The Ghost Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 A little countryside amble RocknRolla, Zatopek, daveno7 and 10 others 13
capediver Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 You'll have to be careful of over-training - new bike fever is real! Over-training is a myth....excuse used by the weak and puny to miss leg day! DJR 1
The Ghost Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 Nice bike!Thanks, it’s the first and possibly only one in the country as stores all over struggle to get stock. I managed to get this special ordered on release day. capediver 1
Escapee.. Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 thats a heluva shot! thaba? Thanks! Looks it for sure ..... after the fire station or the Forest at the end. Would definitely be a contender for photo of the year in “Where has your bike taken you today” Brilliant Thanks Pikey Was at Big Red Barn RocknRolla and Pikey 2
geomark Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 On a ride outside of suburbia, finally! Pikey, leeubok, 'Dale and 9 others 12
'Dale Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 (edited) Ou toppie working his way up a false flat. Edited June 8, 2020 by 'Dale daveno7, The Ouzo, Frosty and 7 others 10
Pikey Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 Thanks! Thanks Pikey Was at Big Red Barn Blimey,really. Damn haven’t ridden there in 18 months plus easily . Can be great fun if you know where you are going....great photo,stunning.
daveno7 Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 one of those cycling days when you you were running on just a few cylinders...muddy...and grafting...
daveno7 Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 A little countryside amble looks like home...you never forget those colours... The Ghost 1
Super Sywurm Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 You are not going to run out of road In the Northern Cape, road is all we have. DJR, Wayne pudding Mol and Kalahari Vegmot 3
capediver Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 You'll have to be careful of over-training - new bike fever is real! Just cause you said that...3 laps of the Greenbelt... DJR, Frail. "Will forever remain "Frail", BenReaper and 5 others 8
Me rida my bicycle Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 Lekker ride but I need to learn to eat before a ride and take more snacks with. Still trails where great and weather perfect! Frail. "Will forever remain "Frail", SwissVan, Wayne pudding Mol and 8 others 11
ChrisF Posted June 9, 2020 Posted June 9, 2020 Monday afternoon out on the trails ... I decided to skip the "first weekend madness" .... seems many more had the same idea !! Trails were busier on Monday afternoon than on some Saturday afternoons. Very good vibe out on the trails Only one spot of mud along B-Spot. The rest of the trails are simply superb !! No mud, no dust, simply the best time of the year. Homerun is a "bit" corrugated at the moment .... or maybe it is just the rest of the trails that are in such perfect condition. I am still getting used to the Blue Beast, and this was my first outing onto trails, A-frames, Lombards .... so I was taking it super careful. What a ride Then onto Traverse. About 2km into Traverse I realised it was 17:23 I have been having such a lovely ride I had completely lost track of time ..... no choice but to use the "boost" button, you make up a LOT of time when you can climb those short sharp hills at 20km/h. Got to the gate at 17:30 and a few seconds ...... struggled with the lock for a few minutes though, the numbers must line up "above" the mid-line ... Make no mistake, when you ride an e-bike like this your hart rate is properly in zone 4, and still your knees are protected. And then it dawned on me that I had some distance to cover before the 18:00 cut-off .... just kept it in zone 4, even a section of zone 5 enroute home .... when you realise you are on level road and a good few kilos above the assist level, then you know you are getting a decent workout. My first impressions of the e-bike ....- I LOVE it !- You can idle along at the limiter speed, and smell the roses- You can use boost levels if you want to ride without building up much of a sweat.- You can also keep the assist level to "1" and ride just hard enough to keep to zone 3 or 4, depending how you want to workout - And if you do get to a steep hill, you have the option of working as hard and as long as you want, and when you have to, you can start using boost levels to protect those old knees ...- Be careful of those boost levels in a trail !! You are very quickly going faster than what your skill levels may be able to cope with ... Even at the low setting on level ground you speed up very quickly .... I can see why some inexperienced riders get themselves into trouble ... you have to be more alert to your speed than on a normal MTB.- took a while to get my rythm with A-frames. The bike is heavy and loose a lot of speed on the way up, but you dont want to fly over it either ....- Lombards Terra .... The Trance was just loving this section. Pity the pilot was holding back ... - Did I mention, I LOVE the Blue Beast Hairy, henningvr, Jako De Wet and 9 others 12
'Dale Posted June 9, 2020 Posted June 9, 2020 New day Zatopek, Wayne pudding Mol, Escapee.. and 16 others 19
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