Thursday, January 6, 2011

First S24O of the year

Toni Lund got some new gear for Christmas that needed testing, a good excuse for going out on an overnighter. We decided to meet halfway between our homes, meaning Piikkiö.

Packed and ready to go.


Starting out with singletrack.






After this I continued towards Piikkiö on smaller roads. My cheap Biltema pogies are almost to warm. In -8°C (17°F) I was barehanded and still almost too warm.


Meeting Toni in Piikkiö 21:20.


The final section towards the lean-to was a snowmobile trail, too loose for Toni's ordninary mountain bike, but just firm enough for the Pugsley.








And finally some pushing of the bikes...


... until we arrive at the lean-to.




Time to eat.


Starting with some instant capuccino and a sandwich...


... before the main course: Pancakes, the noblest of outdoor food.




We went to sleep at 23:30.


Next morning. I woke at 7:30 and Toni half an hour later.




A familiar pattern: Eating porridge and drinking coffee...


... while the morning proceeds...




... and it gets lighter.


A nice winter morning.






Packing the bikes again.




A snow tire from a long time ago.


On the move again.




Some road riding...


... before the final singletrack section.




Home in time for lunch. This was a nice little overnighter, thanks Toni for the company. Check out Toni's write-up here.

A slideshow with more picture can be found here.

Here is a small video showing the benefit of fat tires.


The full video is here.

11 comments:

  1. Nice!!
    I really like the lean-to, looks cozy.
    Good way to start off the new year!!

    Peace

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  2. What a great wee story!
    and thats great you can take night pictures!

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  3. Hienoa tarinointia minunkin mielestäni, nice blog and thanks a million of those many, great pictures. Great to see people going outdoor with mountain bikes like this!
    -sporteri

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  4. Joboo, those lean-tos are really nice. I have maybe 10-15 of them within a couple hours of riding distance from my home. Usually there is dry firewood for making a fire as well, though not this time.

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  5. those overnighters seem like a great way to explore...I'll check if I can do something similar in the area...thanks for sharing!

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  6. I like the dry firewood part. Who keeps the shelters supplied with wood?

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  7. Those tires are awesome. Looks like a cold night. The trees look beautiful covered in snow.

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  8. Most of the shelters are managed by the National Forest Management or the city in which they are. Dry firewood is a part of the service.

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  9. Hi
    Excellent write up and pictures. I noticed that you were cooking on gas. Do you get no problems with it at those low temperatures?
    Cheers

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  10. No problems at all, but it wasn't that cold, only -8C. The Primus four seasons mix seem to work quite well in the cold (I've used it at -18C without problems). A stove with a preheating tube probably helps a little and I also keep the gas canister close enough to the stove to warm it up slightly.

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  11. Thanks for sharing these Yeti, nice stories and stunning photos.

    -jaska

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