BurbleChaz

Forced to make our own entertainment, we saddled up and headed south around the bay. The sun was shining and the headwind was, unusually, below force eight. Beyond St Kilda there is a lovely section of trail along the beach which The Less Obsessed Cyclist hadn't seen before. We went almost to Brighton Marina before turning back.

In Westgate Park I turned off to hare along a section of singletrack. I entered a tight corner to a sharp climb with a little more kinetic energy than usual. The bike turned in a bit sharply, so put on a fraction more power to correct. Maybe a tad too much, in hindsight. The correction had me hurtling towards a tree. Power off, brake a fraction, rear end slides out wheeeee crash. No visible damage to the bike, slight graze to the elbow. No witnesses. First proper crash in over 1000 miles. I'm obviously not riding fast enough. We'll fix that as Lysterfield Park tomorrow.