City's trip from Oyster Fes 2 CTown

[ccc2]

Ja, we had a number of riders that did it for the 1st time and they were worried that the daily distance would "catch up". but the human body is amazing at adapting. after 150+ on Wednesday and 140+ on Thursday, Friday was a mere 109kms. what a pleasure. the last hill 5 k's from home is a 7% incline but short at about 250 metres. what a pleasure, after Kaaimans Pass (5kms) , numerous 3+ k climbs on day 2, Garcia - the hard side, Op d Tradouw (7kms) and du Toits (7kms) never mind the small bumps in between , this mere 250 metre hill just flew by.

[hagar]

yea when with friends doing something you enjoy its most enjoyable !!!! do the trip on your own i think will be a diffrent story .

 

no i just showed the wife the awesome pics really stunning i am glad you guys/gals enjoyed it i am green

 

[Racer X]

Looks like you guys had a great time.

[mbaymike]

Tuesday - We were all awakend by the train bypassing Hartenbos at about 6.30 on Tuesday morning. We all trudged off back to the Musselcracker for breakfast. The climb out of <?: prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Mossel Bay is a bitch. Period.<?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

The detour past Boggoms and Vleesbaai was quiet and scenic with rolling hills every few k?s. It started raining just before we decided to stop at the Aloe Factory Coffee Shop.

We were absolutely wet through when we hit that downhill into Riversdale. There was a scramble for the showers at the Oakdale Cottages.

Steve promptly started spraying down not only his bike but all of our bikes. Bless his soul. We had accumulated quiet a bit of dirt from the Boggoms/Vleesbbaai road due to mud/cow dung and heavy rain. 115 kms for the day

 

The climb out of mosselbay is called "de bakke bult"...if you not quite fit you can replace the second "b" with a "k" and there you have it.  this is my local training ground.  ...ps...did you guys tackle the hill on the way to george or not?  6km in length!!!!!

[mbaymike]

 

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KLEIN BRAK HOOGTE.....when you do the mosselbay george mosselbay trip this is a killer.  comes in after about 80km of rolling and steep climbs.  after klein brak you get de bakke....see my previous post....de bakke then becomes de kakke as you have completed about 93km's...but all worth it.

mbaymike2008-07-29 13:59:43

[hagar]

mbaymike those guys look fresh all smiles !!!! 

[mbaymike]

hagar mens kan nie anders nie...die klimme hier is nogal lekker oefening en met die see hier en die natuurskoon is dit altyd lekker om hier te ry...veral glentana om.  was julle al hier gewees om te ry of te vakansie.

[hagar]

het net met die kar deurgery jy voel mos nie die bulte in die kar nie  nee dit is pragtig daar ek is mal oor die see ek was n ooskus klong nou weskus in saldanha die mooiste plek in die wereld 

[mbaymike]

julle moet maar kom vakansie hier by ATKV jong....die paaie hier behoort dan aan die fietsryers...skoonma het ook 'n woonstel wat 6 mense kan slaap....as julle nou bespreek kan julle volgende jaar lekker holiday hier.

[hagar]

sal dit in gedagte hou thanks !!!! lekker aand daar vir julle 

[Reg Lizard]

I also caught up with you guys on that Friday at the Botlary/La Belle rd intersection and started chatting with a tallish guy up to the point where you guys turned left at the Groenvallei (opposite Andrag) turn off. The guy told me that his ass hurt real bad after all the kilos, but otherwise you guys still looked good for a couple of 100 kilos more.

[ccc2]

Tuesday - We were all awakend by the train bypassing Hartenbos at about 6.30 on Tuesday morning. We all trudged off back to the Musselcracker for breakfast. The climb out of <?: prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Mossel Bay is a bitch. Period.<?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

The detour past Boggoms and Vleesbaai was quiet and scenic with rolling hills every few k?s. It started raining just before we decided to stop at the Aloe Factory Coffee Shop.

We were absolutely wet through when we hit that downhill into Riversdale. There was a scramble for the showers at the Oakdale Cottages.

Steve promptly started spraying down not only his bike but all of our bikes. Bless his soul. We had accumulated quiet a bit of dirt from the Boggoms/Vleesbbaai road due to mud/cow dung and heavy rain. 115 kms for the day

 

The climb out of mosselbay is called "de bakke bult"...if you not quite fit you can replace the second "b" with a "k" and there you have it.  this is my local training ground.  ...ps...did you guys tackle the hill on the way to george or not?  6km in length!!!!!

 

Kaaimans ???? if so , ja. we were worried about the traffic on this section but it turned out ok. the trucks are going just a few k's faster than you up the climb.

 

i know there is an alternative route out of mossel bay in between the houses but no-one knew of the exact roads to take.

[ccc2]

I also caught up with you guys on that Friday at the Botlary/La Belle rd intersection and started chatting with a tallish guy up to the point where you guys turned left at the Groenvallei (opposite Andrag) turn off. The guy told me that his ass hurt real bad after all the kilos' date=' but otherwise you guys still looked good for a couple of 100 kilos more.[/quote']

 

Yes , i remember noticing an extra body in the bunch. by that time we could "smell the stables". 

[Conti]

we are doing that same trip from PE with 1 rest day before the DC.

don't now how the ass is going to cope.

its a charity ride for the EP Childrens Home

[ccc2]

the road between George and Glentana is very cyclist friendly - note the sign in the background.

 

[ccc2]

we are doing that same trip from PE with 1 rest day before the DC.

don't now how the ass is going to cope.

its a charity ride for the EP Childrens Home

 

we were using various creams for chafing, the best being the one in a blue tube (i'm sure it was called Blue Metal) i will get the correct name for you.  try and wear different styles of shorts (must be bib shorts) so that the same places dont get rubbed. i popped an over the counter myprodol (spelling) halfway to our destination for neck and back pain. i did the PE - CT trip twice a few years back for the "hospices" the week before the Argus. got advised to do a few 20 second sprints very now and again to wake the legs up. you should be flying for DC.