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Reminders of autumn on Rundfjellet.

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Reminders of autumn on Rundfjellet.

Just another day with rain in the air, and plenty on the ground. Being this far north and close to the ocean and the weather it brings, it is hard to find more than a couple of hundred meters of below treeline riding. We aimed for a short and mostly

Wet blanket on Buren, one more on the list.

Wet blanket on Buren, one more on the list.

The foot of Buren was wet after a day and some of solid rain, but I and Gustav still made good progress through puddles, slippery grass and mud. The heather that had been warm, dry and comforting for so long was now soaked and cold, reminding us that summer might

Starting on the road to recovery

Familiarity brings complacency they say, and that is true. But familiarity also brings comfort. In a safe environment, familiarity soothes a worried mind. I am convinced the road to my own recovery lies in a familiar environment, accompanied good friends and physical exhaustion. The last week has been tough, and

Dry and hard

Riding this weekend was wet and dirty. Semi-frozen mud makes for slow rolling and mucky bikes and riders. Still fun though. In gear related news, I finally got my nice green Raceface N/W chainring, and first impressions are that it seems to work, just like people say. I now

This is not at gear blog, installment 1

I have done some of these before, but not in English. As stated, this is not a gear blog. Nowadays it is hardly a blog at all for that matter, but I won't let such petty details ruin my train of thughts here. Anyway, even if this is

Nice weather but short ride

Is he writing again? All of a sudden this blog is almost flooded with posts, for no apparent reason. Maybe I am just procrastinating more important tasks, like the damper service I was on about previously. Anyway, as I wrote yesterday my legs were a bit spent. To improve matters,

Still some biking to be had before winter

It's getting cold, damp and dark up here, especially damp and dark right now. Last week was brilliant with all the perks sub zero temps and sun bring, this week the weather turned all Scotland on us with lots of rain and temperatures between 0 and 6 degrees.

Nu med fanclub!

Solsken och torr asfalt, jag hade nästan glömt hur det kändes. Lite bunnyhoppande på parkeringen lockade även till sig en ung publik, snart kommer det vara så stora högar fan-brev på dörrmattan att jag inte kommer in i lägenheten, men det får man ta. [http://smaertin.files.wordpress.com/2012/