Today
rain was forecast so I was surprised that it stayed dry until 4pm
wgen I decided to ride out for a quick dash along the Meerdael BLOSO
routes. I started out on the Moots and commenced my ride with the Green
route. There was a faint hint of dark clouds on the western horizon. I
had seen on meteox.be that there was intense rain over Brussels but
thought I would be safe for at least a couple of hours before things
could get dangerous over here. And indeed things were going fine during
the first bit of the ride - tracks were dry or slightly moist at
the worst and my legs felt rather surprisingly good after yesterdays'
fast ride - when all of a sudden - an hour into the ride - I
noticed I couldn't shift on the big ring in front. Uh-oh, whazzup ? I
stopped to check, half expecting a branch or small stone to block the
passage of the derailleur cage, when I noticed that the XTR cable had
split in half, thereby losing a lot of its tension.
This was the cause
that I could only shift on the middle and small ring. Fearing that the
thing might snap completely I aborted the ride and headed home. I
can't complain about this cable , its been on the bike since its
inception, in 2003, making this its 6th year ! When
I arrived home I noticed big clouds gathering over Brussels and Leuven,
so in a way it was a lucky snap. A bit later a thunderstorm arrived and
things got wet outside very quickly.
Ride Stats : 23.5K and 155 heightmeters in 1h06mins
3416/32015
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