Another day, another Moots. I wanted to do a ride on the Psychlo-X for a while now and even though the skies where threatening with rain I decided to ride out with the CX bike on my mountanbike trail. The first lap went well, it stayed dry and the bike was fast. The pressure in the tyres was not enough to stop me feeling roots and stones through them but apart from that all was well. On my second lap it started to rain lightly and the trails were getting wetter where they were exposed to the air. Under the trees things were still OK even though at some points the droplets were slowly reaching the ground. I had to take care because the CX bike is not as stable as a mountain bike and even more importantly , CX brakes don't stop the bike, they just slow it down. It makes me look at the professional riders like Sven Nys with awe.
My third lap was well and truely a wet lap. It rained even harder now and I decided to ride towards home keeping myself as much in the forest as possible, after I complete the lap. In all the ride was a pleasant one even though it was shorter than I intended.

Endomondo track


Ride Stats : 20.5K and 140 heightmeters (Garmin) in 00h52mins

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