Well there is still no snow.
Due to construction on the cross country ski trails in the city there were lots of mud and leaves. The trails had been dug up, because they are putting snow making equipment pipe in for the lit trails this winter.
For the first time in years, I had to get off the bike and push, because both front and rear wheels would not turn. Ha-ha, O the joy of it all. Since I was riding with a ski walker, I did not have much time to get the mud out. Using a stick I got going pretty soon, once I reached the top of the hill.
I jumped the bike up and down many times, first the front wheel , then the back wheel. The mud kept coming off as I got spanked in the behind. Finally I was able to jump both wheels.
I also did not trust my pedals as they released a couple of times, since I had lots of mud on my shoes and in the clip-less pedals.
Thankfully my XT derailleurs did not give me any shifting problems, though they also were filled with mud.
All the mud happened in the last half hour, of a slow 3 hour ride.
Where is the snow? Slip over to my ucannordicski blog for the winter months.
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