bj horn Posted April 6, 2018 Posted April 6, 2018 Good spot to have some coffee and watch all the movement in the bay.Divers & fishermen getting ready to go to sea,kiddies fishing. Great memorial
DJR Posted April 7, 2018 Posted April 7, 2018 What do you do if you always choose the road less traveled........and you come to a fork like this one.......difficult to decide.......GREAT ! (Somewhere in the Karoo) fanievb, NotSoBigBen, Vetseun and 5 others 8
Vetseun Posted April 7, 2018 Posted April 7, 2018 What do you do if you always choose the road less traveled........and you come to a fork like this one.......difficult to decide.......GREAT ! (Somewhere in the Karoo)Fantastic! DJR 1
DJR Posted April 7, 2018 Posted April 7, 2018 Also went to check out the newly repaired Swartberg Pass. YES! YES! YES! It is as fantastic as ever! dewaldsss, Beattbox, SwissVan and 13 others 16
Pieterlab1 Posted April 7, 2018 Posted April 7, 2018 This morning outside Jeffreys Bay Bateleur1, DJR and Andrew_Smith 3
ChrisF Posted April 7, 2018 Posted April 7, 2018 Our first Fine Breede MTB event. And WHAT a day ! Going over Du Toits, looking back over Paarl -  Most beautiful sunrise.....    Nice slow drive to the venue. Enough time to register, and to deal with the long line of people getting their 2018 RaceTec boards ....  Time to get ready for the ride .... As I ride from the car to the starting point there is this most awful grinding noise .... Oooo, the large RaceTec board is rubbing against my cables .... need to reposition it .... quickly back to the car, need to remove the cable ties .... uhm, quickly grab the Leatherman .... NO, NEVER "quickly" do anything with a knife !!!   Nick the hydraulic hose in the process !! Ride over even before it started .....    I take the bike to the make shift workshop at the venue .... obviously they dont have hydraulic hoses there. No sweat, "stuff" happens .... back to the car ..... I decide to drive to Worcester and see if the local bike shops can assist. Third shop, King Cycles, is my new HERO ! They have the parts to make up a new hose, and get to work, but it will take an hour .... NO, I wont rush a break hose job !!  We leave the bike there and go have a nice cup of coffee at Q-square - true gem ! Worth a visit if you are in the area !!  We pick up the bike and I decide to drive back to the venue .... even if I only take a short ride through the farm that will be better than just going home .... I start the route 2 and a half hours late !  Slight uphill, and bit of breeze from the front.... but I tick of the kilos, and soon reach the point where the 18, 30 and 60km routes split. I take the 18km route and realise there is not shortcut back, I am now doing the full 18km route, with such a huge late start. I drop my shoulders and get going .... Cudos to the organisers - the route markings were brilliant !! Wierd doing 15km all on your own !! No other riders, no marchalls, nobody !! The next person I saw was where the three routes combined again, 3km from the end  First time I do 18km without a single stop, no rest, no letting up, just keeping my heart rate steady and the cadence as high as possible .... 59 minutes and 56 seconds of riding time to complete the 18km. A new personal best for me.    I had to crack a smile though .... See my heart rate towards the end, as I am pushing myself to get back in under an hour !! Grunting and groaning and giving it my best .... while a high school kid finishing the 30km run just idles past me ....     Ooo, and the winner of the 18km route was an 11 year old kid - klein donnertjie kan bly wees ek het so laat begin     Zatopek, NotSoBigBen, BSG and 1 other 4
Rouxenator Posted April 7, 2018 Posted April 7, 2018 Such a Fine place to be. Bateleur1, Andrew_Smith and ChrisF 3
SwissVan Posted April 7, 2018 Posted April 7, 2018 Did a 75 km ride around lake Starnberg this easter weekend. Weather is improving rapidly this side of the planet.  Weather has definitely improved this weekend, still a bit cool in the morning though... After 15 years we found a new route up the local hausberg...   Andrew_Smith and Bateleur1 2
Eddy Gordo Posted April 8, 2018 Posted April 8, 2018  Took the Steel down the Cobra this morning, man! the amount of brake\bomb\ potholes is crazy. I was bouncing all over the place LOL.  The Ghost, Andrew_Smith and No Hare 3
ChrisF Posted April 8, 2018 Posted April 8, 2018 (edited) Sunday afternoon ride at Meerendal. Finally a nice pic of the two of us ...  and there is just ONE way to end a nice ride !! Edited April 8, 2018 by ChrisF Andrew_Smith, Blokman, matthieup and 4 others 7
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted April 8, 2018 Posted April 8, 2018 fanievb, Duane_Bosch, Andrew_Smith and 4 others 7
Belgian biker Posted April 8, 2018 Posted April 8, 2018 A change of scenery - New York! Great experience but not for the faint at heart. I was cycling with my 13yr old nephew so was extra careful. But so cool to cycle here and take in the views http://i65.tinypic.com/2gvnb7c.jpg DJR, Andrew_Smith, Bateleur1 and 2 others 5
Belgian biker Posted April 8, 2018 Posted April 8, 2018 Nephew riding in front of me http://i68.tinypic.com/2w1tpcn.jpg DJR, Sidersky, Andrew_Smith and 2 others 5
'Dale Posted April 9, 2018 Posted April 9, 2018 Wind chill in NY looks ow!Was there one May and had to buy a few extra layers.Always a cool city to visit.
'Dale Posted April 9, 2018 Posted April 9, 2018 Peacock HilltopKnorhoek, Stellenbosch     Andrew_Smith, Bateleur1, Escapee.. and 1 other 4
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