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In for the 80km gravel! Langvlei is waiting....

Only had two hold ups, as per the photo on Gutted Baboon and when starting the Up single track on G-Spot. Smooth sailing the rest of the way. 2024 2 : Origin of Trails - Stage 2 | Ride | Strava Huge thank you to the organisers of this event. I recall years ago when there was something on every weekend, nowadays its few and far between. This is a special event; hope we can get more of the ones we lost back on the calendar.

This is the 3rd one I have done; it changes from year to year. 2022 1 : Origin of Trails - Stage 1 | Ride | Strava 2022 2 : Origin of Trails - Stage 2 | Ride | Strava 2023 1 : Origin of Trails - Stage 1 | Ride | Strava 2023 2 : Origin of Trails - Stage 2 | Ride | Strava 2024 1 : Origin of Trails - Stage 1 | Ride | Strava

Recovering from flu so I crawled in just over 4 hours - still loved it!

Steak knife always works for me.

I think the last one I had that was replaced on Friday lasted over 10,000km and it was an entry level Deore/6100 12speed upgrade kit. Thankfully it did not let me down on Durbie Dash but two days later the chain broke the first time and then a few more days later it went a second time. That is all the confirmation I need that it's done - there is no more meat on this bone. Question : should I alternate between chains on my new drive train in order to make it last longer or is the gains of that approach marginal?

I think I might need new pulley gears... these are wearing kinda thin.

The long gravel route looks like a treat - I love Langvlei off Slent road, it is part of my usual Sunset Seventy ride. Only problem with that is on my Sunset Seventy I do around 500m of climbing, not the 1700m required for Durbie Dash 😁

That reminds me, I need to import a 30.0mm for my Kona at some stage. My 12 speed is just broken in now, it developed "breather gaps" between the rollers and the links. Well, I'm calling them that anyways.

Absolutely awesome weather. Pity my fitness is at an all-time low. Still loved my 9th outing on the long route.

Still far to much life left in these....

My current favourite stretch of road, the railway road from Muldersvlei to Welgevonden. I call it Sunset Seventy.