“I didn’t realise you were trying to go fast.”
I wasn’t trying to go fast, but I wasn’t intending to be slow either. I was trying to go as fast as I dared without risking wipeout and injury. As it turned out, Repack felt like it risked wipeout and injury at every turn. Let off the brakes and the gradient grabs you, grab the brakes and the gravel surface leaves your tyres scrabbling for traction. Off-camber corners, blind bends, and rills do their best to throw you off the trail, where aggressive plants stretch out their spiky arms in welcome.