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Had my first 29er night ride of the season last night.
I play football on sundays on the other side of the mountain behind my house. There's a long steep road, leading down to the pitch that I usually ride up for road bike climbing training. Inbetween this and the mountain itself appears to be a small trail. After an age of wondering were this trail led, and if i could use it to off-road to get to footy. I waited untill the dark wet season closed in, and then tried it out last night (great logic there).
It got narrower and narrower, as it zig zagged up the mountain side. Which was worrying as I was supposed to be heading downhill. Then it flattened out. Then all of a sudden I'm flying down a loose rock path, the likes of which I'd only want to attempt on a full on DH bike. Not some fully rigid bike, with a high an annoying saddle. Bounced off a few sizable rocks, and had a few mini rock slides under me (pretty sure I was going sideways more than once). But got to the bottom in one piece. Part of me wanting get the hell off the bike and walk the rest of the way. Part of me wanting to do it again.
Definitely found a new 29er playground :)