Mtb, Hellas, Stockholm, 9th of Jan

A sunny cold winter morning in early January, about -14 C on the thermometer and we had plans for mountainbiking in the forrest areas around Hellas.. Turned out to be a great day with excellent trails with packed snow, not unbearably cold and of course a lunch stop for Gulasch soup.. We took a short section on the "Green" trail, another on the "Yellow" trail, and then a loop on the Sickla side before calling it a day..

Mtb, Sicklaskiftet, Sweden (Sunday 9th)

Another 2-hour session on Sicklaskiftet, mostly on the central and northern side.. A lot wetter than yesterday so more slippery and a lot more mud, but still I had a better flow and fewer near-crashes.. Finished with grinding to the top of Hammarbybacken again..

Mtb, Sicklaskiftet, Sweden

Spent about 2 hours zig-zagging around on the numerous trails on Sicklaskiftet.. It was a mixed bag of surfaces ranging all the way from completely dry on sunny spots, to slippery stones and roots, deep mud holes, to ice-covered rocks and water puddles.. Despite (or because of?) a lazy pace I had a couple of proper skids that tested the spd exit reflexes.. Finished off with pedaling up to the top of Hammarbybacken to get some leg burn and heart rate going..