Monday, April 10, 2006
A bike too muddy to ride, and speedos
I have to start with these two bits of Belgian information today.
1. It is federal law for Belgian swimming pool patrons to wear swimming caps and tight swimming suits. ie: speedos for men. I found this out because the university pool at the VUB is the one pool that does not have to follow this regulation.
2. A Belgian organisation is encouraging schoolchildren to drink light ale instead of sweet fizzy drinks.
Brussels Mud-ology 101
It is really muddy in the forest.
Brussels Mud-ology 102
Left unchecked, bike parts no longer move.
These are the Forest de Soignes' biking trail signs. The spring growth of plants really started to show in the forest this weekend with little flowers poking up everywhere, creating a green and white forest floor. There are so many trails in the forest you often come up on these forks that have up to 6 directions to choose from. This weekend we spotted a deer in the forest.
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1. It is federal law for Belgian swimming pool patrons to wear swimming caps and tight swimming suits. ie: speedos for men. I found this out because the university pool at the VUB is the one pool that does not have to follow this regulation.
2. A Belgian organisation is encouraging schoolchildren to drink light ale instead of sweet fizzy drinks.
Brussels Mud-ology 101
It is really muddy in the forest.
Brussels Mud-ology 102
Left unchecked, bike parts no longer move.
 | Climbed on my bike Saturday morning and the freewheel was not spinning freely. Attempts to un-stick it were not successful. Progressive dismantling and spraying with WD40 finally dislodged the ratcheting mechanism in the rear hub allowing the bike to be able to coast without the pedals spinning. Though it is still sticky, I was able to make it out for a ride Sunday morning in the forest. |
These are the Forest de Soignes' biking trail signs. The spring growth of plants really started to show in the forest this weekend with little flowers poking up everywhere, creating a green and white forest floor. There are so many trails in the forest you often come up on these forks that have up to 6 directions to choose from. This weekend we spotted a deer in the forest.
 | On the way home, Allan lead me by a fountain close to my place where the water spouts out of the ground. Can you guess what we did here? |
 | We cleaned our bikes! The fountains were on timer so we had to run from spout to spout. In the future this will be a mandatory stop after each ride. |
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