what about an ystervark braai at loskop dam on sunday? On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Carine <[email protected]> wrote:
> it's almost tonight :D > > > On 9 July 2010 09:07, Donald Klopper <[email protected]>wrote: > >> The Trailmeister who wasn't WHAT ? Taking a tumble as Trailmeister >> doesn’t influence your title, at least never beyond becoming Trailmistress, >> depending on what you hit… anyway, back to the point… a TM’s job is to >> decide WHAT is safe WHEN, and that, my friends, is what you did! >> >> >> >> Ah yes and sorry for not joining … I had to try and locate all my AR gear >> in my garage / study / broomcloset … >> >> >> >> See you’s tonight! >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Brendan Dawson >> *Sent:* 09 July 2010 06:33 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* RE: [D&D-chat] The Trailmeister who wasn't and the Broken >> Saddle >> >> >> >> AWESOME STORY, Oupa Gert, a ride well told! Hope you dont have any burns >> from the raging bush fire! >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Gerrit van Niekerk >> *Sent:* 08 July 2010 11:52 PM >> *To:* darkanddirty >> *Subject:* [D&D-chat] The Trailmeister who wasn't and the Broken Saddle >> >> >> >> It is not often that the Trailmeister has to write the ride report as a >> non-voluntary volunteer because he was the first to have not mastered the >> trail too well. But let me not make a short story long as this turned out to >> be quite a short ride; to be blamed on (or thanks to) the Broken Saddle. >> >> On the stroke of seven at the venue commonly referred to as the Moo Mall, >> only six riders had assembled for the Mild2Wild ride on a mild night for >> July which is supposed to be the middle of winter. All went well riding >> Cruiser single-track, the tracks next to Nellmapius drive, the last part of >> the Mieliemuur R.U.S.H., the speedzone up to the second road on the right >> and the road up to St Georges in order to ride Roetter's Route going up. >> >> At the South-Eastern corner of the St Georges estate, I earned my writing >> rights. I would have loved to have beeen able to say that it was my concern >> for the riders following me, but to stick to the truth, I was more concerned >> getting into one of my few non-slipping gears appropriate to scale >> Roetter's. As it was, my attention was not on the loose rocks and gravel on >> the turn and... >> >> While going up Roetter's, we had to rush through a raging veld-fire. Ok, >> the fire wasn't quite so dangerous, but who wants to spoil a good story with >> boring facts? >> >> The rest of the ride up to the bridge, on via Blairwitch Forest, the >> district road and the start of the single track short-, or rather long-cut >> proceeded smoothly, but we were interrupted by a radio message from the >> sweeper to the effect that a saddle had been lost. We turned around to help >> search for the missing saddle, just to discover that it had actually broken >> off. >> >> With only six of us, we could hardly split up safely, so we decided to all >> return via the shortest route, avoiding any paths not officially labeled as >> roads. As a little consolation, four of us quickly completed the single >> track loop before joining Jaco with the Broken Saddle having to stand all >> the time or sit on the saddle-less frame at his peril. In solidarity with >> Jaco I also did not sit down from Sesmylspruit to the mall and I hardly made >> it. Well done Jaco with your 10+ km of doing it! >> >> So we arrived back at the Moo Mall a little after nine having done a >> whopping 23.4 km, but it was still an enjoyable ride as it always is. >> >> Oupa Gert. >> >> -- >> 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]<darkanddirty%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/darkanddirty?hl=en. >> >> ********************************************************************** >> >> This email and all content are subject to the following disclaimer: >> >> http://content.momentum.co.za/content/legal/disclaimer_email.htm >> >> ********************************************************************** >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > > http://cyclingwith.blogspot.com > > -- > 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. > -- "Dream big and live those dreams. 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