Mr Legs

Hemel & Aarde on Sunday

The rehab of the Hermanus Trails in the Hemel and Aarde Valley to repair the damage caused by last year's Heritage Day floods are coming along nicely. Both the Blue and Red routes are a joy to ride.

Karwyderskraal single lane metal bridge over the Bot River.

No, the damage has been extensive. I do not know what happened to the upper section of the Black Route or the eastern side of the Red Route below Rotary Drive. In my opinion they will have to do a complete re-design of the trails, the Blue Route has taken a hammering, in more than one section hundreds of meters of the trail is simply gone, it will take many many months.

Hemel and Aarde

Cycling between Perdekloof and Langkloof in the Tankwa National Park.

Test ride for new frame.

We cycled from Swellendam to Riviersonderend in Feb. We stayed above the N2 except for the last few k's. The gravel was fine and did not present any issues. There are a few low bridges on that route that might have taking a beating in the recent storm. My Strava file will not be of much help, we got lost at one stage, doubled back, eventualy caught a lift with our support driver to another section of the route. You can download the file for this route from the Cross Cape website https://capecycleroutes.co.za/route/cross-cape-route , had we followed the route instructions we would have stayed on route.

Just a shoutout to Fred from Geko Cycles at Cape Gate who negotiated with Scott to get a new replacement frame for my two year old Scott Spark. The old frame started losing its paint on a few spots. Paint started flaking, it looked like corrosion or oxidation, I am no scientist, but it did not look good. Thank you Fred and obviously also to Scott who seems to look after their brand and their customers.

Sunday Morning, The Blue Route, no not the M3, the one in the Hemel and Aarde Valley.

Saturday Morning, slightly overgrown singletrack.

Grey day

Diemersdal

Hemel and Aarde valley, an after hours consultation with Dr Scott.

I have two Scott bicycles. When I slip away from work during the day for a cycle, I tell my staff that I am going to Dr Scott for a consultation.