Enough people said they are coming so the ride is ON. There will be cupcakes to enjoy, so if you have not yet replied, but want to come, please tell me so that you don't miss out on the party.
OG On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 5:07 PM, Gerrit van Niekerk <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks to Francois for leading last week and also a ride report: > > What an Intro ride, from a postponed ride last week to a 12 strong team > this week with 4 first time riders. Maybe it had to do with being Oupa > Gert's birthday - riders turning up to celebrate his birthday or maybe > anticipating some cupcakes ? > > > A number of pleas to take it easy on the not-so-fit-first-spring-riders > softened my heart and promised to do an easy 20km. First stop Ecstasy park > already brought out the adventurous spirit with a few attempting the drop > off for the first time (down and up). A bit of a fast pace on to > merry-go-around-roundabout waiting for everyone to catch up. Bruce joined > us on foot and the mtbker's had a bit of an edge on him on the more flat > sections. > > > > Ezekiel's drop off was next stop with some dubious glances at this > monster, however the smiles of those coming down was contagious and soon > some riders tried it for the first time, doing a lot better than poor old > Ezekiel. > > > > Wash and go is no longer the challenge it used to be as has been cleaned > up and graded - will see when the rain comes. Out and back on our > favourite single track Phython, great as always, especially with the grass > burnt down the pace was a lot more hectic. > > > > No volunteers for Quad buster signalled the return point and we headed > back, with a mellow Tour de Tar speed section. At this point master > sweeper/technician Russian came to the rescue of Michele fixing a broken > spoke. > > > > As we finished off and started loading the bikes it was noticed that > SOMEONE had a flat front tyre and a sore shoulder and a mumbling of a jump > turn burping the tyre but not admitting to an ungraceful dismount.......... > > > > A dink at Spur was the end of another lekker group ride. > > There just may be cupcakes this week for a belated celebration :) > > Please indicate before *Thursday 14h00* that you are coming so that we > can know that there will be enough people for a safe ride. If you send me a > message at 17h00, it is too late as I might have cancelled the ride > already. You can also send a text (SMS) or a WhatsApp message to 0736891370 > and I will report the number of takers on Thursday afternoons on the > mailing lists and the Facebook page of "Let's ride Pretoria". > > D&D program for July 2014: > > September 4: Intro Ride 20-25 km. Done 12 riders > -->September 11: Dirt Flirt 30 km > September 18 Mild-to-wild 30 > September 25: Rock-'n-Roll 30 km. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Where: Irene Village shopping mall. > > We meet in the North-west corner of the parking lot close to Spur. > > 25°51'41.46"S, 28°14'56.94"E ( 25° 51.691'S, 28° 14.949'E) > > www.irenemall.co.za > When: Every Thursday night, > Starts 18h45 for 19h00 > Website : www.darkndirty.co.za > > No Charge, > > Everyone Welcome, ride at own risk. > > Bring: Helmets, lights, ride snax & juice, your buddies > > and some ching for beers & pizza after the ride. > > SOCIAL riding group with SAFETY a Key Factor. > No-One gets left behind, > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > > > > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
