Routes

The best collection of routes in Belgium, you can find on http://www.mtbroutes.be/. Listed per province and per city. Offers very usefull information about the tracks (such as difference in level, ratio paved vs unpaved roads, single tracks,...). It also has the possibility to leave comments for other bikers, always nice to experiences from other people and great if a recommended route worked out!

Gear

As everyone knows, it's always nice to have the right equipment for MTB-ing. Good gear means less or no unexpected trouble along the road and it gets your performance up.

For the bike, we have chosen the Bulls King Boa:
(http://www.bulls.de/nl/modelle/cross-country/king-boa/king-boa.html)

Specs:

frame / 7005 lite-aluminium, double butted, smooth welded
front suspension / Suntour NRX-7600LO, 75 mm, lockout
shifters / Shimano Deore
derailleur / Shimano Deore XT 27-speed, shadow
front derailleur / Shimano Deore
crank / Shimano, 42/32/22T
brakes / Shimano V-brake
handle bar / STYX aluminium/STYX aluminium
weight / ca. 12,8 kg

Overall an extremely good and light weight MTB!

To optimize performance, we have chosen Shimano SPD pedals in combination with Shimano Shoes:

Jen's choice: Shimano WM60

Bert's choice: SPD - M122