Route 17 - puncture

Llobregat crossing at Pont de Vilomara

Last Saturday, the day of my birthday,  I tried out another route of the guide of biking routes to be done in Bages. Since the circular Route 17 passes through my village, I decided to start it from home instead of transporting me and my bike to the neighbour village of Pont de Vilomara first.

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29 inches - Purchase and first serious trip

Something like a month ago, I acquiered a mountainbike, one of those new with 29" wheels, that have gained ground during the last couple of years. From the first moment on, I was sure that I would like the bigger wheels, because wheel diameter is exactly what most had bothered me about mountain bikes for so many years. On plain level earth roads and hard ground downhill slopes, I always felt that the small 26" wheels set a limit to top speed far to soon, just when speeding doesn't consume too much energy. Here I must say, that for many years, back in Germany mostly, I used mountain bikes for everyday purposes and in urban environments where other types of bicycles, without doubt, would have been of better choice. 

Picture of a season 2014 29" mountain bike, taken from the official Cube webpage

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Vall de Incles

Last Sunday, Lisa and me went on a short but very nice hike in the Andorranean valley "Vall d'Incles". We had slept in the small village of Soldeu, and therefore didn't have a long approach to the point where our route started. The car was parked in the vicinity of the valley's last houses, more precisely at the "Badalosa" Bridge and off we went walking.

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