Had a good ride. Part of it through the woods on unpaved tracks. Tracks that in the past would be empty in winter, but now are crowded with folks on gravel bikes. While the polder is quiet. I’ll stick to my endurance bike for a while to come, with wider tires (30mm) than I drove in the past. Suits me absolutely fine. Than again, don’t judge me when I suddenly show up with a gravel bike after all 
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Had a terrible ride today. Have suspected there is something wrong with my front rim with how the valve stem comes out. Thought I had a solution, but got 2 punctures at the base of the stem on my ride today, and broke the quick release on my seat post.
Frustrating as it cut my ride short on some of the best trails in the world
Did get this view just after my 2nd puncture as I walked back to the car
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First commute in months. I liked. Let’s have some more dry weather so I can do it more. Also April 1st a new more flexible system for reiskostenvergoeding (commute cost compensation) comes into place here, meaning I can claim some money for cycling to and from work, as well as have my public transport card paid for by my employer. Nice incentive.
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Organic grocery shopping Saturday. Cold, grey, wet. Pretty miserable. Long ride. Not in great shape. But made it home and the catch made up for it.
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Where is this?
Rotorua. NZ. Whakarewarewa mountain bike trails
Decided to get back to riding in the rain or I’ll never ride again. Or only once a month or something. So off I went on my shopping ride this morning. It was fun. Benefit of riding in the wet is it’s really quiet on the bicycle paths. As it was also quiet picking berries at my favourite growers/grocers.
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You are looking strong and happy Menno. In my head that chicken stopped you to inquire if you were finding everything okay in your grocery aisles. 
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One of my better cycling weekends in quite a while. First two days on my commuter bike, today on my road bike. I wasn’t going to go today but glad Aga here triggered me into going after all. Glorious day. Feeling accomplished (at least in cycling that is 
) And ready for a new workweek now.
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The free version of Strava works fine for me. Been using it for years and never got the urge to upgrade to the paid version. And don’t be intimidated by all the KOM’s and high level crazy sports(wo)men on there. It’s totally fine as a simple tool to record our little rides or walks.
And yes, some easy simple rack bags would come in handy. And need a light yes! Safe driving friend.
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Thanks for the laugh, Menno
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Bike bags for your rack sound like a good idea. I’d take something waterproof and sturdy. These ones are quite popular here in Germany. The only downside is they hold for years. So since I bought a set about 20 years ago I did not have any excuse to buy new ones, whenever I wanted to have a change of colors
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Cool thread, I enjoy mountain biking and doing bicycle tours, pretty amateur though. Although I did use my bike daily back in the city. I see so many on the roads in the middle of nowhere where I’m currently travelling and always have utmost respect…
@SmokeyMirror How are they to ride (speed, balance, hills, stopping etc) and how often do you?
@anon9289869 Never seen winter edition bikes for snow before… And equipped with bags and all, nice 
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Hey
I’m using Garmin GPS (but you can surely find cheaper alternatives). It’s good because you can put how long ride you want and what direction and it will count you cycling route. You can select if you want road, commute or trail too. Ale I’m using circle option too, so it counts a loop for me, rather a one way route.
It also monitores your performance, the speed and mileage at least. If you have another devices, like heart rate monitor, you can connect it via Bluetooth too. I’m on Strava and it uploads all my rides to there. I love the device and wouldn’t change it!
You should 100% have lights! Front and rear! Visibility is very important, as it’s your life. You can have some USB chargeable, flashing units, etc. I also wear hi-vis colours where possible, especially through the autum and winter.
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Cornwall UK, my last trip away to sort my shit out and with some cold water dips, bike and gym was actually a mostly lovely time!!!
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