Hulsroy's Hustle

Just had an amazing ride. Was supposed to be sunny this morning so was slightly bummed out about the fog and cold. But after a bit of warm up I started feeling really good.
I've gone back to an in-line seatpost to push me over the BB. I think this made a difference along with moving the seat up a tad. I hardly had any knee pain today and I managed to push up a short really steep climb I haven't been able to do for a year.
I also tested out running a 50mm stem which confirms that my new MTB should be longer than this one, as it feels good but I wouldn't mind being a bit more stretched out.
Another thing I experienced this morning was that my descending/turning/carving has improved and that I don't hate Ardents anymore.
I initially swapped these ardents out for minion dhr 2s last summer because I wanted to get more grip and start pushing my carving a bit. I then got the knee issues and haven't ridden my mtb since July. But I've mounted the Ardents back on as I am eyeing some early morning MTB rides before work and I would then need to commute from the forrest into the city on it and therefore I'd like slightly quicker tyres.
During my time off the bike I've been watching loads of technique videos on YouTube and visualized carving a lot. I've even been practicing on my cargo bike going to work. The long wheelbase and low center of gravity of the cargo bike has allowed me to get really low. And today that all payed off somehow. Today I was in control and pushing the Ardents a lot more than ever before and I didn't loose control.

Top morning and it gives me hope for the summer. Now I just need to take it back a notch and make sure not to overdue the cycling to soon.

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