Gauteng Something New. Randfontien Fochville Carltonville Ride ->31 Aug

[blazes]

Hi Gunda. Martin and i were still laughing about the story of your pants episode that you shared with us at Lunch. :imaposer:

 

[GundaGunda]

Hi Gunda. Martin and i were still laughing about the story of your pants episode that you shared with us at Lunch. :imaposer:

Now you know why I ride with braces. I think Farmer Joe and his merry band of workers are also still laughing.  ;D

 

[sidetrack]

:sleepy1:

Dirt highway's in the winter time, I'd rather watch the Proteas play  ;D

 

[Jules]

:sleepy1:

Dirt highway's in the winter time, I'd rather watch the Proteas play  ;D

Dude that is only a small part of the trip.

I would rather be sitting on a broken bike in the snow than in front of the TV

 

[GundaGunda]

:sleepy1:
Dirt highway's in the winter time, I'd rather watch the Proteas play  ;D

But even if much of the trip was like this, which it wasn't, it would still be well worth it.
When I came up from Durbs last year I hated these open and straight gravel roads, and the speed that the up-country  riders rode them at.
But now I have come to love them. Something about moving along at a reasonable pace (in my terms) and feeling the different textures slipping by under the bike. The wide open spaces and the slowly-changing perspective as the world rotates about the middle-distance.

"Dull would he be of soul who could pass by a sight so touching in it's majesty" 

 

[sidetrack]

Apologies but that pic brought back some monkey butt memories from a Groot Marico trip, dusty corrugated roads for miles on end, noooh !

 

[Brink]

Apologies but that pic brought back some monkey butt memories from a Groot Marico trip, dusty corrugated roads for miles on end, noooh !

Would like to know which roads in GM you found boring ???

 

[sidetrack]

From a GM trip, it was somewhere between Koster and GM. 

 

[blazes]

Apologies but that pic brought back some monkey butt memories from a Groot Marico trip, dusty corrugated roads for miles on end, noooh !

Would like to know which roads in GM you found boring ???

Most probably he found most of the roads boring and dull Due to the fact he rides a small bike on them that was meant for little roads and iensie weenie tracks ( 400cc) I rest my case. I use mine for de Wildt and NOT open roads :

 

[Brink]

I agree Blazes.

I found the area very interesting with the odd long stretch that linked more beautiful roads.