Hairy Posted October 3, 2016 Posted October 3, 2016 wait till the South Easter pomps....SE = morning workoutSE = afternoon cruise home MTBeer and Eddy Gordo 2
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted October 3, 2016 Posted October 3, 2016 wait till the South Easter pomps....Yeha, I know that well. Used to ride home from town through Salt River / Woodstock to S Subs. Main road is like a wind tunnel at times. MTBeer 1
capediver Posted October 3, 2016 Posted October 3, 2016 Sweeeet, summer is busting down the door! Khronis, BDF, Uni and 8 others 11
BDF Posted October 3, 2016 Posted October 3, 2016 Sweeeet, summer is busting down the door!WhatsApp Image 2016-10-03 at 14.46.41.jpegWhat a cool looking bike!
Edge540 Posted October 3, 2016 Posted October 3, 2016 Sweeeet, summer is busting down the door!WhatsApp Image 2016-10-03 at 14.46.41.jpegShouldn't you be working instead of making us all jealous Uni 1
henningvr Posted October 3, 2016 Posted October 3, 2016 Tranquilitas Rim today. Quite chilly after this weekend's rain. Perfect riding conditions. BDF, Uni, L.T.G and 4 others 7
NotSoBigBen Posted October 3, 2016 Posted October 3, 2016 Early evening ride with my son, final bike check for Berg and Bush #NoFilter leeubok, Uni, henningvr and 5 others 8
Uni Posted October 3, 2016 Posted October 3, 2016 Tranquilitas Rim today. Quite chilly after this weekend's rain. Perfect riding conditions. ]Hey mini hijack - tell me is would you say tranquilitas is relatively safe during the week to ride around on my own? Would stay on the routes close to camp, not too found of the bits going into town or past the dump as best of times.Reason is I got leave that needs taking before December and want a place where I can just hop on the bike and go. Thoughts? Pls. To.
henningvr Posted October 3, 2016 Posted October 3, 2016 (edited) I ride from my house in Boven (other side of the railway line), through town, up Slaaihoek road, past the dump and then hit the Rim. I do this during week days on a regular basis. Been doing this for 4 years without as much as a single incident. I've passed a few shady characters here and there, but after greeting (do it in Zulu, it gives you street cred) it quickly becomes apparent that they are pretty chilled. No aggression/bad attidude at all. Even riding out east around the mountain towards Machadodorp (on the way to Dullstroom) is really not a problem. The Swathis are a pretty laid back bunch. Obviously there are no guarantees, ever. But from my experience you'll be fine even if you venture away from camp. Hit the Rim and then turn around where it meets the Slaaihoek road, and ride back to camp. You won't see a soul, except other MTBers, monkeys or cows (the 4-legged type).Let me know when you're here so that we can do a few trails and have a beer or three. PS: I almost always ride on my own. 99.99% of the time that is. Edited October 3, 2016 by henningvr
WrightJnr Posted October 4, 2016 Posted October 4, 2016 Clearwater Mountain Bike Trails Port Edward - No words, just unbelievable. What a morning!! Uni, Khronis, PedalGoat and 4 others 7
henningvr Posted October 4, 2016 Posted October 4, 2016 (edited) The Elands Valley, seen this morning from a spot somewhat off-route from the Tranquilitas Rim. (For the rock climbers who might see this - this is the entrance to the Superbowl). Edited October 4, 2016 by henningvr Khronis, PedalGoat, IH8MUD and 7 others 10
RocknRolla Posted October 4, 2016 Posted October 4, 2016 hmmm... considering putting henning on my ignore list..... you, are one lucky sonofa.... for having that as your backyard. very green with envy..... henningvr 1
NotSoBigBen Posted October 4, 2016 Posted October 4, 2016 Popped in asked for a glass of milk, the barlady and few patrons were mildly amused .... Milk was free though [emoji41] I Pikey, Khronis, Uni and 5 others 8
capediver Posted October 4, 2016 Posted October 4, 2016 (edited) Up then down then up then down...again...Helshoogte fixie... Edited October 4, 2016 by capediver IH8MUD, Khronis, Bloukrans and 3 others 6
BSG Posted October 4, 2016 Posted October 4, 2016 24km loop around Buffelspoort ATKV resort. A bad day cycling is better than a good day working. Bloukrans, henningvr and Khronis 3
deanbean Posted October 5, 2016 Posted October 5, 2016 Our group of farmers has dwindled a bit of late, I think that winter has taken it's toll. It's still winter here, I'm told by my daughter who goes to school in Slummies.We decided to ride in the mountains again, it being month end. So I put togather a short ride, with huge elevation gains, up Dohne Peak, and we had to do a bit of portaging, downhill...The views to the North(ish), on the way up, we had to stop for a breather.. Being farmers, we had to take pics of a buddies cattle grazing on the top of the mountain, The views along the mountain chain from the beacon at the top, with mount Kubusie, The Hogsback(in the clouds), Gaika's Kop and the Elandsberg. Mount Kempf and the Pirie and Isidenge range Wriggleswade Dam Decending off the peak Bloukrans, Albatross, BDF and 13 others 16
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