L.T.G Posted May 27, 2017 Share ANOTHER great morning at FUN Gaalen....I think it could very well have been the last of the "not so bad" mornings as far as the cold goes..soon, all sunrise starts will be cold AF. Not many people are aware that the trails at VG cross around 35 properties... it's a real privilege to have the permission of the farmers/land owners to be able to ride here. The river trail never isn't awesome and is still the (Pulled out my Versus Banana socks from under my betamax for today's ride... still my fav of all of Versus' funky designs) Edited May 27, 2017 by L.T.G NotSoBigBen, Andrew_Smith, Escapee.. and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOOK695 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Then came the day of climbing, this is just outside Pilgrims next to the Blyde River, nearing the base of the climb, the radio tower way back there was the goal http://i.imgur.com/zOCxOso.jpg No photos inbetween as I was bleeding from the eyes for most of the grind. Pro-tip, gravel bikes are not designed for epic off road, loose rocky, steep gradient climbs, but who cares! I made it to the top! http://i.imgur.com/jl2qQYL.jpg And the views were absolutely worth it http://i.imgur.com/xvRC6lT.jpg http://i.imgur.com/FvGVG9N.jpg And I couldn't resist this awesome autumn scene either! http://i.imgur.com/m4vKdNd.jpg That was fun, 68km, 1800m climbing. Good, good day! Apart from the descending, the gravel bike was absolutely perfect for this whole trip. Awesome machine!Fantastic ride. I agree about the limitations of these bikes, but I really enjoy mine. Opens many more roads to explore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted May 27, 2017 Share Hexriver event BEST scenery, and best time for it as well - For some a 15km ride is hardly worth a mention. For me it is my new "longest ride" after a 20 year absence to this lovely sport. And doing it in 1 hour 4 minutes is a very happy moment !! Arthritic knees cant put down the power, so I am running low gears and spinning like crazy. After about 8,8 km there was a nasty little climb, about 400m in length, many walked it ... Went for the granny gear, took a time trial position, and SPUN up that hill .... was seriously short of breath at the top, but did not walk it. Last 100m my hart rate was over 160bpm. BrandonF_, Eddy Gordo, Andrew_Smith and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted May 27, 2017 Share To an event where the result and time was less important than the fact that my grandsons and my family were there to watch me do what I love! Nice seeing Frosty there [emoji41] the nerd, LOOK695, L.T.G and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAAD4 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Lekker Man, lekker Oom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongooser Posted May 27, 2017 Share finally got to ride jonkershoek today DJR, Andrew_Smith, BrandonF_ and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted May 27, 2017 Share finally got to ride jonkershoek todayNow why do you wanna sell that bike? Looks like it fits you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted May 28, 2017 Share To an event where the result and time was less important than the fact that my grandsons and my family were there to watch me do what I love! Nice seeing Frosty there [emoji41] absolutely priceless !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonF_ Posted May 28, 2017 Share I did the Hexvallei Autumn Splendor Race yesterday, for obvious reasons ???????? Edited May 28, 2017 by BrandonF???? DJR, Bat, ChrisF and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.T.G Posted May 28, 2017 Share IMG_20170527_202653_078.jpgThis!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonF_ Posted May 28, 2017 Share This!!! Thx LTG! Definitely my favourite too L.T.G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarly Posted May 28, 2017 Share Edited May 28, 2017 by Gnarly L.T.G, BrandonF_, DJR and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.T.G Posted May 28, 2017 Share Thx LTG! Definitely my favourite tooSeems Bicycling SA thinks so too! Edited May 28, 2017 by L.T.G BrandonF_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonF_ Posted May 28, 2017 Share Seems Bicycling SA seem to think so too! Yip!???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted May 28, 2017 Share Mind-clearing ride at dusk DJR, BrandonF_, Andrew_Smith and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongooser Posted May 28, 2017 Share Now why do you wanna sell that bike? Looks like it fits you.want a morewood makulu Edited May 28, 2017 by mongooser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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