FirstV8 Posted September 22, 2018 Share This morning we decided to up our Saturday morning rides to the 100 odd km mark per time . Its summer , the sun is up , the routes between the fields are still dry and the wind is not so strong . The route 95 % off road on single /Jeep track and gravel road so your legs work all the time . We one stretch of 12 km next to the railway line with ballast stone along the whole length which is bone jarring to say the least . We also have a about 8 km of very wide gravel road BUT the surface is very lose and soft so your front wheel is not yours it has a mind of its own and you need to keep in a reasonably low gear to keep the momentum up . The fields are cut short ready for planting so a lot of our "slithering friends " come out and fortunately this one got taken out before we came . On thursday we came across a black Mamba and today's one was a rinkhals . Be Careful out there guys remember we are in there territory .Pics attached are The Strava grab , the rinkhals , my bike having a puncture sorted and my ugly face during the ride . Delarey, Ferro, Vetseun and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kk6gan Posted September 23, 2018 Share This morning we decided to up our Saturday morning rides to the 100 odd km mark per time . Its summer , the sun is up , the routes between the fields are still dry and the wind is not so strong . The route 95 % off road on single /Jeep track and gravel road so your legs work all the time . We one stretch of 12 km next to the railway line with ballast stone along the whole length which is bone jarring to say the least . We also have a about 8 km of very wide gravel road BUT the surface is very lose and soft so your front wheel is not yours it has a mind of its own and you need to keep in a reasonably low gear to keep the momentum up . The fields are cut short ready for planting so a lot of our "slithering friends " come out and fortunately this one got taken out before we came . On thursday we came across a black Mamba and today's one was a rinkhals . Be Careful out there guys remember we are in there territory .Pics attached are The Strava grab , the rinkhals , my bike having a puncture sorted and my ugly face during the ride .Damn, that sounds like an awesome ride! Bike looks very good and you don't sound too cranky. Keep up the adventuring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris NewbyFraser Posted September 23, 2018 Share Quite a top lip soup-strainer you boast there old boy (said by a hubber who can't grow a decent 'stach'.) FirstV8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstV8 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Quite a top lip soup-strainer you boast there old boy (said by a hubber who can't grow a decent 'stach'.)Had this soup strainer for 47 years . Gets trimmed but never taken off . Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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