Iwan Kemp Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 Looking forward to my 2 weeks there at the end of this year. Real holiday place that. Have to make trips to Bredasdorp to do any decent riding. Road bike presumably? I don't trust that road. Too narrow to ride on the tar. Mtb is easy as you can pedal next to the road. I head out to Elim on the gravel roads. Peace and quiet and very beautiful. DJR 1
Mojoman Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 Chasing the sun in Magalies on a Monday afternoon ride....You can really feel the air temp drop as you head into town!The old Blaaubank mine is in the distance to the left, sadly local rumour has it they will be starting with open cast operations soon....more trucks in Magalies we dont need (apparently the ore will be transported to Randfontein) Uni and BDF 2
MTBeer Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 Road bike presumably? I don't trust that road. Too narrow to ride on the tar. Mtb is easy as you can pedal next to the road. I head out to Elim on the gravel roads. Peace and quiet and very beautiful. No I meant take the MTB to Bredasdorp - apparently there are some trails out there - would never ride that road on a road bike. Have done that Elim ride - very lekker. About 90km return from Struisbaai if I remember correctly.
Goosebay Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 No I meant take the MTB to Bredasdorp - apparently there are some trails out there - would never ride that road on a road bike. Have done that Elim ride - very lekker. About 90km return from Struisbaai if I remember correctly.Bredasdorp and Elim has some very nice trails - quite a bit of single track. Best to speak to Naas Vermaak, he has a bike shop on the Bredasdorp main road, or visit the Southern Foundation website. Even remnants of a bmx track (might have been restored?) DJR, nonky and MTBeer 3
MTBeer Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 Bredasdorp and Elim has some very nice trails - quite a bit of single track. Best to speak to Naas Vermaak, he has a bike shop on the Bredasdorp main road, or visit the Southern Foundation website. Even remnants of a bmx track (might have been restored?)Yes Naas has already given me his shop's address. I will be paying him a visit. There's also some riding in the Agulhus National Park, but wasn't very well (more like not at all) marked the last time I rode there. nonky 1
banna Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 Road bike presumably? I don't trust that road. Too narrow to ride on the tar. Mtb is easy as you can pedal next to the road. I head out to Elim on the gravel roads. Peace and quiet and very beautiful. Ja, nice part of the world. We have a little place in Franskraal, so I always do the trappie via Baardskeerdersbos to Elim. DJR and BenReaper 2
MTBeer Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 Ja, nice part of the world. We have a little place in Franskraal, so I always do the trappie via Baardskeerdersbos to Elim.'Interesting' place that, with some 'interesting' inhabitants... nonky 1
banna Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 'Interesting' place that, with some 'interesting' inhabitants...Hehe. Indeed. The place almost feels like it's stuck in the seventies (hmm.... maybe not such a bad thing... ). Sadly they're starting to develop the area, so it's losing a bit of its weirdness/flair.
L.T.G Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 Baby duty kept me busy till early/late this morning, almost didn't ride.. but needed my fix (unintentional pun I promise)so popped down for a quick Cradle (road this week) spin this morning... it was so clear compared to last week..(Jozi and Sandton in the distance) Uni, BenReaper, DJR and 3 others 6
LOOK695 Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 Decided to head home as the cold and wind started moving in this morning. Ave temp 9 degrees. Had a nice tailwind going home???????? BDF, Uni, BenReaper and 1 other 4
BDF Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 Baby duty kept me busy till early/late this morning, almost didn't ride.. but needed my fix (unintentional pun I promise)so popped down for a quick Cradle (road this week) spin this morning...IMG_5458.JPG it was so clear compared to last week..(Jozi and Sandton in the distance)Was also in the Cradle this morning!
BDF Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 Cycled from home to The Cradle on my Morewood. Did the MTB trail and some other bits. 82km in total. For me that was a big day! Stretched@Birth, Pieterlab1, Uni and 4 others 7
L.T.G Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 Cycled from home to The Cradle on my Morewood. Did the MTB trail and some other bits. 82km in total. For me that was a big day!image.jpegimage.jpegsorry I missed you B BDF 1
Uni Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 Piggy backed on one of the PEMBI beginner outrides today - dirt roads around Rosemary hill in Pretoria.First 25km was straight into a blistering cold wind but we all thought at least it will be at our back on the way home, except it dropped entirely and turned into a beautiful highveld winter day. At the half way pit stop there was an Austrian guy and he was so amazed with all the cyclists hanging around, him and his buddy took a selfie with the riders in the background, then he came and asked me if he could take a pic with the group - such a pity I didn't think to take one on my phone, only on his BSG, BrandonF_, Lurch the stalker and 3 others 6
BSG Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 Nowhere it is too Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk LOOK695, L.T.G, BenReaper and 2 others 5
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