Last night saw a considerable drop in temperature. This morning it was just above 0 degrees. I rode out with a layer of clothing more as compared to yesterday. I used some very thin undergloves which Elias - who is currently racing in Finland - hinted me to. They look and feel like something very flimsy but they actually seem to work. The Assos gloves I used today are rated to 6 degrees C and with the undergloves I could descend 4 or 5  degrees lower without any trouble.
My ride was a simple one. Riding along the Expressweg and then the Geldenaaksebaan into Heverlee. Crossing through to the Arenberg area and Egenhoven and then follow the Sint Jansbergse Steenweg all the way to Huldenberg. Here I rode up the Smeysberg and then down again into Sint Agatha Rode. Could not resist taking a picture of its church and the tree in front of it. Some postprocessing with Vignette for Android produced a nice vintage result.

Riding on towards Sint Joris Weert and then through Meerdael Forest along the Weertse Dreef. I had only felt a couple of raindrops but not long after I arrived home it started to snow. My legs felt already stronger than yesterday.

Endomondo track


Ride Stats : 38K and 335 heightmeters (Garmin) in 1h43mins

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19-02-2012, 13:38 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

After the cold spell during the first 2 weeks of februari the weather changed this week to a wet but warmer couple of days. I decided to take a couple of days rest to let the pieces fall together. My body felt tired and I struggled with a cold during the first days of this week.
Today I rode out for an easy recovery ride. The temperature difference from last week is almost 20 degrees C. The wind was blowing though and I took it easy . There was a light drizzle near the end of the ride but I took my precautions with fenders and a Gore-tex jacket.
Meanwhile, the Moots Psychlo-X is on its way to Belgium. It left Brookline, Massachusetts on Februari the 12th and has passed through the  sort facility in Chestnut Hill, MA and is now residing in another USPS sort facility in Nashua, New Hampshire . 

Ride Stats : 30K and 195 heightmeters (Garmin) in 1h22mins

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18-02-2012, 12:36 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf