Been a while since I reported here. Summer has been long and very hot and I spent most of the time doing one-hour stints on the rollers. Since september though temperatures have dropped and the forest was beckoning. Today was the second ride in the Meerdaal Forest with the Moots PsychloX. I have fitted it with green Michelin tyres - or rather I let someone else put the tyres on the rims because they were a very tight fit. 

I decided on an ride along a loop taking me along the Weertse dreef into Mollendaal forest and then back to the Godensalon on a parralel gravel forest road. Doing my best to keep the speed up and the heartrate down I completed this loop 4 times. Legs were ok and the trail was dry and fast. I have done it a lot faster 5 years ago but then that was 5 years ago and I should not compare. My heartrate was a bit high but I never felt bad or out of breath. Since my operation I am allowed to go higher and there are no meds keeping the heartrate down either. It's just that I am not used to seeing those high (I'm talking 128 average) heartrates on my rides but I think I better get used to them. They are still very low compared to a lot of other people.

I thoroughly enjoyed being out there again .

Ride Stats : 22.5K in 1h7mins

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25-10-2018, 20:16 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Again some nice weather and after seeing Remco Evenepoel taking his 2nd World Junio Championship title I had to ride out myself. It was already 6 PM so I knew I had to be in an hour later. Dusk already setting in fast around this time of year, even with the sun blazing and no cloud in sight. I settled for a ride through the Kouterbos and into Heverlee forest, the Merlin purring gentle on a good steady pace. My legs felt OK for this kind of pace and time. I did some singletrail as well, enjoying the twisting and turning but losing out on speed obviously

27-09-2018, 20:06 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Today saw some nice weather with sunshine after a cold start. In the late afternoon I decided to take Mr.Merlin out for a spin through Heverleebos. Nothing fancy just a relaxing ride with a good pace. The legs felt fine but there was not a lot of strength left after 5 days in a row hiking for 15K a day. But I enjoyed the ride and made some loops in the cooling forest.

26-09-2018, 18:57 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Another weekend, another ride. Taking the Merlin out for a spin. Starting out along the Prosperdreef into Heverlee forest, following the Green Meerdael Bloso for a while and then taking a leave from that track, incorporating some interesting trails left and right. From Oud-Heverlee I followed the Parnassusbergdreef towards the Zoete Waters. Along the Keiberg and then the Herculesdreef towards Meerdael forest. Up the steep hill and then back towards the Kleine Dreef and the marvellous little valley in the shade of the Tomberg .

09-09-2018, 12:44 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

yeehaw. thats how I felt when I took the Merlin out this evening. After a long hot summer autumn is returning and also my ability to ride in the forest again. I settled for an easy ride through Meerdael forest over Tourinnes to Nodebais and back again. The legs felt surprisingly after yesterdays' road ride and after my early morning 15K walk today. Obviously the bike was a joy. I checked the suspension and tyre pressure before the ride and gave the chain a squeeze of Ice Lube. Thats all it takes to make the bike happy. And with it, it's owner.

02-09-2018, 19:44 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

First day of the meteorological autumn today and the day announced itself cool, crisp and sunny. I took the Psychlo-X out for a spin. No set itinerary, just following my front wheel. It took me towards Egenhoven, high up overlooking the Ijse and Dyle valleys. Into Neerijse and then over Sint Agatha Rode towards Sint Joris Weert. The legs felt fine and I was finding it easy to maintain a good speed throughout the ride, keeping the heartrate low

Ride Stats : 31K and 250 heightmeters (Garmin) in 01h19mins

1267/9395

01-09-2018, 11:21 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

The weather is a lot cooler these last couple of days and today I set out early in the AM for a 50K+ ride. Riding the Moots Psychlo-X at an LSD pace I rode over Bierbeek and Neervelp towards Willebringen and Kumtich. From Hoksem to Meldert and a little loop over L'Ecluse brought me to La Bruyere and Beauvechain. Tourinnes and Nodebais were next and after that I completed my loop over Nethen, Pecrot, St Agatha Rode and Sint Joris Weert. The Zoete Waters and Vaalbek brought me back into Blanden. The legs were fine and the ride went without any troubles. The distance was just 55K which was exactly what I set out for.

Ride Stats : 55K and 470 heightmeters (Garmin) in 02h22mins

1236/9145

15-08-2018, 11:16 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf