About time I did part 2 of my Secret Meerdael Loop. This is the though
part, with a lot of short steep climbs and descents, some very twisty
and root-ridden. It had rained a little bit yesterday but I was not
surprised to find the tracks almost completely dry. I had a great ride.
My legs felt strong - so strong I could take all the climbs on the
middle ring. Even the difficult and technical ones. I had this great
sensation when riding my bike today. It felt like an extension of my
body, I just had to point it where I wanted to go and we went that way,
be it up or down. It's amazing what a ride in the Theux region does for
your technical prowess and confidence. I made even the trickiest
downhills today, some where I had struggled in winter to stay upright I
just rode down, scantly looking where I wanted to go. Just squeeze the
brakes from time to time and let my bike go where I wanted it to go.
It's a great feeling. Some of the tracks where quite overgrown but as
usual I wore long sleeves . I disturbed a lot of cobwebs and had to
brush some spiders out of my face but I took my time to do so, spider
bites are not something I'm particularly fond of, especially not the
ones in this forest. But I was lucky and suffered no troubles. Temps
were OK and the sun hid behind some clouds from time to time making it
pleasant conditions to bike in.
Ride Stats : 38K and 670 heightmeters in 2h28mins
6934/63995
07-08-2007, 19:44 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf
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