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Jung
@pdlouche
I used up all my luck already today. Felt a little tired but tried to go on a green lane that I’ve done before, as the weather may be horrible all week after today. Heading up over the Ridgeway the misty rain got heavier. The track has some very irregular zigzag-shaped ruts and is mostly stone, and then deep clay ruts, then gravel again. I aimed to get as far as the deep clay ruts.
Felt a little uncomfortable (I needed a piss) and wanted to go at least halfway before stopping. I got through some huge deep puddles on the track, and across a few ruts and felt like the rain was making it too difficult to see properly. My visor was misty and I could see heavier clouds ahead.
I was trying to keep to the right groove and then, BAM!!!
The bike bounced out of the zig-zag rut and started to slide sideways. I could see the bike wasn’t upright and as I tried to regain balance I felt myself falling, with the front wheel almost horizontal and aiming me for the thistly hedge on my right.
As I tried to regain control, I could feel the bike falling away under me, like I was slipping back on the seat (or going over), and so as I pulled on the bars to try straighten up I twisted the throttle almost wide open and the whole bike accelerated, straightened up and powered over all the shit, and just skimmed the hedge, as I managed to get it over to the left enough to stop on a more stable surface between ruts. Possibly I had wheelied my way out.
Once I stopped laughing, it turned out I hadn’t wet myself yet, so as good a time as any to relieve myself before heading home.
10/10 not sure if a cat.