A little whisper in the dark

Choices, choices

Over the weekend, I rode with two guys who are a fair bit older than me. We ended up bushbashing in Sentosa's quieter parts with our bikes trying to find our way around. In the discussions that ensued it became rather clear I was the one who was taking the girls' blouse prudent options on where to ride. Now, with a scant 4 hours of sleep the previous night, and having had to ride 13 kms to Sentosa, I am pretty chuffed that I stuck it out on the killer climb of the day. Where there's a climb, there is always a downhill, and what a downhill it was. One of my esteemed companions ended up endo, that is, going OTB - Over The (handle)Bars and breaking a spoke on his front wheel. I didn't even want to attempt it. Granted the pair are better protected than I am, but it is usually the younger ones in the bunch who are all gung-ho about trying something dangerous.

I am left wondering whether I was just sleepy and smart enough to recognize it, or whether I've moved on in mindset. The prudent, safe-route-is-best-route mentality. Live to ride another day. Oh well, I will have to ride the loop again this coming weekend. We'll see.

posted by Chung Leong @ 1:19 AM