Should lay off the Hulk juice - snapped pulling UP Lead Mines (or use bars less than nine years old).

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Rain has done the most incredible thing to ICR, it's almost smooth, from the first corner past the tarmac though to the sweeping left hander into the second section is amazing, there's probably 4-5inches of "well that didn't use to be there" gravel, locking in the lose rocks. To be honest it's a bit easy, just hold the line and roll, and pick a nice exit line.

4 runs today, just because it was ace fun. no need for and suspension, it's barely even bumpy, great stuff.

Talking of ICR, apparently people are claim they've ridden it even though you take the Tootie Fruiti line - I didn't even know people use that line on a bike, you've got to hit the Mint Choc Chip line or it doesn't count... them's the rules - you're embarrassing yourself.

I could go on and lay into riders with 6" either end taking the smooth lines, I won't - you can guess. (but I do enjoy rattling past them)

Oh I nearly forgot I snapped my bar today, too... more on that in the next post!

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4,000 miles, already? yup, had to swap the back wheel, but apart from that, almost 1,000 dry miles, the chain and cog need replacing now as they are decidedly unhealthy and both brakes could do with a re-furb as they rattle like a penny rattling around the inside of a coffee cup.

Very tiring week, the wind's started up again, today was crazy humid, just all very draining, 8 clean runs of ICR though, that's nice, I've probably ridden it more in two weeks than I have in the previous 11 years.

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After, probably two years of not bothering with ICR, I can't get enough now! (to be fair it was mostly wet the past two years)

I channeled the Samuri in my to ace it twice (at speedish) perfect line, perfect grip, only lost the back end once, much better than Thursday when I *almost died* (not quite, but it was sketch to the max) today couldn't have been more awesome.

Shame Belmont Climb was a pitiful 9:40 into a complete **** of a headwind.

I guess I should have a bash at WCCCD again, now the dirt's been bonded together again.

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ICR is friggin' mint today the rain's removed the powdery dirt and left loads of grip, it's ace, proper ace, almost as good as 2004 vintage.

I've been doing a lot of runs down it recently, today was awesome - probably still slow compared to a Samuri, but it's pretty fast for me.

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