Where has your bike taken you today?

[The Ouzo]

Home before the sun came out

 

[Jbr]

['Dale]

Just before the rainz

[Sepia]

2 hours ago, Jbr said:

Ghost rider be found here.  Beware.

[NotSoBigBen]

That time of the year when the shrubs and kakiebos are high and encroaching on the single track on the Highveld .... the flippin blackjacks 🙄

[The Ouzo]

Braving the dangers and the chill

 

['Dale]

Autumn is ***on***

[NotSoBigBen]

What is it about riding at Thaba Trails as opposed to 'outrides' that makes it so special ...

- you're guaranteed to see some wildlife
- wrestling the bike up some rocky bits
- hearing the sound of the back wheel skipping and slippin on the downs
- occasionally hearing tyres pinging on rocks
- being alone with your thoughts, no traffic ... NO traffic at all
- trails that are well maintained in such a way that they are not 'manicured' but still an absolute blast to ride!

If you've never been or haven't been for a while you owe it to yourself to go and have some fun 😎

[TyronLab]

36 minutes ago, NotSoBigBen said:

What is it about riding at Thaba Trails as opposed to 'outrides' that makes it so special ...

- you're guaranteed to see some wildlife
- wrestling the bike up some rocky bits
- hearing the sound of the back wheel skipping and slippin on the downs
- occasionally hearing tyres pinging on rocks
- being alone with your thoughts, no traffic ... NO traffic at all
- trails that are well maintained in such a way that they are not 'manicured' but still an absolute blast to ride!

If you've never been or haven't been for a while you owe it to yourself to go and have some fun 😎

I'm actually planning a trip out there this weekend with a buddy. Last time I rode there it was with a 29+ trail hardtail... Now it'll be a rigid steel bike. Lets see how that goes! At least it has a dropper, which I sorely missed last time.

Looking at the new markers, are the blue portions still optional like they always were? I found most of them too tough to ride with my feeble skills (the climbs, anyway, downs I could handle).

The long climb with the paved extension to the Thaba Eco Hotel is still one of my favourite climbs in GP.

[NotSoBigBen]

16 minutes ago, TyronLab said:

I'm actually planning a trip out there this weekend with a buddy. Last time I rode there it was with a 29+ trail hardtail... Now it'll be a rigid steel bike. Lets see how that goes! At least it has a dropper, which I sorely missed last time.

Looking at the new markers, are the blue portions still optional like they always were? I found most of them too tough to ride with my feeble skills (the climbs, anyway, downs I could handle).

The long climb with the paved extension to the Thaba Eco Hotel is still one of my favourite climbs in GP.

Yes the blue is definitely optional ... I ride the green which I find tough enough and within my 'limited' technical skillset. The orange is 15, green 20 and blue 30

['Dale]

Waterworks, Somerset West

[ChrisF]

Perfect cycling day ....

 

 

 

 

[capediver]

Back to familiar territory....

[guidodg]

[Wayne pudding Mol]

A local race today. My new foolproof race strategy, and it’s working, is to start last. Makes me feel better about my lack of talent 

 

[Wayne pudding Mol]

1 hour ago, capediver said:

Back to familiar territory....

What bar tape is that ?