The thrill of mountain biking

We've never been so early on our mountain bikes and as the weather is finally settling into some nice temperatures we've been riding two or three times already. Riding that early in the season is great, because the leaves are not out yet and the visibility is still outstanding.

There's plenty of time to see other users coming and and avoid some nasty, last-second head-on encounters. Spring weather is also still much cooler and at this time of the year the ground is carpeted with a thin coat of green grass and beautiful spring flowers.

This year, getting back on my bike was easy; no apprehension whatsoever, no re-learning , almost an effortless exercise and – with the exception of my butt on the very first day – totally painless!