Peach.

Some not so great shots I took at the last lesson, Will hopefully get some better ones next time.

on your Merida? sure thing

I will be doing a lesson at Thaba trails this Thursday the 4th at 4pm there are a few spots open still.

Coo, No worries. Not yet, I just need to check when I am free. I don't want to plan lessons to far in the future.

We have a lesson on for next Thursday 4th Dec Thaba Trails at 4pm PM me if you are keen I think you might be thinking of the wrong Rietvlei, we are meeting the South side of JHB, there is another Rietvlei there. I will be planning a lesson in Pretoria early next year.

The extent of my editing

Hey RichB, I don't plan any but if you want I would be able to do Rietvlei or Thaba on a Tues or Thus afternoon, 4-6:30 Ill send you a PM

So while the wife is away I have decided to take full advantage so I will be running another beginner/Intermediate class on the 30th Nov Fratellis at 7am

Haha, no worries, you and that walker tried to go through at the same time. Yea, that storm came over pretty fast, good thing we started earlier.

So I thought I would try pull stills from the GoPro footage. Didn't really work, Ill put it on burst next time.

It just might give us a gap for the morning. I will check the forecast again tomorrow evening and message everyone to let them know what is happening. for the moment the class is still on. If by chance it is raining I will try postpone or move the class to another time/date to suite everyone or refund if that is not possible.

Weather forecast is not looking great this week, I hope it clears up enough for the lesson.

Nov and Dec class are full. Just waiting for final confirmation for bookings. Check for updates on the first post.

I will need to run through the basics with everyone so you will be able to learn and practice that. I would prefer 50% eft, the rest can be cash on the day, that way if everyone but 1 pulls out the day before its not a waste of time.

Haha, I took the A line, the others went around on the B line

Keep an eye on the opening post for updates

Yes, you are in serous need of some guidance. you put the 3 of us in some very awkward situations on Saturday. Ill put you down for an intermediate class

We can do that, PWC should be good for those things. Do you know any other guys that would be keen? would the 13/12/2014 be good for you?

I don't think I could pull that off again if I tried It's a tad further than i would like to travel but If there is a big group or a few groups over the weekend it could be worth while, we might be able to arrange something, maybe a long shot.

I will do both for you Here are some recent pictures, I don't have many. and links to 2 videos I made this year. Im on the Giant with purple wheels.

Yes, If people are from outside JHB I am happy to arrange classes at Van Gaalens, Groenkloof, Thaba, Rietvlei. within reasonable distance of JHB.

Let me know if a future date works for you and we can make it a beginner lesson. Im pretty sure I can help you out with that

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Last bunch Tim Bently styling the step down Davii Hogan whipping the Zore tables In flight on the new big table on Zore Pretty scary when you lean into a corner and that's what you see. I have soo much footage I don't know where to start editing.

and more Decent to the Swiss SuperMill hitting a trail gap. SuperMill hitting a huge step down in Morgins