The lone rider!…

I don’t know why but I love my own company. It’s strange that even as a child I played quite happily on my own, and yet strangely enough I do enjoy company and often throw dinner parties at my home for friends and guests. But for sure when im out on my mountain bike im The Lone Rider I just love to do this alone. The main reason is that there are not many people willing to join me at my age ( 65 ) so if others join me they are usually much younger, they then resent the fact that I am sometimes or seem to be fitter than them, they spend a fortune on there bikes, all the latest gear which is very colourful. They challenge me which I hate as I then rise to the occasion and often win, making matters worse as they then try to explain that there back has been giving them problems recently, or there knees are playing up or there is a fault on their bike? The only problem is my recovery rate these days are slower, but I say nothing.

This is what I really enjoy, discovering old trails. I love to ride at a gentle pace and take in the scenery, stopping frequently to take photos which I then love to share. When im doing this I’m The lone rider, sometimes staying out all day, to then stop at a nice view point to eat my lunch and enjoy a little wine to give me the courage for a fast decent.

These trails were left abandoned when the mines closed, they are old train tracks and now make interesting trails that take you along the cliff edge.

Always nice to have lunch at a nice view point.

The tunnels are nice to explore, but one needs to dismount as they are low.

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