We had plans for a longer ride in the Kuhankuono national park in November. Everyone fully expected the weather conditions to be wet and miserable, but just a few days before the ride was to take place the temperature dropped and we even got some snow. Instead of a wet fall ride we had a nice dry (with some exceptions) winter ride. The morning temperature was -11°C and it rose to about -7°C during the day. It felt a bit chilly after the warm fall, but in practice this temperature does not yet affect cycling very much. Four participants meant that we were able to ride fairly fast, taking into account the circumstances.
Start at 8:00
Thawing a frozen Shimano freewheel
The wheel barbecue was successful.
Matti H is riding again.
Snow-covered boardwalk...
... might lead to this
The sun is rising
Don't fall down, it's wet
Arppa
Lunch break
Matti h and JJ at the Vajosuo birdwatching tower
Rather difficult riding
How did this happen?
Frozen rear derailleur
Frozen SPD pedals
The boardwalk is somewhere under the water
Almost done
This was the best Kuhankuono ride so far. The full set of pictures are
here.
