That’s very cool. Wet wood does not grip well at all so you did well to get across.
It’s a lot easier teach a runner how to bike than a cyclist how to run. Cheers, Dave > On Jul 1, 2015, at 8:07 pm, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > > Last Sat. I borrowed an old Mountain Bike to enter a local MB Race on a game > farm adjoining Kruger. I am really a runner & part-time road cyclist so > MBiking was something new. The bike wasn't a very good fit & I don't even > have proper cycling gear. The route was quite tough with a lot of loose sand > & some deep, rocky dongas to be negotiated. I was very circumspect (not like > some of the young kamikazes!) & fortunately never came off. My heart was in > my throat when I saw this 100m pontoon bridge made from fork lift pallets > strung on two steel cables about 3km from the end . I just pedalled like mad > & safely reached the other side unlike some unfortunates. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/19132031669/in/dateposted-public/ > > Photo by an unknown spectator. > > Alan C > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
