DJR Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 (edited) ..........Borrowed a local bike and was knackered after 500m. The people in Zambia are TOUGH! ...............We once had a local join us for dinner in the Matopos in Zim. (Where the highest concentration of leopard on earth occur.) After dinner, in the pitch dark, without a light of any kind, and a good few beers in the blood, he got on his bicycle to ride home, about 5 km away. We asked whether he wasn't worried about the leopards? No, he said, he just rings the bicycle bell all the way home and they will leave him alone. It was quite magical-weird to hear the bell disappear into the wilderness while we stayed well within the fire circle. I never found out whether he got home, because we packed up and moved camp the next morning. Living with wildlife is different from how us city folks think it is. Edited November 28, 2019 by DJR
dewaldsss Posted November 30, 2019 Posted November 30, 2019 Wildboartrails ???? Andrew_Smith, Eugene Oppelt, Zatopek and 3 others 6
Mongooser Posted November 30, 2019 Posted November 30, 2019 Hellsend dirt compound today. Jako De Wet, Andrew_Smith, Pieterlab1 and 4 others 7
Wayne pudding Mol Posted November 30, 2019 Posted November 30, 2019 Lots of hills today - love the 11/32 cassette. I might like vintage bikes but I’m not tough enough for vintage gearing Hairy, DJR, Andrew_Smith and 3 others 6
The Ouzo Posted December 1, 2019 Posted December 1, 2019 (edited) Trying a Dale shot Edited December 1, 2019 by ouzo MDJ, fanievb, Zatopek and 9 others 12
ChrisF Posted December 1, 2019 Posted December 1, 2019 (edited) Tygerberg Mountain Bike Club had a nice morning ride on Saturday. This was Maritz's very first outing on his new Titan. We took the cones and did a bit of practice/training riding early morning. With the setup sorted he had a blast on the new pump track. Time to catch our breath and register for the ride .... What a brilliant vibe !! Thanks to the clubs new co-sponsors .... At the last second Maritz said he wanted to do the 15km ride, and so we lined up for the 8:15 start. We typically start at the back of the pack. We passed a few riders and found our sweet spot mid-pack. B-Spot was BUSY ! Nice pace, and a brilliant vibe out on the trails. Couple of riders struggled with the wooden bridge at the end of B-Spot. This stretched out the field nicely. By the time we were at the D'Aria dam the we had lots of space behind and ahead of us. After Protea corridor the route turned UP !! We were told of the long climb at the riders briefing.... Garmin says sections of this was grade 13 .... Most of the kids (of all ages) walked sections of this long climb ... The climbing finally stopped when we got to Lombards Terra. Getting ahead of myself though. At the bottom of Protea Maritz took a few BIG gulps of water .. and got the mother of "milt-steek" ... That was one long painful climb for him. Super proud that he hung in there. At Lombards we put down our bikes, walked a section, checking out the trail and the options. Seeing other riders taking the main and chicken lines was good. We stopped twice on the way down, walking and checking the next sections .... In the end Maritz rode all but one section of Lombards. By now he had recovered from the milt-steek and he was back in his stride for Bloemen-Nice and Home-Run. All the walking meant we came in late ... by now there were no boerewors rolls .... o-well, no option but to go home and make our own boeries ... THANKS to the club for a lovely group ride There is just something different about this ride, in a good way. Even with fun rides there are always the odd racer at the back of the pack shouting, pushing and shoving to move up one spot. Edited December 1, 2019 by ChrisF Mongooser, Andrew_Smith, DJR and 3 others 6
Eugene Oppelt Posted December 1, 2019 Posted December 1, 2019 In The Hornet's Nest. Race Day. Wayne pudding Mol, DJR, MDJ and 5 others 8
NotSoBigBen Posted December 1, 2019 Posted December 1, 2019 That's the way to start December's rides ... the absolute coolest thing about today's ride from Alberhoughton to Vaal Marina was passing a 'ZALAWI' horse and trailer going very slowly up that last tough climb before you turn right into Vaal Marina ON THE OUTSIDE (before anyone gets on a high horse there was really no space on the verge!) and the driver leaned out the window and gave me a high five [emoji41] Eugene Oppelt, fanievb, Andrew_Smith and 6 others 9
fanievb Posted December 1, 2019 Posted December 1, 2019 That's the way to start December's rides ... the absolute coolest thing about today's ride from Alberhoughton to Vaal Marina was passing a 'ZALAWI' horse and trailer going very slowly up that last tough climb before you turn right into Vaal Marina ON THE OUTSIDE (before anyone gets on a high horse there was really no space on the verge!) and the driver leaned out the window and gave me a high five [emoji41]Proper ride oom #respekt Stretched@Birth and NotSoBigBen 2
capediver Posted December 1, 2019 Posted December 1, 2019 to work...and back...and back...and back....rinse and repeat!..... BSG and Rushdee 2
WrightJnr Posted December 2, 2019 Posted December 2, 2019 Exploring the desert with my eldest son while watching the sun rise. Doesn’t get much better than that!! DJR, NotSoBigBen, Long Wheel Base and 1 other 4
TyronLab Posted December 3, 2019 Posted December 3, 2019 Did a little solo gravel grinding this weekend down Heidelberg way from home. Hooked up with a new group of dirt riders, great bunch of guys. Got passed by a coal train which seemed to go on forever. Still digging The Grinch. Found the 2.8 tyres to roll really well on the slightly rougher gravel roads. Can feel the weight and resistance a bit when riding road however. If anything it'll just force me to ride more dirt this coming holiday. Jackal355, Escapee.., fanievb and 6 others 9
dewaldsss Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) Another day spend on the local trails -WildboarTrail-builders been doing massive work to keep the trails in tip-top shape ???? Edited December 4, 2019 by dewaldsss Zatopek, Long Wheel Base, Jackal355 and 1 other 4
Rushdee Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) Solo Sunday session. Solace.https://www.instagram.com/p/B5kqZnJnbpM/ Edited December 4, 2019 by Stressed Eric Zatopek, Mongooser, Dusty and 1 other 4
Mongooser Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 Solo Sunday session. Solace.https://www.instagram.com/p/B5kqZnJnbpM/20191201_111905(0)_resized.jpg20191202_143704_resized.jpgnicee. hows Zevenwachts condition? keen to go there again
Pikey Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) The sun showed it’s face today,so took the RLT to do some roadie km’s in the hills of our local village. Been itching to try out my road wheels with 32 panaracers ,way better than the sawtooth’s for road duty. Our village Christmas tree ???????? Edited December 4, 2019 by Pikey Wayne pudding Mol, NotSoBigBen and Long Wheel Base 3
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