Where has your bike taken you today?

[Vetseun]

Grew up in Universitas and worked on a vegetable farm close to the kakplaas

Ahaaaaa. The kakplaas was very ripe today.

[Gen]

 

LittkI windy ride to check the damn level.

 

2500m climbing in 170km, ouch!! Interesting to see some of old DC route, was used in ‘99

You okes..I love your work..I am very jealous..I would love to ride my bike.. but old age and old injuries have caught up to me..my knee is swollen I have been limping for 2 weeks..my Dr is on leave and so too my ortho...I have just resorted to where has your bottle of wine taken you.[emoji22]

 

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[capediver]

Broken shifter cable

Seized rear brake

Pedal slip shin pain

Lost phone

Recovered phone

Eden

Mont (mini zore) Marie

Sneaky run at Steilte

 

A bit like an episode of the Cardashians. Lots of fun tho.

Throw in coffee with the Neetlings and you got the stuff of legends...funny how things turn out when you go on a whim!! Lekka lekka!

 

Edit: Vid edit to follow.....

Edited December 18, 2017 by capediver

[Rouxenator]

Flippit, you guys really klapped it. Need to go do Element sometime again (without loosing anything).

[Eddy Gordo]

Was about to head out today, My Bike well, I have a cable tie holding the front caliper in place, thanks to CAPEDIVER for the pliers to trim it. I was gonna pop on a new bolt and go check out the skills park at Hoogies then the wifes cousin rocked up, "watte murre will jy uit kap" Huh what, you want to knock out walls????

 

 

 

 

 

End result 30min ago, just finished "tidying up" . Anyway my first 2 days of leave some hard manual labour, and a lekker frustration reliever with a 10 pound sledge hammer. 

Round 2 tom, 1 more wall and I am out of here

 

[capediver]

Tour of some of the trails around Stellies!!!...Awesome day's riding....

[Duane_Bosch]

That was a fun morning out. I find it amazing that all of that stuff is free. Eden, Mont Marie, g spot, Coetzenberg. I think I need to make a small donation to the STF.

[NotSoBigBen]

Just out and about Jobeg Souf as I do ... Must say that bike is a hell of a lot more fun off road with those 'CX' style extra brake levers [emoji41]

 

Thanks to Pikey for the pull along RWB road into the wind, strong like Mother Russia that guy!

 

Had to laugh at another local Mark 'The Loneranger' ... 'a slight tailwind on RWB road going out will be a raging tornado headwind coming back'

 

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['Dale]

Base miles, Durbanville hillz, Western Cape

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[fanievb]

Tempo Tuesday

Testing my new ridefarr handlebar & saddle

Need to make some adjustments but so far so good

[Lurch the stalker]

Tempo Tuesday

Testing my new ridefarr handlebar & saddle

Need to make some adjustments but so far so good

Should have gone far®...

[ChrisF]

Calvinia in the mirror .... lunch in Kakamas ... then on to Plato Lodge.

 

OFF the beaten track !! But what a GEM !!!!!

 

 

Cycling routes ... uhm ja .... a spoor is marked from the lodge .... and then you have full access to any route along the farm.

 

The typical "route sheet" that is handed out is about 8km of steady climb, and then a very nice and relaxing 8km of return trip.  Nice large oval route, with LOTS to see.  But the route is hardly a general guide - with full permission from the farmer - you can turn off the route at any point and follow a twee-spoor, or animal tracks, or just meander up a koppie .....

 

first of many kwiver trees -

 

 

one of many photo opportunities -

 

On top of the world -

 

Okay ... on top of the koppie ... but WHAT a view all round !!!

 

And if you look a bit closer, despite the drought the 10mm rain of last month has prepared a feast for the eyes -

 

Another "koker boom" -

 

 

It may look like a dried out bush -

 

But look a bit closer

 

 

 

Must the SLOWEST ride I have ever done .... but certainly one of the most memorable ....

 

 

Time to rest for the next ride ...

 

 

 

[Piston ZA]

Calvinia in the mirror .... lunch in Kakamas ... then on to Plato Lodge.

 

OFF the beaten track !! But what a GEM !!!!!

 

 

Cycling routes ... uhm ja .... a spoor is marked from the lodge .... and then you have full access to any route along the farm.

 

The typical "route sheet" that is handed out is about 8km of steady climb, and then a very nice and relaxing 8km of return trip.  Nice large oval route, with LOTS to see.  But the route is hardly a general guide - with full permission from the farmer - you can turn off the route at any point and follow a twee-spoor, or animal tracks, or just meander up a koppie .....

 

first of many kwiver trees -

 

 

 

one of many photo opportunities -

 

 

On top of the world -

 

 

Okay ... on top of the koppie ... but WHAT a view all round !!!

 

 

And if you look a bit closer, despite the drought the 10mm rain of last month has prepared a feast for the eyes -

 

 

Another "koker boom" -

 

 

 

It may look like a dried out bush -

 

 

But look a bit closer

 

 

 

Must the SLOWEST ride I have ever done .... but certainly one of the most memorable ....

 

 

Time to rest for the next ride ...

 

Love that part of the country

[Pikey]

Just out and about Jobeg Souf as I do ... Must say that bike is a hell of a lot more fun off road with those 'CX' style extra brake levers [emoji41]

Thanks to Pikey for the pull along RWB road into the wind, strong like Mother Russia that guy!

 

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Ha Ha every dog has its day ????....and I was on a road bike ????

that bike does look a lot fun, go anywhere. Nice !

 

Good to see you ????????

Edited December 19, 2017 by Pikey

[fanievb]

Singletrack vir die Siel

 

Quick morning ride at Floradale Nursery.

[Iwan Kemp]

Not today, but this bike took me to Struisbaai Harbour