Where has your bike taken you today?

[justinafrika]

4 hours ago, Robbie Stewart said:

Hey @justinafrika, thanks for asking.

I'm home since Thursday evening, and spent my first weekend sitting on the couch with my leg in the air hating the fact that I was unable to sample some Contermans Black Rhino after some grooming took place last week. I will be living vicariously through all the cool pics being posted on this thread for a couple of months at least it seems. So far, @'Dale has me mighty jealous with his Chappies pic. Pure class, that one.

But I suppose I just have to deal with the hand I have been dealt now. I'm finding some quality time to play with my 3 y.o. daughter and can just about sing along to all the songs on Wiggles on Netflix...

And just for the record, it has not taken long at all for the family (parents, boets, wife) to gang up against me and inform me that I am way too old to be riding a bicycle any more...seeing as I'm not 13 but 45...ek sê maar niks, korporaal.

 

????????  Pointing out that your spill happened at lower speed outside your home’s bound to convince ‘em that us geezers (57) should rather shred even more.  

[Robbie Stewart]

5 minutes ago, justinafrika said:

 

????????  Pointing out that your spill happened at lower speed outside your home’s bound to convince ‘em that us geezers (57) should rather shred even more.  

Yep, that's the truth. I am very miffed that the new flow line at Bloemendal will have to wait until the new year before I get to lay down some rubber there. And no amount of moaning, b!tching or crying is going to stop me from doing a good few sessions there. I was planning to spend my December vacation mornings on that line. Now I need to think up some other dreary way to pass the time instead.

I am now of the opinion that cycling is more addictive than any chemical mind altering substance, and the withdrawal therefrom is as severe. (in my opinion - I have no experience w.r.t. chemical substances other than a tramadol rodeo in 2016 brought on by 2x broken arms and a face plant. Quitting that junk was NOT fun)

[Skubarra]

4 hours ago, Wayne pudding Mol said:

Snow capped swartberg mountains yesterday 

Stunning pic & cycling heaven, think that part of the world (Kruisrivier & Kango) still relatively under-appreciated among cyclists despite some big events in the area. Especially this time of the year when the landscapes are still green and temperatures usually not too high. 

[ChrisF]

5 hours ago, 'Dale said:

The day we stop riding our bicycles is the day we age 4 times faster. Feite. ????

I stopped at age 30 ..... next 17 years was a one way street for my health ....

 

Being back on a bicycle has been the BEST thing for my health 

[justinafrika]

53 minutes ago, ChrisF said:

I stopped at age 30 ..... next 17 years was a one way street for my health ....

 

Being back on a bicycle has been the BEST thing for my health 

 

Stopped road cycling on two physios’ advice at 28 a few years after L1+2 spinal fractures playing rugby, triggered a lifelong autoimmune spinal thing.  Frequent swimming was great.  Decades later, getting onto the multiple singletracks near my home and exploring coastal pathways about 6 days a week for the last two years has been even more amazing for the spine. Vir alles!  Speedy tumbles se moer. ????

Edited October 4, 2021 by justinafrika

[Eugene Oppelt]

Yesterday. ????

[Frosty]

Today was supposed to be a hard workout on the IDT. Baie Sukkel doesn’t describe what I felt trying to get my HR strap to pick up, as well as my PM on the bike. Probably battery related, although one was a new battery straight out the blister pack.

So headed out on the other bike, and did a modified workout on the fly. There are minimal 5-8min hills where I stay, unless I try Butcher’s Hill in rush hour traffic. Had to make do with some 3m Lin efforts at 121-130%.

[Eugene Oppelt]

Weapon of stress reduction. 

[Wayne pudding Mol]

gate of a thousand hills  - somewhere along the 7 passes

[lechatnoir]

Low tide and thankful for these brighter and warmer mornings

[Pikey]

Yesterday:  fat road tyres doing road duty ????

Edited October 6, 2021 by Pikey

[Pikey]

Today : skinny tyres. Was very tempting to stop in for some banana bread & coffee,could almost taste it ????.

But wasn’t convinced about riding home after.

Next time, need to plan better. 

Edited October 6, 2021 by Pikey

[Koos Likkewaan]

4 hours ago, Pikey said:

Today : skinny tyres. Was very tempting to stop in for some banana bread & coffee,could almost taste it ????.

But wasn’t convinced about riding home after.

Next time, need to plan better. 

How safe is that area from the Circus to the Suikerbosrand gate to ride ? 

Both from a security (thinking through Daleside) and traffic (narrow road) point of view.

Planning a gravel tipe ride from Carnival City, pass Suikerbosrand. This section is the only one that is a bit questionable.

[Frosty]

1 hour ago, Koos Likkewaan said:

How safe is that area from the Circus to the Suikerbosrand gate to ride ? 

Both from a security (thinking through Daleside) and traffic (narrow road) point of view.

Planning a gravel tipe ride from Carnival City, pass Suikerbosrand. This section is the only one that is a bit questionable.

Safe. There are hardly any cars on that road.
 

[Pikey]

As Frosty said . Barley a car passes you. Wouldn’t have any worries about it all @nsbb and I ride out that side often , road and gravel rides . 

Edited October 6, 2021 by Pikey

[Robbie Stewart]

21 hours ago, Pikey said:

Today : skinny tyres. Was very tempting to stop in for some banana bread & coffee,could almost taste it ????.

But wasn’t convinced about riding home after.

Next time, need to plan better. 

Looking at the state of that road and the narrow gauge of the rubber on your bike I'm not sure I'd even make it to there. On my MTB I'd be hugging the green bits to the left of the gravel had I been riding in that area. Julle manne daarbo het ballas van staal.