Another cold Belgian ride

Aside from a short trip to Asia (where I rocked the road bike), it has been more of the same here in BE. Cold. Muddy. Whatever.

Went with the boys to Zutendall, just nestled on the border next to Maastricht. The ride had a lot of potential - all wooded areas, fairly decent elevation gain/loss. But aside from about 100meters of fun trails, it was a slog.

Still, you can have fun on boring trails when riding with good company. And so it was.
And plenty of heckling to be done.

The group before heading into the abyss...


Alex once again sets the pace


The Douce was back! Out of retirement and putting the hurt on in the early miles


Alex enjoys a good waffle


Ah, the euro mullet...always a classic


Yes, that seafoam green object on your head does look good


Yes, short white socks tucked over your tights does look snazzy


Who needs a camelbak when you can run a fanny pack?


Now while you may laugh at this old bike, it is still pretty cool that someone is rocking trails on it.

Scherpenheuvel

Hope I spelled that right.
Yep, Alex, Yannick, and myself headed to the environs of Diest to take part in what should have been a decent ride - plenty of hills and wooded areas. Alas, while there were some fun sections, the highlight was really watching Yannick inexplicably cutting the course in the wrong direction.

How many belgians does it take to load a jagermeister machine?


Alex was waiting for us most of the day...


Yannick was excited...not sure why...


Suuuuuuuper windy, and it seemed like half the ride was this insanely muddy, extremely flat road along a river.


So, disappointed, but got to get out and play in the mud, so I guess it was ok.

This bike suddenly appeared out of a time warp


Kickstands are extremely underrated - they can be useful anywhere, any time!