Singlespeed up Hekpoort Hill

[_BBi]

Who needs 20 gears, a light bike, the latest cycling gear....

 

This morning on my way to work I saw a farm worker on an old "dikwiel" riding up this pass. He must have had a cadence of 30, because the dikwiel had a big gear ratio. Mostly the farm workers push there bicycles up this hill.

[AndreZA]

Years back I was overtaken in the last stage of the Jock by a post office worker on his red dikwiel and work clothes. Don't know what suffered more, my legs or my pride.

 

 

[pastapouch]

ya, for him its the only way up there. Respect. He must do that every day.

[imagedee]

Last weekend I did the Crater Cruise (100k) on a singlespeed - other hubbers including Holly Roller too.

 

It was hard work, but overtook many others on their geared machines.  Also when the mud sections arrived I sailed through wereas those with gears had to clean mud from their sprokets.

 

'tho I'm still shaking from the corregations

[_BBi]

way to go g.zola. I also want to do it, maybe next year.

[Tumbleweed]

Last weekend I did the Crater Cruise (100k) on a singlespeed - other hubbers including Holly Roller too.

 

It was hard work' date=' but overtook many others on their geared machines.  Also when the mud sections arrived I sailed through wereas those with gears had to clean mud from their sprokets.

 

'tho I'm still shaking from the corregations

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yeah, going past geared peeps was the best. especially the ones who made the jokes about me not being able to afford gears and shocks