..of roots and roads..

..of roots and roads..
...hmmm, not too much enthusiasm portrayed by genevas citizens for last nights ride...a gloomy saleve and the promise of rain seemed to have doused the spirits of a number of people.......it certainly made for an uneventful ride across quai des bergues...where are all the pretty girls in short skirts...boring!!!....arrival at jean-mis place revealed 'papy' ready to rock with 'the bike', 'slicks' and 'shaddock II' also (almost) ready to roll......the bois de jussy haven’t changed much...yeah I know where we are, we're back at the junction, next to the trees, with the hole and the ditch and the fast bit followed by a corner.....yeah RIGHT, I knew EXACTLY where I was...the ride revealed that Shaddock II has some mighty fine calfs, rivalling (well almost...lets be serious here) jean-mi's...impressive none-the-less...Jean-Mi must have spent his entire 2200km of last year riding in the bois de jussy, beacuse, in case I didn't mention it...its DAMNED IMPOSSIBLE to know where you are in that place, or even which way you are going!!...so bois de jussy may be flat but it isnt smooth...joests bike (thanks joest...but you need to do a tad of maintenance cos I found it hard to find 6'th gear) was in for quite some shaking and with the bursts of accelaration from Jean-Mi well, it was anything but boring...but we must be getting 'wiser', as it took a little while for the sprint maniacs to surface....I'll let you guess who was the sprint champion...NO geled its not you, although you finally did get your finger out of your arse at the end...shaddock II ... well I guess we'ell see what kind of a sprinter he is next time...I thought hardtails were supposed to be good for that...and well jean-mi, better luck next time...just one word to you: 'draughting' to use a Nascar expression...so a few slips, flips, knee in the handlebar, slides, oufs and 'damned &%*çing roots' later we are faced with the mini mountain...you know..... the one after the ditch...... through the trees....... down to the right...... round the corner to the left and then UUUUUUUPPPP. Well jean-mi failed miserably...loser...and ahem...so did the missile ....ack...can you say 'bounce left, bounce right and splat'??...a few sprints later....some people did cheat on the way home...and back finally to "the bikes" place for a glass of water and a slice of bread...thanks lisa...and then off through the twisty turns of vandoevres and still no 'pretty young thangs' on the pont du mont blanc...all that and in bed by 11:15pm...