To the road were there is some dodgy tire inflation’s for the sprint home. I pull for two lights on the goose and as the train goes by i get blocked out a little, had to scrub my brake and that was all she wrote as the train chugged on by dissapearing in the distance. I really hate getting dumped. Oh well, another great muddy mtn bike on Vancouver Island. The best place in the world.

Pic by Dave Mclellan

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