0m total ascent... raaaaaaaaaait Thanks for the report!
On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Brendan Dawson <[email protected]>wrote: > So, the ride always happens, doesn’t need an event, BUT since there was a > birthday, cupcakes were advertised, and no fewer than 8 riders rocked up > for the scoff. Unfortunately the birthday boy didn’t make it, apparently > due to Stan’s leaking from his nasal orifices, but that didn’t stop us > celebrating in true Dark and Dirty style, honouring him with a ride down > his favourite singletrack (vetseun se rol), and scoffing cupcakes, coffee > and gluwein at the top of quadbuster (a.k.a. hike a bike after the route we > took last night?) and generally just being festive.**** > > ** ** > > Talking of Stan’s, that is also the reason yours truly was awarded the > dubious honour of writing the ride report. A very secretive crash occurred > down vetseun, and nobody would have been any the wiser if it wasn’t for the > major red Stans leak from the knee. Next time I’m taking gators with…..** > ** > > ** ** > > So, a great turnout, with regulars Oupa Gert, Nico, Hardy, and Ducttape, > as well as Johan, Krieg, Werner and Rudolf. 3 newbies! On a winter DnD > ride! And looks like they are all converts now.**** > > ** ** > > And since Oupa Gert organised the weather in advance with the SAWB, we had > a really nice night out, riding vetseun, python, a variation on quadbuster, > and numerous other great singletrack sought out by our alternating > trailmeisters Hardy, Oupa Gert and Nico.**** > > ** ** > > The “kuier” at the top of quadbuster was, of course, seriously lekker, > with copious amounts of trail-compressed cupcakes (thanks OG), coffee > (thanks Hardy), and gluwein. The evening was pleasant, no-one got cold, so > the only thing missing was the rest of you guys and especially ladies (yip, > no girls arrived last night) to make it a perfect night out. Somehow the > speed zones were avoided in favour of more singletrack, so no engines were > blown, but we definitely did our bit for clearing the trails of rocks. ** > ** > > ** ** > > So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VORTEXE! Sorry you missed out on an awesome ride, > which definitely was, in your honour, more of a Rock and Rock than Rock and > Roll.**** > > ** ** > > Approximate stats:**** > > Ride time: ~2:30 > **** > > Smileage: ~25km > **** > > Cupcakes: ~20*** > * > > Coffee: > 1000ml**** > > Gluwein: 900ml > **** > > Spur Chips: 1000** > ** > > Singletracks: 99997* > *** > > Soft Tail bikes: 1**** > > Hard Tail Bikes: 7**** > > 26ers: 5 > **** > > Real bicycles: 3**** > > %Spur attendees; 75% (must be > some sort of record?)**** > > Punctures: 0**** > > Total Ascent: 0 (per > my request, we only rode downhill trails – thanks trailmeisters, especially > Nico for trying so hard to make this so, even if it meant we had to hike up > quadbuster ;)**** > > Religious moments: 3 (He who was > last shall be first, the view from the top of quadbuster, and my wipeout)* > *** > > Late night bakkie cuddlers surprised: 0 (I think we just we made too > much noise)**** > > ** ** > > And on checking afterwards, everyone’s bike fun meters were sitting on > maximum. Yeehaaa!**** > > ** ** > > Thanks to all of you for making it a great ride!**** > > ** ** > > Ducttape**** > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "DarkAndDirty" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/darkanddirty?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Donald Klopper [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DarkAndDirty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/darkanddirty?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
