What about snow?

Today it snowed in Madrid! Very light, so still fun on the bike!

 

 

Cold,very cold! (-1º for a couple of hours)

Very cold, but fun. A quick summary of the route to Teruel this weekend through backroads (thx to wikiloc for the route). The thermometer of the inboard computer didn't stop flashing during the whole route. Didn't get the picture of -1,5°C, as we only took the gloves off once!

it was the first time I'd traveled on a bike with these temperatures. Half way in the trip we had our only stop at Penalara to eat some "chourico" and compose the clothing layers. I was trembling when we arrived, so added another long sleeve and refitted the neck wind protector - was able to do the rest of the trip slightly warmer :-)

After arriving at Becas to spend the night, we went to Albarracin. The bikes survived a -3° night. They started up in the morning with no problem.

Albarracin was a surprise, an amazing town that is "lost" in the valley. We had a city guide to show us around and talk about all the little details you just can't capture on your own.
Worth a vist!

Here's the route going out, from Madrid to Becas. Excellent route, the roads are forgotten and rarely used, which make them perfect for bikes like mine. Very little traffic as well. We returned by the highway, and not half as fun

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Opportunity: Welcome the new helmet Schuberth C3

Today had a great opportunity! Had in the back of my mind for a while now that I need to replace the BMW system helmet only because of it's age. The beemer helmet is excellent, and a would voador keep ir for a couple years more. However it now has around some 5 years of everyday use, and in some aspects it shows, mostly in the interior where the inner liner has degraded, and the cheek pads are giving way. A couple of pics:


Back to the opportunity! A friend of mine from work had an unfortunate motorcycling accident, where a car didn't stop at a roundabout And slammed into him. Fortunately only material damage, as nothing happened to him, but his wife said "no more" and he's selling everything related to hi n2 wheel transportation.

He had a Schuberth C3 helmet practically new for sale I pounced on. Schuberth helmets are pretty much the same as BMW system helmets only with slight improvements in materials & aerodynamics that make the end result slightly better.
First impressions are good, with interior lining extremely comfortable, and much reduced inner noise while riding. Also, it includes a sun visor that you lower / raise with yout left hand within.




Only issue, I can't seem to fit the Sena Bluetooth module on it. More to come on this...

Walk of Santiago

No, this post isn't on the Camino de Santiago, although the BMW will have to pass by one day.

It's on the BMW Santiago boots which were a birthday gift. Review to come!