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We had the same view this morning. Rode from Mouille Point. 1st ride along that route since 2005. Must have been “ drive your super car “ Sunday as we saw so many out on the road

I plan to buy a Ford Tourneo next year to take our bikes touring around RSA to find interesting places to ride.

1. My SS in those days 2. Remember these crazies 3. Honoring our grandfathers who fought in one of the Boer Wars

To be honest I don't think that I have ever bought anything at these Expos except for food or coffee. There are normally so many people clustered around each exhibitor and I hate making snap purchases.

Looks like Winterton Worlds SS

I have a 2nd home in Somerset West that I get to use for two weeks a month with this WFH scenario. So maybe I can bring it through to a convenient meeting place when we are there.

This was about number 18 for me. 1st in 1998 on a MTB with slicks, progressed to race bike , then race tandem with daughters then back to Mtb. Took a four year break when we lived in Witbank. I doubt that there are any scenic routes in Jhb to compare with CTCT but I have enjoyed seeing parts of the city I might not otherwise get to see , plus the vibe is always good . I have never had any issues with the organizational side of the event ( I make a point of reading and understanding the pre race instructions )and unlike others enjoy going to the Expo to get my number and bump into friends. So far only one puncture (in 1998) and no other mishaps .

I have a small bike light from Extreme Lights . The plastic helmet mount broke and they don't have any replacement stock. Maybe you could 3d print another one for me. The mount is in Cape Town but I will be going there next weekend.

We add either a little bit of lemon juice or fill about a quarter of the bottle with Coca Cola and rest with water

Two of my friends did the Mon - Wed version. The weather was just about perfect for riding. Cool, overcast , dry.

I will have done more than 15 but don't know the exact number

My wife and I have been cycling since 1998. In that time we have owned about 40 bikes. Currently we have 6 bikes . As we split our time between Johannesburg and Somerset West we have bikes in both cities. Our kids are adults so our bikes have their own dedicated rooms in both places. we are quite ruthless in clearing out gear/ clothing that we don’t use and donating them even so with two cyclists in the family we manage to fill the cupboards in the bike rooms when we start bike touring the collection of gear will grow

We had an interesting experience on our Tuesday morning ride. We were riding along a single lane road in Greenstone when a red Mazda driver decided to be our escort car and instead of overtaking ( road was clear ahead) drove behind us for about 2kms with the hazard lights on.

I live near that little dam at the top of your route

A few years ago my wife asked the person handing out medals at end of 947 to put it into her jersey pocket . Later discovered her phone was missing from that pocket. Opportunistic shopping vs Planned ones on Suikerbossie and Malibongwe

Very true. I have been WFH since March last year. I had a friend make me a wooden computer desk and I work on my semi enclosed patio everyday. This time of the year I start off wearing hoodie, beanie and gloves. By midafternoon I am in shorts and T shirt. My patio faces North.

This condition is called Sherman' neck - named after a cyclist called Michael Sherman . He was doing the Race Across America in 1983 when the condition hit him.

And also my last road race. It's the only road race I have done annually since about 2010.

We work on construction sites building tailings dams. Our lightning safety instructions if you are caught in the open are:- 1. Squat down on your toes. ie dont have feet flat on ground ( not sure why) 2. Head down 3. Hands over ears.

I got 3 wind assisted PRs yesterday so some benefit to being out in the wind.

We had that cold , strong wind for our ride on Saturday morning in Jhb and a wet ,strong wind ride in the Raithby trails yesterday. Woke up this morning to some rain . Hopefully it will clear up later so we can go for a ride after work.

I arrived in Somerset West on Sunday to strong winds and rain. Still raining this morning. Hopefully we will get some days like in the photo before we go back to Johannesburg.

My retirement plans ( which have been delayed until Dec 2022) are to buy a van and shuttle between JHB and Cape Town stopping at all the interesting places to ride a bike. The pass is definitely on the to-do list.

We went down to Reitz for the Bieliemielie 3 day Mtb race. Routes were mostly gravel roads but there were some decent single tracks as well. I really enjoy these small community races. Reitz is home to a very large wolf sanctuary- over 200 of them. Photo is of a 18 month old male wolf

Gamesmanship out of the playbook. " I have been here for so long I came to look for you" I