Mtb, Hellas-Handen, 10th of Oct

Mtb ride on Sörmlandsleden with guys from the Happymtb forum, from Hammarby to Handen via Alby where we stopped for lunch.. Nice autumn weather and not too muddy and slippery, but I was still pretty tired the last few hours, being way off any decent biking form.. Train back from Handen to the city, total distance in the saddle was close to 50 kilometers, including the rides to and from the trails..

Mtb, Hellas-Sörmlandsleden, 20th of Dec

With Christmas just around the corner we headed out into the forrests south of Hellasgården and with the heavy snowfalls the last couple of days progress was slow and mostly by foot.. Great fun though, especially on the downhill sections.. Hoping for lots of fun mtb rides in 2010 as well!

MTB, Haninge-Paradiset, 28th of November

Happymtb-ride with 6 other guys in the Haninge-Paradiset area on Sörmlandsleden stage 5, Sameslingan and perhaps some other trail sections.. Rain fell hard in the morning before we started so roots, rocks and footbridges were quite slippery and the rest of the trails were quite muddy.. Great fun altough I was zapped of energy the last half-hour or so..

Happy BBQ ride, Hammarby-Rudan, Aug-30

A Saturday ride with close to 30 people from the Happymtb.org forum, starting at Hammarbybacken in Stockholm, following Sörmlandsleden section 1-4 past Alby friluftsgård and Tyresta to Rudan in Haninge.. Great weather, probably one of the very last summer days.. Varied mix of trails with plenty of roots and stones, short sections on gravel or asphalt, some pretty steep and hilly sections, and a few really nice "rock surfs" with a nice flow.. We finished off with a with a nice BBQ in Rudan, a great day!

Mountainbiking, Sörmlandsleden 4-3, Sweden

A fairly short ride with GF on Sörmlandsleden, section 4 and about half of section 3 and then back again.. Mostly to try out the new mountainbike before longer and faster rides.. It works fine, just need some tuning of the fork.. This section is fast and easy, and part of it goes through a community, other parts next to highways, so not very scenic.. Back at the car after about 2.15 hours, including a lunch break at a gas station..

Mountainbiking, Sörmlandsleden 1-2, Sweden

An afternoon ride on Sörmlandsleden 1-2.. A few degrees above 0 and the trail was wet and muddy after a couple of days of rain and snow.. With a few bruises and a slight cold, I took it slow and easy.. Stopped on the way back and cooked a late lunch and coffee.. On the last way back it was pretty dark so I tried the new set of lights, that worked ok-ish.. Pretty fun to be out in these conditions, but cold feet in the end and the bike looking like a gritty mess afterwards is the downside..

Mountainbiking, Hellas-Sörmlandsleden, Sweden

Went out on my Kona singlespeed for a couple of hours in the area close to where I live.. Tried a couple of trails on "Sicklaskiftet", some others in the area close to Hellasgården and then finished on Sörmlandsleden section 1.. I still have to get off when it is steep uphill and on the more technical sections, lacking strength in my left leg and being wary of having a fall.. But it's getting better for each ride, hope to be in pretty decent form within a month or so..