The Ghost Posted August 8, 2020 Share I only discovered riding a bike on the road this year around March and I’m still amazed at how wonderful it is to see the country like that, although I’m sure the location matters. Wayne pudding Mol, Mojoman, Me rida my bicycle and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoman Posted August 8, 2020 Share I only discovered riding a bike on the road this year around March and I’m still amazed at how wonderful it is to see the country like that, although I’m sure the location matters. Chalk and cheese the colours in our pictures..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 8, 2020 Share Gusty and Gail joined us today. 111Km, felt like 130. DJR, mecheng89, Wayne pudding Mol and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted August 8, 2020 Share ???? 'Dale, Prince Albert Cycles, daveno7 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted August 8, 2020 Share Grimpeur, Chapman's Peak Drive DJR, Jako De Wet, aquaratza and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost Posted August 8, 2020 Share Chalk and cheese the colours in our pictures.....Indeed.It feels like it’s rained most days though so we pay for it like that.Right now it’s beautiful here but it must be one of maybe 10 nice days this summer and it’s 19 degrees [emoji16] although it feels more like 25 Mojoman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted August 8, 2020 Share Friday afternoon Maritz and I decided to go to Contermanskloof, been a long while since we rode here. Parking area was busy, with lots of riders starting the afternoon ride. We followed a group, with the intent to do the first climb, then turn right, enjoying the single track down to the dam with the climb to the other side of the farm .... Once we got to the turn we saw the single track has been closed off .... Okay, let's try this route up the koppie .... What a stunning ride !! aquaratza, Frosty, daveno7 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted August 8, 2020 Share Today was my opportunity for a solo ride before the rain sets in for the next week .... "stiff" Northerly breeze .... Wierd haze in the air, not yet clouds ... Few loops of Bloemendal before my coffee break We might need to post a few more signs for the newbies on the trails ... scary coming out of the berms at the speed of white light and to face an oncoming kid on a bike Lekka coffee, and then over the road and up the koppie .... Damn !!! The wind was PUMPING up here !!!!!! Thankfully the single track was well shielded from the wind, and I could enjoy the breathtaking beauty .... On a lighter note .... sure this was the perfect weather to start using my new top .... DJR, capediver, daveno7 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSG Posted August 8, 2020 Share Haven't posted any pictures lately since every ride just seems to look the same here on the Highveld... Came across this dodgy looking scene yesterday morning Was informed by a local commuter passing by that he had it on good authority it's either a skelm who couldn't 'find the satellite' or 'wanting money from Sanlam' (sic) Or maybe he/she was gatvol of checking the oil level. [emoji23] Pieterlab1, daveno7, DJR and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capediver Posted August 8, 2020 Share Shulda heeded the pre-ride toothless coffee dragon....40knots at Cape Point today.....with it.....then into it.... Andrew_Smith, Long Wheel Base, DJR and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted August 8, 2020 Share Shulda heeded the pre-ride toothless coffee dragon....WhatsApp Image 2020-08-08 at 20.18.37.jpeg40knots at Cape Point today.....with it.....then into it.... Nice little breeze out there today ..... capediver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted August 9, 2020 Share Yesterday, the 5 hr adventure. Edited August 9, 2020 by 'Dale Vallende Vaandel, Zatopek, Bateleur1 and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoman Posted August 9, 2020 Share Am a bit sad today to see a favourite spot of mine for the last 27 years now becoming another 'lodge' with a scar of a road leading up to it...too much land 'shrinking' and becoming fenced off from other important areas for wildlife to roam about...I guess everyone wants their piece.... Me rida my bicycle, Frosty and Long Wheel Base 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted August 9, 2020 Share Am a bit sad today to see a favourite spot of mine for the last 27 years now becoming another 'lodge' with a scar of a road leading up to it...too much land 'shrinking' and becoming fenced off from other important areas for wildlife to roam about...I guess everyone wants their piece.... mag4.jpg What I cannot understand is this: Someone find a beautiful piece of land with some space and solitude as its main attribute. They decide to develop it and the very first thing they do is to destroy that sense of space and solitude by building 10 cottages right on top of one another because the architect / developer / bean counters said it would be cheaper to get services in to each. For just a few bob extra they could have spaced the buildings to hide them from each other and preserved the true value. Imagine a weekend with all those cottages full of people, each with a car or two, braais and music going! ****** peace, ****** tranquility! Then you might as well just go camp in the Makro parking lot! Ps. I might be a bit grumpier than usual today Zatopek, geomark, ChrisF and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoman Posted August 9, 2020 Share What I cannot understand is this: Someone find a beautiful piece of land with some space and solitude as its main attribute. They decide to develop it and the very first thing they do is to destroy that sense of space and solitude by building 10 cottages right on top of one another because the architect / developer / bean counters said it would be cheaper to get services in to each. For just a few bob extra they could have spaced the buildings to hide them from each other and preserved the true value. Imagine a weekend with all those cottages full of people, each with a car or two, braais and music going! ****** peace, ****** tranquility! Then you might as well just go camp in the Makro parking lot! Ps. I might be a bit grumpier than usual today Ja, I guess its all about making as much as you can...I see it a lot with the venues in Magalies...owners would rather have 10 x tightly packed units (Cha--Lets !) than 3 or 4 well situated and private units, where you enjoy some peace and quiet.... Then again if you live in one of those housing estates where each house looks the same and is right on top of the next one then I guess its a home away from home... DJR and Skubarra 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meezo Posted August 9, 2020 Share https://www.instagram.com/p/CDqI8TmnQ-3/ DJR, Wayne pudding Mol, Escapee.. and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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