Making the Most of it..
A quick weather check showed Wednesday 21st as the only gap in what seems like weeks of interminable rain this was handy as it coincided with a ‘working at home’ day. All in all, an opportunity for a ride that could not be spurned.
The ground remains waterlogged so we chose to stay on the high South Downs Way (SDW) ridge in order to try and avoid the deep sticky mud. In the main this plan was successful however the section immediately east of Ditchling Beacon was an absolute mud bath. For almost 100 yards there was 4 inch deep mud mixed with cow poo and pools of standing water, it was no use trying to go around this as it covered the full width of the ridge so there was nothing else for it other than full speed ahead.
Inevitably the ride lasted way longer than we had planned but we did have a blast with the wind behind us on the outward leg and then straight into our faces on the return. On the return journey I managed to get stuck in a deep narrow rut and ended up jack-knifing in the wet mud and narrowly (and comically) avoided going down sideways. The large deep puddles provided plenty of opportunity for play with the added benefit of washing the wettest runny mud off the bike.
We returned covered in mud to the first ‘undress on the doorstep’ instruction of 2007.
The ground remains waterlogged so we chose to stay on the high South Downs Way (SDW) ridge in order to try and avoid the deep sticky mud. In the main this plan was successful however the section immediately east of Ditchling Beacon was an absolute mud bath. For almost 100 yards there was 4 inch deep mud mixed with cow poo and pools of standing water, it was no use trying to go around this as it covered the full width of the ridge so there was nothing else for it other than full speed ahead.
Inevitably the ride lasted way longer than we had planned but we did have a blast with the wind behind us on the outward leg and then straight into our faces on the return. On the return journey I managed to get stuck in a deep narrow rut and ended up jack-knifing in the wet mud and narrowly (and comically) avoided going down sideways. The large deep puddles provided plenty of opportunity for play with the added benefit of washing the wettest runny mud off the bike.
We returned covered in mud to the first ‘undress on the doorstep’ instruction of 2007.
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