Where has your bike taken you today?

[Ryanpmb]

 

 

Nice Gummi. Your neck of the woods is making mine look even more stark and barren...

[L.T.G]

 

Sies to all of these!

[BenReaper]

where does that start? length / technical? are permits required? I want to try ride in dec.

 

thanks

Permits and maps can be obtained from the Info Berau at the Spar centre or Saxon Lodge in town.

 

There are 4 promoted routes in Gansbay of wich 3 consist mainly of beach front and district roads.This 4th "Funky Fynbos" route is actually known as The Flower Valley route,it consists of jeep track and alot of single track through beatifull fynbos.

 

I'm not sure of the lenght of the route,but I'm sure Goosebay will have a link for you to their local info website.

 

If you would like someone to ride with you,I will also be in Gansbay in December and I'm also planning on doing this route.

[Vetseun]

Thomas and dad riding.jpg

Any dads dream day...............

A 30km ride with his boy (and wife following)!

This is them on the return leg into Nelspruit (along the Jock route back into town).

Excellent

[Goosebay]

where does that start?  length / technical?  are permits required?  I want to try ride in dec.

 

thanks

http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/jcl/rides%20to%20do.html

has most of the info you need.  The above route is the black route and from the de uijlenes is about 18km with about 750m of elevation.  Add another 26 or so kms if you ride from the spar (mostly tar)  It's lekka - got everything, tough climbs, fast smooth dh, fast rocky dh, fast off camber dh,  We have put in some jumps on the avoca section (down to the dam) that are fun, and a rocky berm - so try and do it more than once because everything is so much more fun once you know what's there.  The second climb is for the fit and for the views.

 

The race includes this and some more on 215 (which can't be accessed other than on the day - 19th sep), but pm me during december and I might be able to take you there. 

 

There is a video of the first three dh's on the event page.

 

Another route is the lighthouse route from franskraal, but include the klipfontein sea front = many people think it is not rideable, but it is!  Also at low tide from pearly beach to franskraal if the SE is blowing.

 

If fatbikes are something you would like to try - speak to Dave at the roundhouse, or Dave at Saxonlodge

[AJP]

Here are a few of my pictures. Hope you like 

Port of Fécamp, Normandy, France

 

City of Nice, Côte d'Azur, Southern France

 

Down the Col de la Madone, Menton, Border of France and Italy - Famous Lance Armstrong prep ride for Le Tour

 

Climb in City of Rouen, Normandy, France "hometown for internship"

 

Lunch time pizza in Fécamp, Upper Normandy, France

 

Farm house in Marken, Netherlands

 

Juliana Brug - One of many bridges in Marken, Netherlands

 

Sunset ride along the bus lane Rouen, Normandy, France

 

Erasmus Brug, Rotterdam, Netherlands

 

Weird looking bicycle in Caen, Normandie, France

[J∆kk∆ls]

Nah ... my tongue is bigger

 

http://cycling.norbtech.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Tommy-Tongue.jpg

And hairier

[GingNinj]

Sani Pass last Saturday

[DJR]

I sure as all hell picked the worst day to ride to work on the old Hercules (1920s vintage) with this rain and the cold and the wind. I also discovered that old rim brakes do not work at all when wet, at best they slow you down a little bit, but they don't stop you. Today was the first time since I was a kid that I put my foot down to brake and stop. Cool! At least my reception at home was very warm, thanks Rufus!

[sawystertrance]

I sure as all hell picked the worst day to ride to work on the old Hercules (1920s vintage) with this rain and the cold and the wind. I also discovered that old rim brakes do not work at all when wet, at best they slow you down a little bit, but they don't stop you. Today was the first time since I was a kid that I put my foot down to brake and stop. Cool! At least my reception at home was very warm, thanks Rufus!

Don't want to date myself but I had a Hercules when I was about 10. Great bike. Put on a twist grip 3-speed and we used to race down the dirt roads in my neighbourhood on a mountainside. That thing was built solid. where did you get yours?

[Guest notmyname]

I sure as all hell picked the worst day to ride to work on the old Hercules (1920s vintage) with this rain and the cold and the wind. I also discovered that old rim brakes do not work at all when wet, at best they slow you down a little bit, but they don't stop you. Today was the first time since I was a kid that I put my foot down to brake and stop. Cool! At least my reception at home was very warm, thanks Rufus!

That's a beautiful bike. Sjoe, that floor shines mighty pretty too.

[Ryanpmb]

Giba with Chro Mo.

[W@nna-BE]

Emmerentia Dam

[W@nna-BE]

Cycling lane near Auckland Park/Brixton

[DJR]

Don't want to date myself but I had a Hercules when I was about 10. Great bike. Put on a twist grip 3-speed and we used to race down the dirt roads in my neighbourhood on a mountainside. That thing was built solid. where did you get yours?

 

 

That's a beautiful bike. Sjoe, that floor shines mighty pretty too.

The old Hercules looked like this before its restration. It belonged to my father in law and his father, who bought it new in the 1920s (we think). It was handed down to my youngest boy and BMC in Salt River restored it for us. The report is somewhere on the Retro Bike Thread. It gets to ride the Moonlight Mass and a little town outing every once in a while. It weighs a ton, but is as solid as a tank.

[Lurch the stalker]

solid as a tank.

Same colour as a tank too