Originally written in German. Translated to English by AI — please excuse any awkward phrasing.
During today’s session I was involuntarily forced to test my new bike’s off-road capabilities. On the way back from the Kraichgau, there was a massive construction site right on my planned route, making it completely impassable. Unfortunately the signs only appeared very close by — otherwise I would have rerouted much earlier.
So there I stood, already past the planned session duration, thinking through my options:
Option 1: Push through the construction site and risk getting tar on the bike and tires?
Option 2: Take a 30-minute detour and make an already hard session even harder?
Option 3: Cut through the forest and across fields to bypass the construction site?
With a heavy heart I chose Option 3, without any idea what the trails would be like. In the forest they were pretty rough — full of holes and rocks. Fortunately both I and the bike made it through without damage.
Takeaway: Glad nothing happened, but next time I’m taking the detour. I don’t want to put this bike through that again…