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I have invested in a time trial bike (a relatively modest one from Halfords) but as it has slick tyres I thought I wouldn't ride it this week end because of the rain, in case I fell off.  So on Sunday morning, having "aquired" my mountain bike back from my son, I decided to have a ride along the Ouse Valley way from The Offords to Little Paxton.  Having lifted the bike over various gates, crossed a number of bridges without guard rails and navigated a field of cows I then found myself on a path which didn't look much like anyone had walked on it, let alone ridden a bike along it, for quite some time.  Having gone through nettles and brambles my front wheel then hit some very wet grass, slid into a divot and high sided me.  I turned round and went back with a little blood running from my knee.

There is now a very strange swelling on the front of my left shin.  I suppose it's not proper off roading if you don't fall off, maybe I should have just taken the TT bike out.