mazambaan Posted November 27, 2022 Share 7 hours ago, daveno7 said: the bike is its own version of therapy....the escape....the joy....and when you sometimes have to stop...to think...its a hectic world and a bike helps you make decisions....its the space to do so.. A reboot of the system and, on the downhills anyway, lets you forget how old you are for too short a time! daveno7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted November 27, 2022 Share 8000 kms eclipsed for 2022, after 2.5 months in rehabilitation after the crash in Spain. Was so broken I could not imagine that I would roll again. And here I am. Blessed. Be safe out there, julle. Edited November 27, 2022 by 'Dale mazambaan, Wallo, Prince Albert Cycles and 17 others 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman Posted November 27, 2022 Share On 11/22/2022 at 6:56 AM, NotSoBigBen said: My wife 'I can see this thing is eating away at you and you need to go out and ride on the road so get your kit on and get your bike!' Support vehicle sorted She's just cool like that 😎 Can we arrange for my wife to spend some time with yours? I hope such behavior rubs off. I can't remember when I last got an instruction to go ride my bike... throttles and ChrisF 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyronLab Posted November 27, 2022 Share Took Night Crawler out for its inaugural "gravel" ride. One of those where you leave the house with no plan but to go out and ness around on some dirt. Recent rains meant there was a substantial amount of time spent drifting around in sludge at walking speed, giggling like an idiot. So much fun! This bike is 😍 Frosty, ChrisF, Me rida my bicycle and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveno7 Posted November 27, 2022 Share the weekend....the last bike ride for a few days or so...all rain here...slippery and fun.... fanievb, ChrisF, Me rida my bicycle and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted November 28, 2022 Share Kilometre 59 Jackal355, ChrisF, Frosty and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2022 Share Hemel and Aarde Valley, I did a bit of the Black Route, mixed with the Red and the Blue when things got too steep and the track too rough. ChrisF, DJR and daveno7 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted November 29, 2022 Share Stiff Northerly, Malmesbury Road Edited November 29, 2022 by 'Dale DJR, ChrisF, Scary Rider and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted November 29, 2022 Share On 11/23/2022 at 9:09 AM, 'Dale said: A bicycle ride is a flight from sadness at that moment your ride turned into a race (I have a theory that when a group has more than 2 riders, it becomes a race) Scary Rider and Prince Albert Cycles 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted November 29, 2022 Share 39 minutes ago, fanievb said: at that moment your ride turned into a race (I have a theory that when a group has more than 2 riders, it becomes a race) Not a theory my friend, fact! fanievb, TheoG and Scary Rider 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 29, 2022 Share Langbaai, Hermanus, as a young boy I spent hours bodysurfing here. 'Dale, daveno7, TheoG and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted November 29, 2022 Share 2 hours ago, fanievb said: at that moment your ride turned into a race (I have a theory that when a group has more than 2 riders, it becomes a race) I love it when a commuter joins me on my morning ride. Very often they are rather strong, but dont have the stamina to keep the pace going. But always lekker to have a quick chat or a bit of banter with them, seeing the big smiles on their faces whilst keeping up with you. TheoG, NotSoBigBen, Hendel Clase and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmarc Posted November 29, 2022 Share 19 minutes ago, The Ouzo said: I love it when a commuter joins me on my morning ride. Very often they are rather strong, but dont have the stamina to keep the pace going. But always lekker to have a quick chat or a bit of banter with them, seeing the big smiles on their faces whilst keeping up with you. But when they drop you on there 30 year old MTB in their overalls and 10kg backpack - then the smile disappears and you realise you need to ride more 😁 fanievb, Zebra, MORNE and 8 others 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted November 29, 2022 Share 46 minutes ago, madmarc said: But when they drop you on there 30 year old MTB in their overalls and 10kg backpack - then the smile disappears and you realise you need to ride more 😁 hahaha, have had that happen too. I once chased a guy in jeans with a back pack. It was up a 2% gradient, I was doing 30km/h and barely gaining on him. Although in my defense when i caught him I spotted the cycling shoes and riding style and a quick chat revealed he was no ordinary commuter. But still, it took me a good few km to catch him. nonky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred van Vlaanderen Posted November 29, 2022 Share I used to ride one of those double tubed backpedal dikwiel during my studies when commuting to classes and I regularly encountered cyclists om my commute. I loved to drop them to see the look on their faces. Little did they know I was an undercover cyclist 😂 But alas, the odd commuter in overalls has given me hell out on the road. fanievb, nonky, TheoG and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted November 29, 2022 Share 5 hours ago, fanievb said: at that moment your ride turned into a race (I have a theory that when a group has more than 2 riders, it becomes a race) And it wont be the first time a commuter RACES .... 🤣🤣🤣 Scary Rider and fanievb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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