MichH

Mud, mud, mud...

One of our ladies speeding by Amateur on the left, slowpoke on the right

Some new pics. Will get these in higher res later... Some of us at the start 26 MTBers in a double paceline? A quick regroup

Well, we had a great outing. Not a long ride, just short of 40km, but a great ride to keep the fitness up. Thanks amateur and ewep for being such great riding partners!

Thanks SP, I suddenly realised that Randfontein is close...

But cervelo, you have a point, will my route interfere with the Randfontein EPR in any way? JG Strijdom, Ontdekkers, Uncle Harry's and back.

No entry, need to be home by 9am, gotta a BUSY day ahead!

Hi all, amateur and I are doing a slow 2 hour ride from BP on JG Strijdom along Ontdekkers towards Uncle Harrys and back tomorrow morning. Leaving at 7am, returning by 9am. Anyone welcome. MichH38940.5617361111

Wannabe, when I had my setup done, they checked a few things: When clipped in, straighten one leg so that the leg follows the angle of the upright tube. Heel should be slightly down Put pedals parallel to the ground. The line from just behind your kneecap (measure on the side of your leg) to the middle of the pedal should be perpendicular to the ground. Hope this makes sense

I agree SP, I like riding with all these strong riders, makes me mad and motivated! amateur, can't wait to see your pics doll! It was great to have you with us and you rode like a star!

IanJ and Sonic are very nonchalant, but you can't help noticing when they go back down the hill and pass you a SECOND time on the way back up!

Ask SP, she was riding with extra tape. I think the reasons included more cushioning after the wrist op?

SP, I'll try get hold of Spearo re pics...

"Everyone turn left... and I mean it this time!!! And Droster, I had my full gloves on, how am I supposed to see my ring?!

That it is! Ryan and I shared a couple of uphills together. At least there's one other sane man who knows the key to uphills is sloooowly!

smileys/smiley4.gif He has started to resemble a Buddha! Dirt-rider, you were great on Wednesday. Thank you to you and Sonic and IanJ for ensuring that we didn't lose anyone. I didn't even know how many we started with, so I couldn't even do a head count at re-groups! ... 23, 24, 25, darn I lost count again!

Hey all, I'm so glad to hear that everyone had such a great time! From my side, I can't explain how much pleasure it gives me to lead out a group of TWENTY SIX RIDERS! And despite my best attempts to get lost, we managed to stay on track the whole time! Brendon loved being able to help out, and he is owed serious brownie points by me after looking after us all so well. There's something about the smell of frying bacon after a ride that makes you instantly happy!

OK, see you all there!

I have organised with the chef to bring paper plates, polystyrene cups and plastic utensils, but feel free to bring your own!

:-) I've left the beer up to each individual drinker to organise! Dirt Rider, we have everything! My dad and I, and Kingcompass and Spearo split up the remaining items. slowpoke and I will bring choccie cake as well.

Dirt Rider, people need a quick carb fix! And you haven't met B yet! He can easily have 3 teaspoons of sugar in one cuppa! OK, so we probably only need a small sugar, but I couldn't remember what size it was! I will split the remaining items amongst the people who have asked me what to bring. Bidding on items now closed!

NEED: 1 pack tomatoes 3 packs sausages 1 bag of teabags 1kg sugar 1 block butter/ margarine 2 jars marmalade MichH38937.4761921296

4 doz eggs - slowpoke x 1, IanJ x 3 6 packs bacon - Joberg_Red x 1, ewep x 1, Dirt Rider x 4 20 tomatoes - ewep x 6, Dirt Rider x 6 3 packs sausages 2 packs mushrooms - Joberg_Red x 1, ewep x 1 3 loaves bread - Joberg_Red x 1, slowpoke x 1, ewep x 1 1 jar coffee - slowpoke x 1, ewep x 1 1 bag of teabags 1kg sugar 2 litre milk - slowpoke x 1, ewep x 1, Dirt Rider x 1 2 x 5 litre orange juice - IanJ x 2 2 blocks butter/ margarine - Joberg_Red x 1 2 jars marmalade MichH38937.4755439815

Hi Droster, sorry not to have you for the breakfast! We will ride from about 8:15 and probably not too long a ride 'coz of beginners. Bank on about an hour long ride, and then I expect a couple of us will go out for a blistering half hour to hour extra once the beginners have been settled at the dam for breakfast. Then we get to play extra, and the food is cooked by the time we get back?!

Good luck Chrissie and all your team mates. Make us proud!