[Bikepacking OL south, Part 5/?] Between the south-western forest and the Thülsfeld Dam, there's a small patch of heathland.

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[Bikepacking OL south, Part 3/?] After driving a few kilometers along windy country roads, we reached the forest southwest of the Thülsfeld Dam.

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[Bikepacking OL south, Part 2/?] We began our journey by riding down the Hunte River, which led us to the beautiful Hunte Trail in Barneführer Holz.

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[Bikepacking OL south, Part 1/?] My bike, fully equiped for the bikepacking trip with a friend this weekend (from Friday to Sunday). After taking a few test trips last year – some of them with borrowed gear – I finally have everything I need now. And it worked out quite well (but not perfect ... yet).

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My bike light's position on the handlebar prevented me from using handlebar bags for bikepacking.

So I cut the cables and soldered SON coaxial connectors onto them. I also soldered two extension cables together, one of which I fitted with a splitter. I can connect a V4.0 bike charger to it to charge my devices. The light is mounted on an Aero Mount at the front of the bag.

It actually works, and I’m pretty proud of it. :-)

Links:
- https://fahrradlader.de/fahrradlader-v4-0/
- https://nabendynamo.de/produkte/verkabelung/son-koax-stecker-system/
- https://cyclite.cc/collections/bikepacking-taschen

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After the thaw and the rainy days, most of the trails were pretty dry again last week. Only this forest trail in the Mansholter Holz, churned up by heavy machinery, was a total mud fest.

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On a misty morning ride two weeks ago, south of the Woldsee (near Oldenburg)

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Late February, my first ride after the snowy winter. Finally some green again. :)

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Photos from a gravel tour around Borkum. The whole island was covered in thin layer of ice, like frosting on a cake. On our first day, you could barely move outside and even the smallest ramps were nearly impassable obstacles.

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Back when my Veloheld Iron was set up as a dropbar MTB, I somehow only really felt comfortable in the drops. On the hoods, the bike always felt a bit too long to me, even with a very short stem.
So I decided to switch to a different handlebar. I was torn between a classic MTB bar and one with extreme backsweep, and in the end I went for what is probably the most comfortable option of all.
Technically, it’s more of a trekking handlebar — but if we’re honest, the bike itself is also more of a trekking / gravel / XC hybrid, however you want to define it.
Either way, I took the opportunity to add two skulls to the brake and shift cable housings right away.
It really is an evil bike.
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