AWESOME!!!!!!! LEGENDS!!!!!!! On 18 June 2010 07:42, Brendan Dawson <[email protected]> wrote:
> 18:40 at Moo Mall: one other brave (mad?) soul already there, and then > Oupa Gert arrives, looking seriously intent on a ride. A fourth regular > arrives, and then Hards and QT pitch with one mission in mind – to test our > resolve by proposing we choose either Primi or Bugatti’s for a DnD meal, > motivated by the requirement (excuse) we have to carbo-load for the rough > weekend ahead. Ok, so as we reckon that maybe 4 isn’t safe and that we > might have to suffer the carbo-loading pitch, then Mark arrives…..and that > makes five. The resolve was definitely mixed in the bunch, but being 5 > regular die-hards we get going just after 19:00 before someone remembers > that the hot choc at Primi’s is on special or something. > > > > For safety reasons we decide to do a district road out-and-back loop next > to the R21, oupa Gert the trailmeister and yours truly pushing the 29-inch > broom. A good ride it was, safe (only encounter on the road was with a > piloce van), and although oupa gert seemed to think the whole ride was one > long speed zone everyone was chatty (well, nothing like when there’s ladies > present, but plenty of nods and grunts to go around), and since we expected > -40 temps, we generally kept from freezing. No wild trail-riding meant no > ride report “volunteer” emerged, hence the task falling on the lazy sweeper. > > > > Ride Stats: > > Smileage: 36km > > Time: 2:30 > > Splats: none > > Speedzones: 1 – 36km long, taker: Junior (a.k.a. Oupa Gert) > > Non-grunt chat topics: > > - Scott Spark (yes, still J ) > > - Lights (yes, still) > > - Bafana Bafana (yes, we are still talking about that) > > - How fast Junior is, especially when let loose at the front of > the pack > > > > In all, a good ride, especially for testing cold-weather kit like > Anatomic’s “Toasty Toes”, my imported from UK bike jacket, how it feels to > cycle with 2 layers on feet, 2 layers on hands, 2 layers on head, 2 layers > on legs, 4 layers on bod. > > > > Thanks to all you guys who braved the cold, it was good to DnD again. > > > > See you at the Fast n Furious on Saterday! > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "DarkAndDirty" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<darkanddirty%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/darkanddirty?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DarkAndDirty" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/darkanddirty?hl=en.
