The Biggest Mud-Bath Yet?

It rained for the past few days and the weather at 7am certainly didn’t look forgiving. The trails (T15, Scorpion, BT) were incredibly wet, slippery and muddy but it was damn fun. My Kenda Nevegals gripped well and I certainly have no complaints as I was going faster than ever over certain tricky sections.

Today was Gerald’s inaugural test of his Giant Boulder with a full Deore group-set and Mavic wheel-set. From what he said of the bike’s performance in wet weather, all looks good and the bike should perform much better in drier conditions.

The amount of mud on our bikes was just incredible. l gave up trying to wash the mud off along the corridor and brought the bike into the toilet for a wash-down with the shower. =P

Unfortunately, the RD and rear brake cables had come loose during the ride and intense grinding against the frame induced quite bad cable rub! Now I have a “polished” spot of aluminum where the paintwork has chipped off! I spent quite some time taping up the damage to prevent further aggravation.

Total distance: 30km (on-road), 15km (off-road)
Money spent: $0
Participants: LSH, Pan, Gerald