28 October 2021
I headed downhill to near the Lower Molonglo Water Treatment Works, close to where I went with Liam yesterday.
Near the bottom of Stockdill Drive, I put the bike over a gate and followed an overgrown walking path towards the gorges in the Molonglo River.
My maps indicate this trail comes all the way from Coppins Crossing. This is part of reconoitering for a future ride. I wanted to see if this track is passable, as well as how well the Tumbleweed can handle it.
My new bike passed the test with flying colours. Some of the gullies and spurs were very steep with cricket-ball-sized rocks 🪨 The fat tyres rolled over them nicely. On the downslopes I was very glad of my new dropper post. It goes up and down as smoothly as butter.
On the way home I revisited yesterday’s ride.
Lastly, I visited my son Steven, to see how he was feeling after yesterday’s micro-surgery to his knee. An old football injury is finally catching up with Steven. Time to get the daggy tears on his meniscus trimmed up. Pleasingly, Steven seemed fine and in good spirits.