drjeep Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 On my usual commute from Blouberg into Cape Town this morning I had Good,Bad and Ugly:Good: through one of the narrow sections heading through Milnerton I had an 18 wheeler warn me he was coming by, by simply giving his hooter a short burst. I was able to move onto the shoulder. So big up to the Cape Air 18 wheeler.Bad: to the F$%#ing Moron Chubb security vehicle (wise cracks about security gaurds welcome) who pulled out into the road in Paarden Island without looking and almost sending me in front of a Merc. Nice one Toss!!Ugly: 35km/h south easter headwind need I say more.
willy Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 Cheer up. At least you'll have the wind behind you going home.
MintSauce Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 Cheer up. At least you'll have the wind behind you going home. Don't count on it.....in the Cape the wind is here for no other reason than to piss us all off! Did a ride from the northern subs a few years ago into a hectic headwind. Stopped at Blouberg for 5mins and headed home looking forward to the ride back only to discover that the wind had turned 180degrees and I was going to have the same fight back home
Aedon Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 Do you stay on the West Coast road passed the High School?I normally duck down the road in front of the library. That section with the hedge on the side of the road is particularly scary especially in the morning. Last year someone got knocked down and dragged by the car for a distance at that section.Chubb, well what can you say?
shade Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 yeah..not as bad as the 2 ProTour riders yesterday.. Two Quick Step riders hit by car during training Team Quick Step's Kevin Van Impe and Kevin Hulsmans were involved in an accident Tuesday near Oosterzele, Belgium. The pair was training near Van Impe's house, along with two other athletes. "We were just riding along easily," said Hulsmans, "when at a certain point, a car coming from behind hit us and threw us to the ground. The impact sent Van Impe clear to the other side of the road. Luckily, there were no cars coming the other way." "I ended up against a light post, and another one of our friends broke his clavicle," said Hulsmans. "The driver stopped, and help was there soon after. We were very lucky. Considering how fast the car was going, and by the look of our bikes, I must say that it could have been much worse." Both Quick Step riders sustained minor scrapes and bruises on their arms and legs.
Charl van Wyk Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 drjeep Hi .. looking for guys to ride with on weekends, just moved to parklands any suggestions ?
drjeep Posted April 30, 2008 Author Posted April 30, 2008 Hey Chaser, there are some rides which leave from Cycles Direct @ Builders Warehouse and from Astra Cycles near Planet Fitness. Pop in and chat to the guys there to get times and details.
Charl van Wyk Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 Colonel ... average i think.. can handle an avg of 36km/h on 100ks
Bionic man Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 Colonel ... average i think.. can handle an avg of 36km/h on 100ks So what is my 28km/h classed as?
Alida Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 Colonel ... average i think.. can handle an avg of 36km/h on 100ks Can't wait until I become average
AndreZA Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 Colonel ... average i think.. can handle an avg of 36km/h on 100ks Where do you live that's got 100ks of downhill? I will having to come back.
FlyingCheetah Posted April 30, 2008 Posted April 30, 2008 Why are you guys going so slow? I manage a 72 km/h ..............downhill....
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