This Sunday Ride (25-06)

[slowpoke]

ewep and all others riding on sunday.... just remember that the temp "down south" tends to be a good couple of degrees colder than the Jhb forcast, and then because it's flat the riding is faster so there's also wind-chill to factor in smileys/smiley2.gif so yep, we gotta dress up like little michelin-men smileys/smiley36.gifsmileys/smiley2.gif

[Team SL]

Slowpoke,

It will be great to see the visuals etc of your ride,

I think you all should dress up for this is going to be a cold weekend as the weatherman says.

Enjoy

[ewep]

Agreed SP.  So guys, PLEASE dress warmly!  The Lido route can have a cold bite and there are a few downhills when we start out!!!!

[slowpoke]

ewep, there's also a realllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy nice downhill after the little hill smileys/smiley2.gif

[ewep]

I bloodywell hope so!!!!! smileys/smiley23.gif  Just spoke to the vice-chair of Germiston Wheelers, he said we're in for a TOUGH climb or 2, or 3 or so on!

[MichH]

Stop, you're scaring me!!

Hmmm.... towrope, check!

[IanJ]

Hmmm.... towrope' date=' check!

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Hmmm.... Thermal Underwear check!

[NotSoBigBen]

Hope you all had a blast out in the nature reserve today! You all looked very happy and fresh when I saw you at the end so I guess it wasn't as hard as you thought it may be!

Sorry I couldn't stay to chat it was my daughters fiance's birthday and we were supposed to be at a braai for it by 1 o'clock! Got there late needless to say.

Hope I can join you at the next one. Today was the first time I haven't had to blow my nose every 5 minutes since Wednesday, my son reckons that is because it is now empty!

Cheers

[IanJ]

I had to blow my nose every few minutes this morning from the damm cold !!!

Even had icicles on my face at one stagesmileys/smiley5.gif.

Must say it was one of the best training rides I have done for a long time. The route is awesome, no traffic and the roads, scenery and hills in the Suikerbosrand are just fantastic.

Thanks to all who helped with the organisation and MichelleH and Hubby for support car.

Now I just need to change my cluster, you CANNOT climb those hills on a 39/23 ratio must get a 25 at least smileys/smiley5.gif.

 

 

[Supervan]

Hi all,

 

Got the route profile of Suikerbosrand on my site.

 

www.totalindex.co.za

 

cheers

 

Supervan

 

[ewep]

Hey guys, thanks!!!  Great fun all around.  Suikerbos was..... ok I guess.  At least I made it to the top, WITHOUT pushing!!!!  Thanks MichelleH (en aanhangsel) for the support vehicle and SP for the CHOW.  We need to do this again, SOON.

[IanJ]

Oh yes nearly forgot to thank SP for the fan assisted snacks smileys/smiley2.gif.

They were great.

 

[pastapouch]

Mooorreeee, great ride, thanks. Except for the part EWep did not warn us about, how much colder it is in the southsmileys/smiley4.gif. And ya, suikerbossie , what suikerbossie, I'm still looking for itsmileys/smiley2.gif

[slowpoke]

thanks all for another fab ride. i forgot my garmin at home so i'll have to do the motionbased stuff tomorrow, but for now, this is the Garmin Training center route profile and basic map...

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[DRIVETRAIN]

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Slowpoke........this sounds like it was a blast........I want to ride Suikerbosrand sometime soon...Anyone doing this or can give me some direction to it??

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[IanJ]

DT do yourself a big favour and wait till spring, the route to get there is frezing !!! smileys/smiley5.gif

Only joking, we will probably be going back in a few weeks time, ewep wants to make it a monthly ride.