First the back ground... on my facebook I have several Danish acquaintences that I have sorta forced myself on over the years. Soren Wenck is one of my connections. After hunting for several weeks before my trip I thought I would give up and was alittle bent over it and im smiling thinking about it. After a day or two I checked my facebook and found Soren was headed out for a race in the south of sealand....thats the island Copenhagen is on. Long story short.. Soren knows my host family and offers me a bike..SHWING!!!
When Thomas returns from a bike race in France we go out the next day. Now for the ride.
Im totally thinking im going to wear just shorts and a tee shirt..its just a ride right? Well Thomas has other plans. Out come a full bike kit with arm warmers gloves, glasses and helmet. I was transformed..and thought I may have been a bit over dressed. The pictures will show my look. We set out after my guide assured me that I would be back by midnight and that I hopefully would not vomit, and on that note we were off.
It was dusk and as we headed towards the horse trails I got alittle nervous. I was riding with a semipro rider on a full front and rear shock s works test bike. The trail narrowedand the smell if horse shit faded to the damp sandy wood smell of forest.Surprisingly we did not encounter any other riders on the trail that evening. Denmark is though of as being flat, but our location is well over 500 feet. We rode for over 13 miles, stopping afew places for pictures and info on sites. I slowly regained some of my bike chops and im glad that I did alittle training before flying over. The terrain varied from dark forest, to open trail and single track.
Deer were all over the place! Near the end of the ride I started to gas out. Some of the climbs were crazy steep and by now it was almost pitch black in the woods. The 29er can trick you Into thinking u can do anything. I found out I couldn't lol.
The last few miles we stumbled through the forest and finally made it home. The familier smell of horse shit returned. I was forced into being grateful for kit and the sleeves as it got cooler the darker it got. And I got afew trail bumps to prove it!
I have to thank Thomas and Soren for sparking my trail riding bug again.
