So I got my 29er built up yesterday and took her out for the inaugural spin. Very impressed although I still have a bit of tinkering to do with position. I didn't have the 29er tires I wanted so I put on a set of cross tires to ride over to Cycle Solutions in the Beaches. I was feeling a bit dead initially as I was still a bit stiff from the 8 hr on Saturday. Got to The Solutions....picked up my tires (for a sweet deal and my race points covered the cost! Sweet!) chatted with Nelson and Mak for a bit and headed off. I thought it would be cool to bomb through the Nature trail from Kingston Rd down to Queen as I havn't been through there in ages. As I crested one of the little risers, a big ***** busted tree trunk was sticking out 1/3 the way across the trail. I turned at the last moment so as to avoid getting impaled on the sharp end but took the full brunt across my chest and arm. It threw me from my bike clotheline style and I hit the deck with a meaty thwack. End result..2 bruised ribs...many cuts, bruises and abrasions on my chest and arm, a very stiff neck and a busted helmet. I thank dog I was wearing it as I am certain if I had not been I would have been knocked right out. Moral of the story....don't bomb trails you havn't been on in 15 years.