Stefan Mikes
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- Region
- Europe
- City
- Mazovia, Poland
A Weird Arc
My thought on the day before was to transport my Vado pretty far westwards to gain from the forecast westerly wind. In the morning, I transported my e-bike to Płochocin PKP, the nearest train stop on our main westwards railroad and took a train to Sochaczew. To discover the strong wind actually blew from SSW... Meaning strong headwind on the first segment of my long Sunday ride! It was 0°C, gloomy, windy, and it felt very cold.
After some 24 km of SSW ride, I reached the Bolimów Forest. The gravel fire-roads are of a model quality there! I was experiencing many peculiarities of the route as created by RideWithGPS on that day. For instance, why didn't the route planner direct me through the most obvious and excellent path? (That error added -- I guess -- 4 km extra to my ride).
Becoming hungry, I welcomed a tiny family grocery store in Puszcza Mariańska with delight! Not only I got me some grub but also bought some delicacies for later there! I only missed a warm beverage at that point. And... eating outside in the cold is no fun! (I shudder to think what @Chargeride would say about this photo!)![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
The next segment led directly to Mszczonów. That RideWithGPS again! Instead of routing me to Mszczonów, the app has invented a weird triangle, adding several km extra, with the peculiarity it was a rail trail. Good thing, however, was I could find a large petrol station by Highway #50, so I could have a large warm coffee with a pączek there!
On yet another rail-trail past Mszczonów. Unlike in Australia, there is no fence along the railroad but rather a very deep ditch instead.
At the southernmost tip of my trip. I regretted I could not continue riding that perfect asphalt forever! Additionally, I finally had tailwind for the rest of my travel from that point on!
A short stop in Żabia Wola (Frogsville). Just 25 kms to go! And what is 25 km for an e-biker? Nothing!![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
See my route in the shape of a weird arc, actually connecting two stations on the same railroad only to make at least a metric century on an e-bike
It was too late to discover I was close to making 70 miles on that Sunday!
My thought on the day before was to transport my Vado pretty far westwards to gain from the forecast westerly wind. In the morning, I transported my e-bike to Płochocin PKP, the nearest train stop on our main westwards railroad and took a train to Sochaczew. To discover the strong wind actually blew from SSW... Meaning strong headwind on the first segment of my long Sunday ride! It was 0°C, gloomy, windy, and it felt very cold.
After some 24 km of SSW ride, I reached the Bolimów Forest. The gravel fire-roads are of a model quality there! I was experiencing many peculiarities of the route as created by RideWithGPS on that day. For instance, why didn't the route planner direct me through the most obvious and excellent path? (That error added -- I guess -- 4 km extra to my ride).
Becoming hungry, I welcomed a tiny family grocery store in Puszcza Mariańska with delight! Not only I got me some grub but also bought some delicacies for later there! I only missed a warm beverage at that point. And... eating outside in the cold is no fun! (I shudder to think what @Chargeride would say about this photo!)
The next segment led directly to Mszczonów. That RideWithGPS again! Instead of routing me to Mszczonów, the app has invented a weird triangle, adding several km extra, with the peculiarity it was a rail trail. Good thing, however, was I could find a large petrol station by Highway #50, so I could have a large warm coffee with a pączek there!
On yet another rail-trail past Mszczonów. Unlike in Australia, there is no fence along the railroad but rather a very deep ditch instead.
At the southernmost tip of my trip. I regretted I could not continue riding that perfect asphalt forever! Additionally, I finally had tailwind for the rest of my travel from that point on!
A short stop in Żabia Wola (Frogsville). Just 25 kms to go! And what is 25 km for an e-biker? Nothing!
See my route in the shape of a weird arc, actually connecting two stations on the same railroad only to make at least a metric century on an e-bike
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