Where has your bike taken you today?

[JohanDiv]

19 minutes ago, TheoG said:

Those views are stunning, must be awesome to ride there !

 Not the easiest terrain so it's slow moving.. the one side of the dam is completely rideable and fun, but the other side it's either loose stones and rocks, or sand..but still fun in a challenging way! The last 4km stretch(last photo) is basically a hike-a-bike situation climbing over boulders and streams.

['Dale]

A day of double puncturing for my training chommie 

[Skubarra]

On 1/7/2022 at 9:26 AM, Trashy said:

I was just looking through the segments I did on my Tokai ride two days ago, and noticed that a number of segments had insane KOM times.

I'm happy to admit that I'm not the fastest rider around, but I found this particular segment leaderboard difficult to believe....

Segment is "Top of vasbyt to first corner".

Most likely Strava glitches that tend to happen on very short segments (I assume its a short segment) rather than people deliberately cheating.

[Frosty]

First outside ride for 2022

[Trashy]

Super hot morning out at Plaisir and Boschendal.

Temp was 38 when I got in the car to leave.

Edited January 8, 2022 by Trashy
Picture

[Robbie Stewart]

1 hour ago, Trashy said:

Super hot morning out at Plaisir and Boschendal.

Temp was 38 when I got in the car to leave.

Boschendal?  That looks enticing. I've only done Plaisir and Banhoek so far around there. Seems like it's time to expand my horizons. 

[NotSoBigBen]

Despite the rain most of the night the gents were determined to go ahead with their planned ride Alberhoughton to Paris (FS) this morning. 

I joined them till 60k's then turned back on my own, had some other priorities today. Still turned out a cracker ride!

[Trashy]

30 minutes ago, Robbie Stewart said:

Boschendal?  That looks enticing. I've only done Plaisir and Banhoek so far around there. Seems like it's time to expand my horizons. 

I don't often ride there. The climb sucks and I'm lazy. I also somehow only ever go then when it's blistering hot. The trails are really nice though so worth a visit.

Bull and Chicken is sick. Inferno and Sugar Bowl are also really fun.

['Dale]

Goeie môre from Blaauwklippen Road

[Stevovo]

Went out this morning to visit the Vaal river at Schoemansdrift. Took the dun wiele and and had about 6km of gravel road to ride. Seems like they get rain every night in the Vredeford dome. Luckily the gravel is sandy and wel drained after last nights rain, quite thrilling to dodge rocks and holes with a slide here and there in the sand. Nature is bursting with lush greenery and the air is clear and fresh. What a pleasure to be out.

[Scary Rider]

58 minutes ago, Stevovo said:

Went out this morning to visit the Vaal river at Schoemansdrift. Took the dun wiele and and had about 6km of gravel road to ride. Seems like they get rain every night in the Vredeford dome. Luckily the gravel is sandy and wel drained after last nights rain, quite thrilling to dodge rocks and holes with a slide here and there in the sand. Nature is bursting with lush greenery and the air is clear and fresh. What a pleasure to be out.

Good thing you took pictures, we expect February to be even more rainy. Going to look way different then. And the Koepel is not always this green. Still, a wonderful place, no matter what the season brings. 

Give a shout next time when you pass Tierfontein. 

[Wayne pudding Mol]

Wilderness to Knysna in a race - I say race but for some not so much - these are my stats, not very impressive and I had a bad day out, just no power all day  - I do this route regularly and I’m usually faster so I thought in a race I’d be even quicker 

But I’m a field of 250Ish I was one of 12 gravel bikers. A handful of pro/semi pros (Oli Munnik won) 

However the guy who finished this extremely hot and hilly route first was on an ebike - average speed, a mere 35kms

we all started at different times - mountain bikers first so they could work together. Then the gravel bikers followed by the battery brigade. Oli and his mates dropped me on the second pedal stroke and I rode the rest of the race passing the below average mountain bikes and getting overtaken by (mostly) well built people in running shoes up steep hills. It was a complete solo ride and a rough mental battle for someone with no bmt 

i like everybody on bikes and ebikes are great but I really don’t like being passed with so little effort. 
It hurts my mid packer pride 

Next time out I’ll use flat bars so I can set of with the mtbers and get shelter - stupid rule really 

 

Edited January 9, 2022 by Wayne pudding Mol
Spelling

[Frosty]

Not too shabby @Wayne pudding Mol; would love to ride down there (one day).

[The Ouzo]

Big Red Barn was already busy and filling up even more this morning. 
I took it easy there and back but somehow my legs still got rather eina. 

[Frosty]

Enjoyable coffee ride with the club; an easy 60Km that opens my road ride account for 2022.
I didn't ride on the 1st and 2nd, so this is the first full week.
99.3% complete compared to the plan.

 

Edited January 9, 2022 by Frosty

[Steady Spin]

Just now, ouzo said:

Big Red Barn was already busy and filling up even more this morning. 
I took it easy there and back but somehow my legs still got rather eina. 

Busiest I’ve seen it in a very long time.