eddy Posted April 20, 2021 Share Looking at the size of that saddle bag ..... I think there was a cross wind involved [emoji6] Where else would you store your parachute ? Pure Savage, peetwindhoek, BigDL and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted April 20, 2021 Share SO Cliffy White didn't beat the Benz...... <you need to go waaaay back to get this one> ChrisF, Sid the Sloth, Milkman and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted April 20, 2021 Share SO Cliffy White didn't beat the Benz...... <you need to go waaaay back to get this one> Hiehie .... giving away our age ..... That Beamer add ran once or twice before Merc had it canned .... still EVERYBODY knew of both adds for years. BEST add campaign ever, for both parties. Milosh, Mtree, DieselnDust and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 20, 2021 Share I assume the bibs are a write offNot if he hangs it on his bike in the bile room. fanievb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur1 Posted April 20, 2021 Share When I read the topic I immediately knew exactly where it happened and seeing the picture confirmed. That is a very tricky corner and almost went over on one of my first rides going towards Noordhoek as well. Left a bite mark in my shorts but that bloody corner burnt a permanet image in my brain. Glad the oak is ok. Wannabe, Gen and DieselnDust 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted April 20, 2021 Share SO Cliffy White didn't beat the Benz...... <you need to go waaaay back to get this one>Woah.. I am conflicted now.... Chuffed that I remember that.. But sad.. Cause you know... age and all. Jewbacca, DieselnDust and Red Robin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen Posted April 20, 2021 Share When I read the topic I immediately knew exactly where it happened and seeing the picture confirmed. That is a very tricky corner and almost went over on one of my first rides going towards Noordhoek as well. Left a bite mark in my shorts but that bloody corner burnt a permanet image in my brain. Glad the oak is ok.Def sounds like a road I won't ever ride on a bike.. And yeah sjoe they guy has the cycling gods firmly on his side. Bateleur1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted April 21, 2021 Share Def sounds like a road I won't ever ride on a bike.. And yeah sjoe they guy has the cycling gods firmly on his side.This road really should be on every cyclists bucket list. As with any mountain pass .... enjoy it .... BUT dont over cook it .... Bateleur1, DieselnDust, Long Wheel Base and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted April 21, 2021 Share Woah.. I am conflicted now.... Chuffed that I remember that.. But sad.. Cause you know... age and all. LIke a fine wine, you only get better with the passing of time.... This road really should be on every cyclists bucket list. As with any mountain pass .... enjoy it .... BUT dont over cook it .... Its a very easy corner to get wrong with a very small margin for error. Theres no value in trying to die there so I prefer toundercook it and enjoy the view ChrisF, i24 and BigDL 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted April 21, 2021 Share When I read the topic I immediately knew exactly where it happened and seeing the picture confirmed. That is a very tricky corner and almost went over on one of my first rides going towards Noordhoek as well. Left a bite mark in my shorts but that bloody corner burnt a permanet image in my brain. Glad the oak is ok.I dont think he hit any trees Long Wheel Base, BigDL and Red Robin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted April 21, 2021 Share Hiehie .... giving away our age ..... That Beamer add ran once or twice before Merc had it canned .... still EVERYBODY knew of both adds for years. BEST add campaign ever, for both parties.Merc actually ran a follow up ad a few years back where they had the original Merc driver in one of their brand new S-Classes demonstrating its "self drive" tech. Cappi, ChrisF, DieselnDust and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane_Bosch Posted April 21, 2021 Share The amount of cyclists I see who clearly have no idea about the simplest little things like cornering with their inside foot down it's a surprise to me that this type of thing doesn't happen more often. Cappi, PlemPlem, FootballingCyclist and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twaatie Posted April 21, 2021 Share The amount of cyclists I see who clearly have no idea about the simplest little things like cornering with their inside foot down it's a surprise to me that this type of thing doesn't happen more often.Don’t your mean the opposite , other wise you get peddle strike Long Wheel Base, Rob K, BigDL and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane_Bosch Posted April 21, 2021 Share Don’t your mean the opposite , other wise you get peddle strikeYes. That's exactly what I'm saying. Edited April 21, 2021 by Duane_Bosch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m10 Posted April 21, 2021 Share So a couple of years back, about 3/4 of our group started their descent down chappies, noordhoek side, about 20 seconds before me. I having always considered myself to be an above average descender and hit the drops to catch them. At that very corner I could feel I was carrying to much speed and started to break before the corner causing my back wheel to lock. Handsfull of front and back brakes and panic all over my being, I release and braked, release and braked causing the bike to stop skidding but still hurtling towards the edge. I leant into the corner and heard someone shout that I must 'jump off' the bike. In the turn and me in a broadslide position my back tire came off the rim. How I managed to stay on the bike, let alone keep it upright was a miracle and by miracle, I mean in the biblical sense???????????? The bike and I came to a stand still up against the wall as if placed there for a photo shoot.Called the wife to fetch me as I could not repair the back wheel, at least that's what I told the guys which was a lie. Truth is I was to traumatized to get back on and not even 2 goo's had enough sugar to calm the nerves.Now when passing that bend I always give thanks for being able to ride my bike and have always wondered how many other cyclist have had close experiences on that bend. Clearly I'm not alone. Red Robin, Long Wheel Base, geomark and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reflexus Posted April 21, 2021 Share Two corners in the deep south that give me mild panic when leading up to them. This corner on Chappies, overthinking about the entry speed, where my apex is (come in to soon and hit the yellow paint and slip, too wide and drift onto the opposite lane and risk collision). Most of the time I brake way before and take a safe middle line approach at sensible speed. Then the no camber left turn on Red Hill descent. Seen so many people panic taking too much speed into that corner and not able to maintain a line through the corner (even seen one guy shoot straight across and do some impromptu gravel biking down the other side). Glad the outcome of this incident was mostly good, so many fine margins and it could have been so much worse. BigDL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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