It's the easy bits that catch you out, at least it did with me!

Double ouch! What coming off onto a hard gravel road does to your arm.....

And also to the top of my forearm!

Went right round Glentress no problem until coming back down a gravel fire road I let my attention wander, managed to ride into the muddy, greasy  part at the side and ended up skidding down sideways with the bike on top of me! What's worse my waterproof trousers got ripped as well as a hole in the sleeve of an almost new waterproof jacket. Mind you if I hadn't been wearing them I think a hospital visit would have been called for, as it was, so far I've been able to conceal the injuries from the other half!!