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Yes - in it for #9

Nuy Valley MTB is still on every year. Those lovely just-above-zero-degrees cold starts as the sun is about to peek over Langberg. Massive thanks to Lans and the team from Onsite events for keeping it going. Nuy Valley Festival – Experience Our Whimsical Valley

Before the clouds roll in.

Before it's an airport.

Wasgoed da Gama

If you follow the railway road from Mellish to Klipheuwel you will go past it - as well as the old Klipheuwel railway bridge. It's my usual gravel grind route.

It was good. I rode on Rock Wolf 2.35 knobby tyres just in case there would be an unexpected rock slide - better safe than sorry. Nice ride in a nice ride: Respect to the low riders:

Did a 110km test ride before next weekend.

Sadly it seems the "Untamed" section above "Gutted Baboon" is no more...

My 12th 99er and very happy they removed the "on number 99 Odendaal climb" part of this one. I rode the last bit of tar after joining Adderly from Spes Bona on a totally flat front tyre. Would not have finished if it was up Odendaal Road again. Langvlei is one of my favourite roads and it was great to see so many people riding it. Gravel seems to be getting more popular, I see lots of future graduates to MTB.

Never seen anything like this happen. 26 Chaoyang Double Hammer, I have the same on the front, but it is fine. This bike only gets used a few days at a time every 3 months or so. Replaced it with a new, but very old, Hutchinson Bulldog 2.1