Where has your bike taken you today?

[Robbie Stewart]

You know that time when you go to bed and you struggle to sleep because you're super eager to go ride a line you've not been to before? Then you wake up super early and get everything sorted and load it all up before hitting the road for an hour's drive.

On the way there you're going through a mental checklist of your skillset making sure you get the most of the shuttle day at Avondale.

You pull up and find your buddies all gearing up and ready to have a blast of a day.

You unpack your stuff and do the bike check to make sure all is as it should be, and then you mosey on over to your gear. You grab the helmet and jersey, your gloves and socks are check. 

And that is when you realise your shoes are still where you left them last time.

In your closet.

at home.

an hour's drive away.

So, you fling all your stuff back into your car and drive home quietly raging all the way there, because fish slops and Spank Spike's don't go together so well on a flow line.

So, where did my bike take me today? Nowhere. But it managed to rob me of 2 hours and half a tank of diesel in the process of doing boggerol.

['Dale]

Simonsberg under the summer sun

[peepeekaitjie]

2 hours ago, Robbie Stewart said:

Then you wake up super early and get everything sorted and load it all up before hitting the road for an hour's drive.

This is why a pack everything the night before. So I don't have to faf with an early morning half brain

[daveno7]

Lost the mojo to do more than 90mins on the bike this weekend....I can blame the 6 nations rugby and a few trips to the pub...maybe will get a ride in mid-week...

[Ispeed_V]

Some HTFU hill repeats through Westcliff

[Mr Legs]

 

I did the Peregrine, Highlands, Salandra, Karwyderskraal trip. Sunny and hot. Pro tip: Don't do the Karwyderskraal gravel road at 13:30 in the afternoon. The pic was taken at the top of Highlands, looking back towards Grabouw with Sir Lowry's in the background.

 

 

[lechatnoir]

what's not seen here is the thickness of the sand and the pumping wind (headwind of course)

[NotSoBigBen]

AKA the Stress Relief Valve!

[The Ouzo]

Some HIIT training this morning

 

[BuffsVintageBikes]

@leon_pro pulling the bunch, early morning on Krommeree Road with the Brakkies group

[leon_pro]

2 minutes ago, BuffsVintageBikes said:

@leon_pro pulling the bunch, early morning on Krommeree Road with the Brakkies group

Yoh..... looking strong! Must be early in the ride! 
Thanks @BuffsVintageBikes for the photo

[BuffsVintageBikes]

More like just the skill of the photographer 😉

[Spinnekop]

Tuesday club ride always has a bit of a bite in it..........

 

[Stoffel76]

1 hour ago, NotSoBigBen said:

AKA the Stress Relief Valve!

Heck, you could park that thing in the lounge and just look at it and it would reduce stress... 😍 

[Mr Legs]

Another Highlands Road pic

[Prince Albert Cycles]

On 2/6/2023 at 9:29 AM, lechatnoir said:

what's not seen here is the thickness of the sand and the pumping wind (headwind of course)

Where is this ?