Afan in the dark!

Plucked up the courage to ride Afan Argoed in the dark tonight. D joined me and we had a blast! The evening wasn't without mis-adventure. Before we got to the end of Penhydd, D's Hope 4 lights started flashing, which indicates a low battery. That resulted in a short-cut after Dead Sheep Gully and an early return to the cars. He'd had them on full power most of the time and had remembered his burn times incorrectly, I think.

I had a really close moment with a tree. I clipped a log on the inside of a corner, hard, with my rear mech and was sent off the trail for a tree hugging session!! Fortunately, somehow, I stopped prior to impact. D labelled it a good save. I think it may have been divine intervention!!

Following a chat with one of the lads from the LBS, I was running my new Eskar tyres on much lower pressures. It's made a considerable difference, but some more adjustment is needed.