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@Wannabe
Paris, 4cm of slush, just outside of Paris, about a foot of deep, fresh snow. I have rarely, if ever, had quite so much fun on a mountain bike. First ride ever in proper snow. Utterly brilliant. 20k in 2 hours...not very fast, but very hard work.
http://www.lfgss.com/picture.php?albumid=1628&pictureid=9612
Did a big steep rocky descent that I know well (but hardly recognised in the snow), and instead of it being a bit of boneshaking bump-fest, it was smooth as, and I just rolled down, unreal. Then I hit a big rock lurking under the snow half-way down, which sent my front wheel one way and me the other. Into a big pile of snow. Big soft pile of snow, and big fat grins.
On the road on the way up to the forest I went up a hill and overtook some idiot in a range rover with 'racing' style low profile road tyres on massive alloy wheels, wheelspinning himself into trouble. 4 wheel drive = 4 wheel spinning. Felt very, very smug.