Had to wait for a thunderstorm to blow past meerdael forest, only a few drops falling - OK it was more than a few drops but with temps in the low 20 degrees C after it stopped rained things dried out very quickly. First I didn't want to go out, preparing my Crossmax SL wheel to be examined by the wheel doctor - think it will be terminal though - but then I said to myself ; what the heck, get your bum in gear and go out there. Tomorrow rain is forecast and now the trails are still perfect. So out I went. I rode to where I left my Secret Meerdael Loop yesterday and got on with the remaining third of that 65K/1000 heightmeters extravaganza. Climbing constantly over ridges and dropping down on the other side again this is one tough loop. I found another loop I could add when I rode around the Beaumont hill in Pecrot. Great, another 50 heightmeters . I saw some menacing clouds again but couldn't hear any rumble of distant thunder so I rode on. Near the end of the ride things got serious when it started raining and thunder and lightning caught up with me. I managed to get out of the forest before the real thunderstorm was over it but just like two hours before, it didn't really strike Meerdael forest, just moved around it. The last kilometer it was raining though so I got a bit wet. Another 400 heightmeters added under my belt with a slightly longer distance than yesterday. Saw some roedeer again, life can be good. I was lucky to have my GPS with me when I was on a new track which turned out to be a cul-de-sac. On my GPS I saw a road parallel to the one I was on, I only needed to cross a little ravine. All went well, even though the forest was filled with fallen trees due to heavy forestry works. One advantage of having a light bike is that is easy to carry around. Keep the rubber side down.
Ride Stats : 25.5K and 395/413 heightmeters in 1h41mins
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