Mathias Lindholm's Tumble

Reaktor Stanga Racing team Easter traning camp in lovely Calpe. Seven days of such bliss!

Photos from the trip: flickr.com/photos/matu187/sets/72157651826655525

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So i finally got my Croix de Fer built up. Building a bike from brand new parts sure is nice. I'm very pleased with how the build turned out and it rides like a dream.

The setup: Shimano 105 5800 groupset with 50/34 in the front and 11-32 at the back, Kinesis Crosslight V3 wheels with 28mm Schwalbe Duranos, Avid BB7 road disc brakes, Ritchey stem/bar/seatpost, San Marco SKN saddle and Curana C-lite mudguards. I also picked up a pair of Kenda Happy Medium 120TPIs for that gravel grinding bliss.

My bag setup: Ortlieb Ultimate 6 M at the front and a Tubus Fly + two Ortlieb Front Roller Plus at the back (not pictured).

There was a slight drawback with the new 105 5800 series front derailleur. The derailleur arm is longer in the new models for better shifting and when riding in the big ring the derailleur arm gets close to the tyre. With the mudguards installed i can't shift to the big ring. Bummer.

I currently run a braze-on derailleur + braze-on clamp and i think this moves the derailleur a tad towards the back wheel. I ordered a band-on derailleur and i'm hoping that it will move the derailleur forward just enough to give room for the mudguards. If not i have to cut out a part of the mudguard. Not a deal braker but certanly an annoyance.

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After two days of eating christmas treats we wen't out for an nice ride in Keskuspuisto. The paths were in good condition and we stopped at Pitkäkoski for some freshly baked munkki.

Helvetinjärvi

Went to Helvetinjärvi national park last weekend. It was cold but very beautiful.

We started from Haukanhieta on friday afternoon and set up camp at Iso Ruokojärvi. During the night the temperature went down to -10°C so i had it pretty chilly in my +1 comfort bag :)

The next day we left our camp and took a light pack and went to Helvetinkolu. After that we headed back to camp and decided to move our camp to Haukanhieta to avoid hiking in the rain as there was decent rain promised for sunday. We found this awesome cooking shed where we slept the night.

Last week me and Jocke did our Patchouli Bros Sweden Tour. The route went like so: Stockholm - Oskarshamn - Gotland - Nynäshamn - Stockholm. Here's a short recap from one of this summers best trips.

Stockholm - Oskarshamn On the first half of the trip we rode from Stockholm to Oskarshamn along the Cykelspåret längs ostkusten. Two long days but ever so rewarding. We even got to ride in the moonlight, which was nice. The cykelspåret was really well marked and we didn't get lost once. I manage to get a nasty cut in my front tire (repaired with duct tape, woohoo!) and couple of flats. Other than that it was small country roads and fine weather. Leg total was roughly 410km http://www.strava.com/activities/181483335

Gotland Once in Oskarshamn we took the evening ferry to Visby, Gotland. We spent the night and the following day in Visby just chilling. In the afternoon we were back on the saddle and headed north. Our route in Gotland went like this: Visby - Kappelshamn - Fårö - Slite - Katthammarsvik - Ljugarn - Romakloster- Visby. Loads of good conditioned small roads, epic scenery, good food and bad jokes. Along the coast was definetly the best way to experience Gotland. Katthammarsvik, Herrvik and Ljugarn are on the east coast and all located near each other. Really nice places with good restaurants and nice beaches. Too bad the sea water was too cold for our liking, so we opted for beers in the camping area pool (yes, there was a pool!). The rauk area in the north (Fårö) is a must visit, too. Leg total was roughly 300km http://www.strava.com/activities/181483198

Back on the mainland We took the ferry back to Nynäshamn which is only 70km from Stockholm but decided to take the bus into Stockholm so that we could go hang around in Södermalm before our ferry departed. Otherwise there would have been no time for that and quite frankly that was one of the best choices. At this point we were quite fed up with this bike touring malarkey :)