The Oaks

Well I have lost my Oaks cherry....

My son and I hit the Oaks Fire Trail run on Sunday. Ever since I have taken up mountain Bike riding I keep reading and hearing about this "must do" ride and I have to say I was not disappointed.

At just short of 30Km, it is the longest single ride that we have done to date and I was nervous about that aspect. I really think the training that I have been putting in lately really helped, particularly with some of the steep climbs.

This ride has a little bit of everything. The first third had some steep climbs and sharp downhills. The middle third fast exhilerating fire trails where we really built up some speed. The last third was great singletrack that really we both loved.

The singletrack had a bit of everything, fast flowing sections, some great rockgardens with a couple of big drops and a last technical steep climb just to keep you interested.

I was completely invigorated after this ride and I am looking forward to riding in the Oaks Classic in a fortnight.