BenReaper

Did a lekker loop with a work colleague yesterday. We were up and at it at the crack of dawn.

Took my boy to do some open road riding yesterday. Did the first few km's on the back with him to show him where to ride and at what speed and he then rode for about 24km on his own pushing it up to 60kp/h at times. I must admit I got a bit worked up.

Or next time you can just twist the spoke around the one next to it.

Dit lyk lekker Bennie! Ek is nou nog kwaad vir myself omdat ek die wekker 4uur net dood gedruk het en verder geslaap het....[emoji2955]

Mens weet nooit nie.......

Ek is self nie mal oor wind nie, maar hier in Worcester is ons al gewoond daaraan. Ons het Sondag gespot en gese ons het n "homeground advantage".[emoji6]

Let me be first to drop a few CTCT pics. As with all things in life if you come unprepared you will have to pay the consequences. Chappies broke me this time round....

Well ****, that's a scary one, glad to hear you guy's are okay for the most part. Hope you heal up soon hey and glad to hear the hips aren't damaged......you know how troublesome the hips are at your age.. ...[emoji12]

I like to think of myself as a fairly seasoned cyclist (of 5years) and feel that I've moved past all the sales bullsh@t, marketing hype and industry trends......but when you're susceptible your susceptible....... so I find gravel bikes moerse appealing, I still think fatbikes look like a helluva lot of fun and once a year when Argus season comes round roadie fever hits.......

Nothing like a lekker bike ride to get your head straight after a hectic day at work.

This looks helluva promising. [emoji2][emoji106]

Yes they do....yes they do..... And also when you ride b@tch shut up and hang on[emoji6]

V@k maar daar staan n paar mooi sitkamer matte agter daai draad.[emoji6]

Told him this morning to tilt his helmet forward as somebody on the internet says it looks silly and he told me that it's a road helmet and that its gonna look silly no matter how you tilt it..... Guess that was also a hint at a new helmet, a more trail oriented one like his dad's.

Die RRon grip nie sleg voor nie, maar ek sal eerder weer Vittoria Barzo gaan as ek kan kies($$$). Die RRon agter is geneig om knoppe af te skeur hier by ons. Ek het oorspronklik n Racing Ralph saam met die RRon opgesit en was nogals baie beïndruk met sy grip, maar hy het nie baie km's gegee nie en is toe vervang met my ander gunsteling Vittoria Saguaro. Saguaro het ek onlangs vervang met n Mitas, dit lyk sover goed, maar die winter en die modder moet nog kom. Ek het my gunstellinge, maar hou nog van experimenteer en die NNic het al n tyd terug my aandag getrek so sal like om te hoor hoe hy vaar oor n paar maande.

Went out for a short ride with my little guy this morning. Mr know-it-all this one I tell you.

Quick one with the little ginger know-it-all this morning.

Haven't baught anything cycling related for a long time but after today's ride and my XT drivetrain thinking it wants to be DI2 by jumping between gears I decided it was time to fit the new drivetrain, cables and grips that have been lying in the cupboard since October. I must admit I took it to the bikeshop for a wash and polish before bringing it home to work on it myself.

Lekker man, wil nog daai Nobby Nic ñ probeer gee, was nooit ñ fan van Schwalbe nie, maar my huidige Rocket Ron gedra hom nog redelik mooi. Hy is amper klaar en ek het reeds n Maxxis Forekaster wat ek voor wil op gooi, sal solank rond kyk vir "spesials" om dan weer die Forekaster met ñ Nobby Nic te vervang.

Did a countryside ride with a bunch of mates this morning. Had to work hard to keep up with these guys as they midfielders and I'm nothing but a back marker at this stage.

With the tummy bug behind me I could finally start commuting by bike again after almost a year and what a great morning to start of again. Sommer gives you kick for the weekend. [emoji41]

Like some of the other Dogs mentioned, a nice base to do your own custom thing from.

Lol!......I have 2........[emoji16]

So Friday on my way home my SRAD started jerking a few times and eventually died on me. Found the main fuse blown and called the wife to come fetch me with the bakkie. Only got round to looking for the problem this afternoon and got really lucky. Took the tailpiece of first and moved on to the front fairing to inspect the wiring loom. As I took of the fairing panel I saw that the loom had started rubbing against the fork and had scuffed of the insulation and this caused a dead short on the wire. Taped the wires back up, repositioned the loom slightly as to not rub against the fork again and I'm good to go again. A plus point that came out of this incident is that in anticipation that I might be without a bike for a day or two while stripping the loom I proceeded to assemble my singlespeed commuter that hasn't been used in more than a year as backup to get to work. Now that its running again I might aswell start using it again and give the motorbike a bit of rest.

Thst or a motard.....