With the weather sunny and dry I decided to ride out again on the Meerdael Classic trails. I felt a bit bad about not being able to complete them yesterday - due to the technical problems I had with the Moots YBB - so today I took the Hilset Big Bad Wolf custom out for the same ride. I cut the entry towards Pecrot a little shorter than yesterday and also altered the trail going through the valley on my way towards Ottenburg. From Ottenburg I picked up on the Meerdael Classic trails . The Hilset is almost 2kg lighter but non-suspended. To my surprise it turned out to be a lot faster on the trails. This might be due to the fact that I felt better than yesterday even though the BBW gives its rider a good beating due to the lack of suspension. On the uphills - and there were a lot of them today - it is 2kg lighter which makes it more agile. Even on the very steep hills the low 22/34 gearing - as compared to the Moots' 26/34 helps me a lot. Only the Moots does offer better grip in the rear when the going gets stony, rooty or loose.

Completing the ride through Meerdael Forest I had a sense of satisfaction of having done the climbs I did not do yesterday , and complete the Meerdael Classic Hills trails.

Endomondo track


Ride Stats : 56K and 860 heightmeters (Garmin) in 3h09mins

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