Winter ride

Last Sunday I went for a ride in the forest. The weather was nice and there was a lot of snow. I was very excited because this was my first real snowy ride this winter.

My excitement turned into a struggle to move forward in the big and wet snow. I was moving as fast as a snail :).

As i got I out of the forest the view was great. On one side of the hill there was a big cover of fog in the valley, on the other side there were some nice hills covered with trees and snow.

awesome white rim :)

I didn't want to go back in the forest because I was very tired so I decided to go home on the tarmac. Just before arriving home I had the idea to climb the hill above the city.

The view of the city was worth climbing the hill. after that I arrived home with my ice pedals and wet clothes from a lot of sweat.

Winter rides

After waiting for a few moths for the snow it is finally here. Last Sunday I could enjoy the first real snow this season :)

At the end of last year I went for a nice road ride and for a short ride in the forest were there was a little snow and a lot of mud and were I took these pictures:

Hopefully this winter has some more snow and we can have some more snowy rides.

One more winter ride

Last Sunday I went for a ride in the forest. Last week the temperature was high so most of the snow has melted and there was a lot of mud. Before the weekend it started to snow and on Saturday a few centimeters of snow was covering the mud. I hoped that there is enough snow so I went for a ride.

There was enough snow in the forest so it was a nice ride. It was slippery because of the wet snow and soe mud but it was a lot of fun.

My bike computer is not working so I don't know the statistics of the ride, but it was about 20 km long and way too much fun :)

This was probably the last snowy ride, spring is just around the corner.

A short ride in the forest

Today I went on a short ride in the forest. I was looking at the forest from my window for a few days and it is just beautiful.

The weather was nice, the sun was shining but it was a bit cold especially where the forest was thicker. From the edge of the forest it looked like a normal autumn day but as I got deeper there was more and more snow.

I fell down two times, first I was looking for the trail and the front tire slipped and I felt down on my right side. The second fall was nasty, I had too much speed in a tight corner between the trees and the bike went sideways and I felt down hard and I hit my left hand which is a bit swollen now.

I didn't know exactly where I wanted to go, my first tough was to ride on a longer trail but it was a little cold for that so I headed for Terebici, one of my favorite destinations, probably because my first ride had the same destination.

It seems like the lens of my camera got steamy again and I had to delete some of the pictures :(

After a short brake and a failed photo shooting I turned back. For the descent I chose another route to the other side of the city where I found a lot of snow, because the sun wasn't shining there.

Stats:

 - distance: 20,68 km

 - average speed: 13,1 kph

 - maximum speed: 33,4 kph

 - time: 1:34:31

Although it was short and I have a few bruises it was a cool ride and I hope I can repeat it soon :)

In the forest again

Last Saturday I went for a ride in the forest. It was a little warmer then last week and there was no fog this time. But the snow was frozen so the bikes were slipping a lot. It was a good ride anyways, it's nice to get out in the forest in this time of the year.

Here are some pictures:

this time the city was there (here it was missing)

more houses

a lot of ugly clouds

my bike is resting

A nice Saturday in the white forest

Last Saturday I went with my friend for a ride in the forest. It was a little cold, about -10 degrees Celsius but like they say, there is no bad weather only bad clothes. I hat tho pairs of socks, two pairs of trousers (one winter bike trouser and one ski trouser), a t-shirt, two long sleeve shirts and a wind stopper. At first my hands were a bit cold but I got warm very fast and then I was sweating. Here are a few pictures:

Where did the city disappear? 

the bikes

the bikes and me

a short brake

resting

riding again

in the forest

concentrate!

It was a nice one and a half hour ride, my top speed was almost 35 km/h on snow and ice. I hope I can go for a ride this weekend to :)