Bream Posted January 9, 2018 Author Posted January 9, 2018 Brilliant, Grant from Sprocket and Jack can help me with a ride for Struit, can't wait now, even with V12man / eddy to show me round. What an amazing response ???? Just need to get Thursday morning free as well now for that ride out with FirstV8 ????
FirstV8 Posted January 9, 2018 Posted January 9, 2018 Brilliant, Grant from Sprocket and Jack can help me with a ride for Struit, can't wait now, even with V12man / eddy to show me round. What an amazing response Just need to get Thursday morning free as well now for that ride out with FirstV8 I stay 6 km from the airport so logistically it would work out well riding with us on the 18th . My offer would be to sleep over at my house on Wednesday , get the bike set up in the evening and do the ride on Thursday . Come home to my place clean up relax at the pool and ill take you to the airport to catch your flight . I only need to know what pedals /cleats do you ride .
Bream Posted January 9, 2018 Author Posted January 9, 2018 ???????????? wow, what an offer, thank you so much, now I just need to get the whole Thursday off ????
King_Crispy Posted January 9, 2018 Posted January 9, 2018 I'll join you guys at the spruit for a ride and a beer afterwards. Post a time and I'm sure there'll be a bunch of us there
The Crazy German Posted January 10, 2018 Posted January 10, 2018 Glad to see you followed my advice to ask on thehub eeeuhm bikehub. You will experience South African hospitality second to none or very few. God I miss that place.Enjoy your rides but beware once the(south) African bug bites you will have to come back. edit: Don't let this guys talk to you about the drakensberg, inland westeren cape Knysna, Pietremaritzburg and so. Dont look at their ride picture albums. You won't rgret but your walleet will cos now you will have to regularly buy a plane ticket to go and ride their secret gems. edit off
eddy Posted January 10, 2018 Posted January 10, 2018 Don't let this guys talk to you about the drakensberg, inland westeren cape Knysna, Pietremaritzburg and so. Dont look at their ride picture albums. You won't rgret but your walleet will cos now you will have to regularly buy a plane ticket to go and ride their secret gems. edit off Yip, trying to find an appropriate analogy. Imagine all South African trails are Olympic athletes. Make that female Olympic athletes. Jo'burg trails are like the weight lifters, Karkloof like synchronised swimmers and Knysna like the Brazilian beach volleyball team. All excellent in their own way, but somehow different.......
Eldron Posted January 10, 2018 Posted January 10, 2018 Cmon people - we can't take an international visitor to the Spruit! That's like going to the Cape and drinking box wine.... Surely you guys can get the man to an actual mtb park? Bigredbarn? Modders?
Edition 507 Posted January 10, 2018 Posted January 10, 2018 Cmon people - we can't take an international visitor to the Spruit! That's like going to the Cape and drinking box wine.... Surely you guys can get the man to an actual mtb park? Bigredbarn? Modders? Good point Eldron, Modders is closer to the airport than the Spruit and it offers proper riding.
Eldron Posted January 10, 2018 Posted January 10, 2018 Good point Eldron, Modders is closer to the airport than the Spruit and it offers proper riding. Cool! Lunch at 33 High Road afterwards is compulsory of course. Pizza oven, coffee roaster and brewery all in one - tough to beat :-) @Bream - you have to go back to SA and visit Cape Town. Joberg trails are fun but we lack the gradients for "proper" trails. The Cape has some epic bike parks - Trail Park will blow your mind.
Patchelicious Posted January 10, 2018 Posted January 10, 2018 If you don't come right with a bike, I have a large Specialised Epic Sworks that you could use, on the condition that Eddy and or V12 are there.... I am in CPT all of next week, but I can arrange to drop it at Eddy's on the weekend.
V12man Posted January 10, 2018 Posted January 10, 2018 Good point Eldron, Modders is closer to the airport than the Spruit and it offers proper riding.Luckily I know you are just a sarky f..er....
Bream Posted January 10, 2018 Author Posted January 10, 2018 Yip, trying to find an appropriate analogy. Imagine all South African trails are Olympic athletes. Make that female Olympic athletes. Jo'burg trails are like the weight lifters, Karkloof like synchronised swimmers and Knysna like the Brazilian beach volleyball team. All excellent in their own way, but somehow different....... Knysna here I come
Bream Posted January 10, 2018 Author Posted January 10, 2018 Glad to see you followed my advice to ask on thehub eeeuhm bikehub. You will experience South African hospitality second to none or very few. God I miss that place.Enjoy your rides but beware once the(south) African bug bites you will have to come back. edit: Don't let this guys talk to you about the drakensberg, inland westeren cape Knysna, Pietremaritzburg and so. Dont look at their ride picture albums. You won't rgret but your walleet will cos now you will have to regularly buy a plane ticket to go and ride their secret gems. edit off Thanks for the tip, after years of doing this I have to say that this reponse it the best I've ever had, fantastic hospitality, support and help being offered
Edition 507 Posted January 10, 2018 Posted January 10, 2018 Luckily I know you are just a sarky f..er....LOL, you know me too well
Edition 507 Posted January 10, 2018 Posted January 10, 2018 Thanks for the tip, after years of doing this I have to say that this reponse it the best I've ever had, fantastic hospitality, support and help being offered South Africans are generally quite open and friendly people
Bream Posted January 10, 2018 Author Posted January 10, 2018 If you don't come right with a bike, I have a large Specialised Epic Sworks that you could use, on the condition that Eddy and or V12 are there.... I am in CPT all of next week, but I can arrange to drop it at Eddy's on the weekend. A very generous offer, many thanks, I also race an S-Works Epic WC so I do love this type of bike. I'll check with Eddy and V12 and see what they recommend. This would also give more flexibility to ride I think than taking a bike from Sprocket and Jack and I guess with them I'd have to ride around their opening hours etc. I'll come back to you soon.
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