Have a trophy here with me that needs to go to the Rogaine. If you're going to Kaapsehoop this weekend *and* planning to be at D&D on thursday night, please let me know
c. On 15 October 2011 16:39, Gerrit van Niekerk <[email protected]> wrote: > October 6: > > Whether it was the school holiday or the the slightly cooler evening, I > don't know, but only six people, including one newbie, turned up for the > ride. Off we went to Exstacy Park for two rounds down the drop-off and one > up it. Everyone made it in fine style and we continued down the rocky trail > next to the highway to the railway line. > > At the old rail crossing Reon kept his promise and produced a sudden stop. > We went on to do do Python first-to-last and then last-to-first carrying on > to Quad Buster, but halfway up we discovered that Reon and his mate were > still at the bottom. We waited and mate came to inform us that Reon had > injured his hand and was not doing too well going uphill. Being so few, we > all returned to the Moo Mall, dropped off Reon and did Mieliemuur R.U.S.H. > and back. Total distance just over 24 km. > > October 13: > > This time only five riders showed up. Between Stealth and I we decided that > the reason was that Hardy did not send out an invite. Hardy, regard this as > a serious rap over the knuckles :) > > Stealth agreed to being trailmeister and I to be sweeper. It soon became > clear that Stealth had a re-definition of the term "social ride" in mind. > Going straight over Nelmapius to the Mieliemuur, I was already trailing; not > because I was the sweeper, but because I could not keep up with Stealth and > his three not-to-be-outdone young lads. Taking the first turn left from the > tar road onto the tar road climbing up the hill, I bravely battled to catch > up while they briefly waited at the top; just to shoot off down the other > side and up to the light at the end of the tunnel. Down Mineshaft and up to > the substation, down to the road and up the single-track I managed to stay > in touch. The R21 loop also was not too bad. Bat tunnel and then the first > part of the trail that Eric shall name taking the rocky left turn and the > writing was on the wall: They had to wait longer for the sweeper to catch > up. > > Just when I thankfully thought that we were finally going home, Stealth > turned down Holy Trail and left again down the rocky trail going all the way > down and up and down to the cement factory road. This time I was so far back > that I lost the trail and got onto a dicey trail heading straight for the > bush. Fortunately the others missed me, stopped and I could see their lights > and bundu-bash my way to the right trail. > > As soon as I reached them, they set off at a brisk pace and in my efforts > to keep up, my peddle must have struck a rock that hurled me off the bike as > I found myself on the ground (or rather rocks). Strictly speaking that did > not entitle me to write this report as I have certainly not been spotted in > the act! They must just have surmised that I was getting even slower. > > We did Python and then Tour-de-Tar in a tight group - they must have been > tiring by now. And still it was not the end; Stealth lead us along the > railway line and up the rocky trail next to the highway towards Extacy Park, > which we did not do - thanks for that. Back at the Moo Mall we had done 40km > and it was just past nine-thirty. > > A social ride it was not, but it was good exercise! > > 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]. > 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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/darkanddirty?hl=en.
