The Long Way to Surrey Hills
Yes, I went mountain biking again. But if you know me, this no surprise. This time however, when catching the train out of Victoria station, we stepped onto the wrong train. So unfortunately we ended up in some town South of London - where we realized that we’d have to catch a train back North to Clapham Junction and catch a train heading to Dorking. Our mistake put us about an hour behind schedule.
When I arrived in Dorking, I caught a black cab to Westcott - dropping me at Nirvana Cycles.
Jackie and Simon had set me up with a very nice Turner 5-spot.
Today I was riding with Chris Moore once again, and a friend of his Russ (also an architect). Today however, we were an hour behind so the pace would be a bit quicker in order to hit all the good trails.
Tucking in out of the rain...
It began to rain as we climbed our first hill, but the canopy of the trees kept us fairly dry. Within 30-minutes or so the rain had stopped and the balance of the day was perfect weather conditions.
Trail markers....well, maybe.
A nice little drop for Chris, followed by some airtime...
This was one of my favorite sections - as I'd only seen terrain like this in videos. Tight tree groupings. Winding, roller coaster single track + jumps that went between the trees. The end of this trail finishes off with a section of what we like to call "bike surfing" - controlled skidding...at it's best. Absolutely a blast!
My Turner 5-Spot - in Peaslake for a quick bite to eat.
Wending our way back to Westcott along some of the prettiest bit of track.
Our final decent into Westcott. if you look real close (left of photo) you can see that "single track" here means about 6" wide. Nice.
A shout out to my boys at Revo Cycle…you gotta get here.
