It’s been a warm but wet week and despite being a bit damp underwheel, Aston Hill is looking damn fine. Trails are on the whole nicely tacky and very rideable with not a speck of dust in sight. Saturday is looking better - if the deluge that’s forecasted Sunday morning arrives then it may make conditions interesting for a while, which means the afternoon is probably the better option.

Tyre choice for the weekend? High Rollers is where it’s at.

XC or DH? Toughie, but I reckon DH could win it on Saturday.

New tunes to listen to on the roadtrip over? It’s gotta be Therapy?’s Crooked Timber.

Rock on!