So, my very first time on a road bike today. I must be getting soft. I'm a little ashamed to say that I enjoyed it. My second road ride is tomorrow - Jacaranda Sattelite thingy. It's like 342km or something. So if you guys spot some hairy legs on an ageing Merida give me a push won't you?
So I was on the Spruit this morning again. It seems there was a decent bit of rain upstream and our little stream has swollen to a mighty river (sort of). It has overflown it's banks in a couple of places and was especially boistrous along the William Nicol section. In many places the water was big enough to paddle down (not recommended). Now generally I would think that cycling alongside a river in flood would be quite a good experience. Not so much... The noxious gases emanating from the water were sufficiently pungent to anaesthetise a small cow (my girlfriend was with me and she passed out with one sniff). All manner of floating debris was to be seen. I could have sworn that I saw 3 dead bodies, an ostrich carcass and a burnt out car floating along. If I had fallen in I'm sure that the waters would have dissolved my flesh like sulphuric acid. All in all, the Spruit should flow through Mordor not Jozi.
Oh my god. I had a good 10 minute chat with him while waiting for my mate at the summit. He came over to chat while I was sitting on a rock. We were talking bikes. He confessed to being a SRAM man and was telling me about a new build he had planned. Seemed a great guy. Rest in peace Mark, it was nice to have met you.
MBP - Thanks, problem solved. I realise now that the title may have been misleading. She is not half woman, half dog although she does speak with a german accent. Tazer man: ride up and down the Spruit really fast, she will find you.
I had my second run-in with her yesterday at Emmarentia Dam. The 1st incident was at the bottom of Delta Park last week. She has 3 huge Alsations which work themselves into a frenzy and chase joggers, cyclists, children and anything else that dares to move in their presence. They don't actually rip you into pieces when they catch you but this is certainly the image that flashes through your mind. I have explained to her that her hounds need to be on leashes but she has a tendency to reply in sign language with her middle finger. Anyone else have a similar experience?
Around 11kg pedals and all. The tyres are hefty and used a decent amount of sealant also. Will put some Racing Ralphs on come racing time to lighten it a bit. Also could swap out post, stem for carbon but I'm not sure that I want to.
