Bonus Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 Will take place next Saturday. I've done it several times in the past and it's fun. This year I'll have to do it on my MTB! You usually get to see some celebs, there's a rolling road closure and you get coffee and a bun afterwards! What's not to like ? :-)
Brickleberry Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 Is Emily Batty riding...Sorry no. Emily will be at my place that day, washing my bike for me . A girl has to work for her blessings
EmptyB Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 Sorry no. Emily will be at my place that day, washing my bike for me . A girl has to work for her blessingsNo prob, I've given her the day off
ChUkKy Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 Sorry no. Emily will be at my place that day, washing my bike for me . A girl has to work for her blessings Stuff that, Ill get a maid to do that... her and I will have other business to tend to
Bonus Posted November 12, 2015 Author Posted November 12, 2015 I hear it might even rain a bit on Saturday! Actually that would be a pleasure.
Bonus Posted November 13, 2015 Author Posted November 13, 2015 I don't know if it's going to follow the same route as last year, but if it does: Starts in the car park across the road from the Dome and heads up Northumberland, past Eagle Canyon Cycles as far as Beyers Naude Drive. Right turn onto Beyers and then follows the road out into the Cradle, crossing over the N14 on the way. Once you get to Elandsdrift Road, just before the Valverde country hotel, turn right again and head through the dip to Malabongwi. Right again at Malabongwi and head back towards Randburg past the new Cosmo shopping center until you get to Boundary Road. Right turn onto Boundary and straight up as far as the traffic circle where you turn left and drop back down onto Northumberland. Left turn and along to the Dome. Coffee and cake to follow. It's basically a big rectangle. Pace should be "coffee shop pace" and it's good fun. I'll be on my MTB so I may be at the back! Last year I got myself on TV :-)
Runbikeswim Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 I don't know if it's going to follow the same route as last year, but if it does: Starts in the car park across the road from the Dome and heads up Northumberland, past Eagle Canyon Cycles as far as Beyers Naude Drive. Right turn onto Beyers and then follows the road out into the Cradle, crossing over the N14 on the way. Once you get to Elandsdrift Road, just before the Valverde country hotel, turn right again and head through the dip to Malabongwi. Right again at Malabongwi and head back towards Randburg past the new Cosmo shopping center until you get to Boundary Road. Right turn onto Boundary and straight up as far as the traffic circle where you turn left and drop back down onto Northumberland. Left turn and along to the Dome. Coffee and cake to follow. It's basically a big rectangle. Pace should be "coffee shop pace" and it's good fun. I'll be on my MTB so I may be at the back! Last year I got myself on TV :-)I'm a mtbr so what does coffee pace mean?
Baaisikilist Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 The pace at which you won't spill coffee on yourself whilst navigating some singletrack switchbacks...
Bonus Posted November 13, 2015 Author Posted November 13, 2015 I'm a mtbr so what does coffee pace mean?Usually there are two paces, the front group ends up going quite fast towards the end but the bulk of people just cruise around within the rolling road block. I'm on my MTB so I'll be slow :-)
Patchelicious Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 Guys I must just say that I am disappointed. In the last 1km this morning on Wittkoppen a guy went down hard, in the back half of the group. NOBODY stopped to help the young man and check if he was ok, nevermind the guy who caused the accident!! This wasn't a race it was supposed to be in the spirit of cycling. Sis!
Bonus Posted November 14, 2015 Author Posted November 14, 2015 That's not cool. Hope he's ok. I was ok for a while but being on an MTB was hard work. I enjoyed the ride but it wasn't "social pace". Very enjoyable none the less.
Patchelicious Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 That's not cool. Hope he's ok. I was ok for a while but being on an MTB was hard work. I enjoyed the ride but it wasn't "social pace". Very enjoyable none the less.Some roasties and bike a bit bent out of shape, but got him going again...
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