Where has your bike taken you today?

[Andrew_Smith]

A fellow rider was generous enough to lend his trusty steed for me to test out a road bike for the first time. Must admit, was a joy to ride! My favourite was putting down the power on the straights - we rode to Stellies. And accelerating on the road bike is nothing compared to my MTB.

Now I should just sell my kidney and then I am sorted! 

 

PS: I rode on the Raleigh, but I could not stop looking at those Darkhorse wheels. 

 

Edited September 24, 2017 by Andrew_Smith

[DJR]

................And accelerating on the road bike ..............

 

 

You are hooked. But you don't have to sell a kidney, just keep a close eye on the classifieds. Road bikes are cheap for what you get. Also, they are CHEAP to maintain, compared to a mtb. 

[Andrew_Smith]

You are hooked. But you don't have to sell a kidney, just keep a close eye on the classifieds. Road bikes are cheap for what you get. Also, they are CHEAP to maintain, compared to a mtb. 

 

Haha, maybe?

 

Agree 100% with you, would be easier on the wallet.

[BenReaper]

A fellow rider was generous enough to lend his trusty steed for me to test out a road bike for the first time. Must admit, was a joy to ride! My favourite was putting down the power on the straights - we rode to Stellies. And accelerating on the road bike is nothing compared to my MTB.

 

Now I should just sell my kidney and then I am sorted!

 

PS: I rode on the Raleigh, but I could not stop looking at those Darkhorse wheels.

 

You are hooked. But you don't have to sell a kidney, just keep a close eye on the classifieds. Road bikes are cheap for what you get. Also, they are CHEAP to maintain, compared to a mtb.

As DJR pointed out road bikes are much cheaper to buy and maintain than MTB's.

You can pick up something like that Raleigh RC3000 for Around R3k and it will be more than enough bike to hold you up, unless you plan on racing Elites, then you should probably sell that kidney.[emoji6]

 

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[Andrew_Smith]

As DJR pointed out road bikes are much cheaper to buy and maintain than MTB's.

You can pick up something like that Raleigh RC3000 for Around R3k and it will be more than enough bike to hold you up, unless you plan on racing Elites, then you should probably sell that kidney.[emoji6]

 

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If I consider, the road bike will be used for early morning road loops, trips to Cape Town/Stellenbosch and for recovery rides.

 

I just love the fact that you can cover so much mileage in a short time. We left at roughly 06:20 and was back from Stellies just before 08:00.

[BenReaper]

If I consider, the road bike will be used for early morning road loops, trips to Cape Town/Stellenbosch and for recovery rides.

 

I just love the fact that you can cover so much mileage in a short time. We left at roughly 06:20 and was back from Stellies just before 08:00.

They are definitely fast and fun, but I will forever be caught in a love triangle with my roadbike and mtb.......once the gravelbike is complete its gonna become a quadrangle.[emoji48]

 

 

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[Eugene Oppelt]

A fellow rider was generous enough to lend his trusty steed for me to test out a road bike for the first time. Must admit, was a joy to ride! My favourite was putting down the power on the straights - we rode to Stellies. And accelerating on the road bike is nothing compared to my MTB.

 

Now I should just sell my kidney and then I am sorted!

 

PS: I rode on the Raleigh, but I could not stop looking at those Darkhorse wheels.

 

It's a very slippery slope, Andrew Smith.

Save up

Choice ????

[Eugene Oppelt]

Beautiful pics, ChrisF ????????

[The Bull Shark]

The other patch of flowers -

 

Noord Kaap-13.jpg

 

 

sure many members here have never seen or used this -

 

Noord Kaap-14.jpg

 

 

and this is another item soon to become obsolete ... well, cant remember when last I have used this -

 

Noord Kaap-15.jpg

 

 

 

yet another flash-back -

 

Noord Kaap-17 (Large).jpg

 

My wife's geboortedorp. Her uncle still farms in the area.

[Andrew_Smith]

They are definitely fast and fun, but I will forever be caught in a love triangle with my roadbike and mtb.......once the gravelbike is complete its gonna become a quadrangle.[emoji48]

 

 

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The golden rule: n+1

[Eugene Oppelt]

Chasing hilltops with Simone The Scalpel

Pics @Contermanstrails @Hoogekraal

 

 

 

Edited September 24, 2017 by 'Dale

[mikkelz]

Yesterday. 

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZaxiv3hjrD/

[Pikey]

Pit stop on the way back from meyerton...man love that ♣️

[wildwindfr]

Rode in Magoebaskloof today with some really nice guys fro the local TBC club. What a lovely area. Some serious climbs in the area.

[bertusras]

Cradle with the girl, what a treat! And plenty of stares regarding the gravel bike 

 

[NotSoBigBen]

Sometimes you leave the bike behind for a few days .... But it's never far away [emoji41]

 

LittleBen's wedding yesterday, the cakes were made by our own extremely talented NancyDrew