Blokman

Sjoe! Relax Boet. Beers and smokes finished ? It was said in jest . Look at the replies . He obviously knows people riding for these clubs. That's what it looks like from across the Vaal anyway. OK : Edit as far as some riders go. Vuiste klap in die Kaap. Sorry Daryl . Seems you have a point. Umm . No . Seems you don't. A tantrum over banana bread!

Careful, there's a big hole with 960km to go.

Dankie tog. Isn't there a pilot hubber from Hoekwil as well? For a moment I thought it was him! Edit: It's Spokey. I'm missing the Southern Cape, wouldn't mind a cheesecake.

Takes the ladder. Climbs onto the roof. Hands on hips ,looks at the installation. Then shakes his head and makes a blowing noise with his lips.Pointing at your setup . "Who the hell did this?"

Leonard Cohen Live In London for the next two days and you'll be fine.

Sunday I pulled the car from the garage to do some work. This was playing on the radio. Yo Yo Ma and Alison Krauss

You just cannot resist stuffing up a good story. No dinner invites ,ever.

This song is almost 50 years old. From my youth . A simple story well told , I think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVzsQ-RiT9U

Gehoor van die ou wat 'n teelepel ingesluk het ? Toe kon hy nie roer nie.

Did I see correctly ? Four days, almost 300 km and and 4800 m of climbing. For the light version. That's not easy. You survived , you finished . You are too hard on yourself.

Think or thwim.

Ja , Sakkie de Kok se boetie.

Hi First V8 . My advice as an almost 62 year old. Most of us have a circuit near the house that we love doing. You need to mix it up a bit. Twenty five days of four times the same circuit, means you've done the same thing a hundred times. Some ideas. Day 1 . Your normal circuit . Day 2. Ride shorter cut out some hills , go a bit faster. Day 3 . Rest Day 4. Cut out some flats do the hills . Recover between them. Day 5. Normal circuit . A bit faster or a bit slower than usual . Depends on your legs Day 6 . Rest. Just an example . Nothing written in stone. Rest is important. Don't always try and beat your best time. Also vary what you do . On the hills for example. Drop a gear now and then , see how you feel . The variations are endless. I play gear and speed games all the time. Try the heart rate monitor and or just rate your rides on a scale from one to ten. You work it out in your head and you feel the 'good' day coming and you bring that time down. I hope this makes sense.

Gilloolys interchange , direction East Rand? The lanes merge and then he would've been on the highway with two or three lanes either side, and cars and trucks doing 100 km/h plus. Wow.

I know someone who sold one for R 2500 recently.

It's not about the bike.

And so does my wife and our three granddaughters , in the car , fullblast .

I cannot do it this year . I'm a back marker with serious withdrawal symptoms. I'm sure you guys and girls all have your rituals before the race. We go down on a Thursday, stay in Grootbrak. The Friday is "my" day . So we normally go to Calitzdorp , visit Grundheim , De Krans and Boplaas . Then off to Oudtshoorn for number collection and coffee and cake on the stoep of the Queens hotel. We head home past the Chandelier start via George. The evening it's the pre race rituals . Saturday morning before five the wife drives me back to the start . I get dropped off on the gravel. Rusk and coffee for twenty rand, and into the chute for small talk and butterflies. I hope you all have a safe good race.

'n Ware storie deur iemand aan my dogter vertel . Het 'n hele paar jaar gelede gebeur. Gesiene skool , topskool. Dis saalopening . Die hoof is op die podium. Twee mans sit op stoele ook op die verhoog. Die kinders weet nie , maar hulle is van die Gideons ,die organisasie wat Bybels uitdeel . Voor hulle staan twee kartonbokse . Die hoof sê , "Julle kinders wonder seker wat hierdie twee dose op die verhoog doen ." Die verrigtinge moes uiteindelik uitgestel word tot 'n later week.

Almost like Meals on Wheels wheels. I know it's lame . Best I could come up with.

Entry taken.

Good day all. My entry is available. No charge. Would've been my 5th. A back problem prevented me from riding from October. I Managed a few good rides in Grootbrak from mid December but not enough to see me through the Atta. Please send me a pm. Subs possible , I assume.

I've never done Harkerville , MTB Trail Park or Swartbergpas. I'm hoping to tick off at least two this Dec.

https://www.visitmosselbay.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Cycling-Mossel-Bay.pdf The road from Bottlierskop to Kleinsorgfontein has been closed. Also from Hartebeeskuil dam to Zingela there's a lock on the gate . Private game reserves. But it still leaves you with plenty of options. Three races that you can do. Klipheuwel starts at Boplaas in Kleinbrak 24 th ? Monties Mtb on 26 Dec from Hartenbos. And the Grootbrak Grabadoo on the 31st in Grootbrak. Or you get on your bike in the morning point it inland and ask the many MTB'ers you'll meet on the road where they're heading.