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Spectacular morning with the kids on Clarence Drive....

Shaking off the pudding....

Magura Blue Blood (as rare as hen's lips and usually requires a trip to the French Alps for re-supply) is same as Shimano mineral fluid, just different dye added...but same same...

Kale Bay Salt coffee run.

BTW, if you thinking of road riding, the most popular route is round the "wild side" along Marine Drive from Summerstrand thru to Schoenies via Willows and out at Walmer. There are some challenges though: The start at Summerstrand will be littered with glass from revellers as you leave Summerstrand at the start of Marine Drive just past the turning to the Uni.... The Walmer exit of this route is proper dodge so make sure you don't go all the way up Victoria Road from Schoenies to the junction with 10th Avenue and Heugh Road...rather turn off at the Glendore Road and ride through Pari Park up to Buffelsfontein Road. Another route is from the above Buffelsfontein Road down to Seaview and Maitlands River Mouth and back road via Coleen Glen. Best contact one of the local bike shops to hook up for a mass ride...Wayne Pfeiffer has a shop in Humewood, or call Action Cycles Heugh Road

Not strictly gravel but...as you say, given enough motivation...

Winding down the year.....

Ride Dubai....

One of the coolest cycle tracks....

Warning...be very careful what you use to separate the screen from the body or clean any excess sealant...especially the touch screen versions, they are comprised of multiple layers of glass and thin films, any highly volatile solvent will get in between the layers and destroy the screen...ex 830 touch owner..replaced the battery but now own a mini Brik!

like this one...

Other than the local residential roads in St Francis Bay, one road in from Humansdorp with fair shoulder all the way to Seal Point..... the old road from Humansdorp to Jeffreys, little to no shoulder, It will be December, expect the worst! Get a gravel bike and stay off the roads..plenty of tracks around including a challenging run to Aston Bay along the coast!

Cederberg Loop 2024...1 of 5... They are all up, if you like the first and want to go back for more...

Ja, look, on heavy corrugations, only dedicated front suspension is gonna give some relief and even then, small bump compliance will not cope...just my experience was I had less wrist and forearm pain on this 5 day trip than I did after one day of Les Gets mainline at the height of the season!🤣

Redshift Shockstop systems, thank this 64yo later....😎