XC Kleboniškis 2

I have replaced the torn chain from the previous stage. And had a chance to take part in the last stage of Kaunas MTB XC cup. The last stage was in Kleboniškis forest. The course has not been finished beeing marked yet, I think I was a bit to early to arrive. The first kilometers looked quite easy to paddle, but then I saw that the course has changed from last year. This year there were two extra uphills and downhills.

Participating in this stage was nice, but there were a few parts which had a lot of mud. You can notice that when looking at the bike.

The last uphill was the hardest, the surface was very slippery because it rained for the whole week. Many participants had to push their bikes uphill because of these conditions.

This time the bike endured also did I. There were some noises and reluctance from the gear system after the mud. And of course my V-brakes became not very efficient after a few pools of water.

I have also changed the stem after this stage.

A few pictures:

New stem is 100mm.

The old one was 110mm.

Installed.