Heavy Enduro Swaziland

[2StrokeDan]

This is the sort of riding God does on Sundays, when no one is looking.

Great!

 

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Dropped my bike 3 times on the trip. Every time a stupid short legs syndrome event. Crash bars took the brunt of it……

 

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It’s hot in the midday sun and my heart rate is sky high after picking my bike up again. We rest in the shade before tackling another gnarly section

 

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A quick stop to partake….

 

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Blue Steel

 

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A ride with Mark ALWAYS has a sting in the tail….. it wasn’t any different on this ride and with Piggs Peak Hotel a stone throw away, Mark recommended we put on our big girl panties and started a climb that tested bike and rider….

 

[Numsch]

Lekker pics! Looks like you did the black routes from the recent EDBA.

 

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Lekker pics! Looks like you did the black routes from the recent EDBA.

Yes we did some of that on day 1

 

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The climb wasn’t easy by any stretch of the imagination. When it was recce’d for EDBA, it claimed a 990 clutch and dented a couple of bikes and egos….

 

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Giving Mark some space…..
My inseam and the 990 S’s seat height not really a match made in heaven. 99% of the times I put my bike down, it because I can’t get my feet down. Giving the rider in front some space hopefully allows me to have clear run and keeping my momentum.

 

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Climb was a steep, off-camber affair with some slippery exposed roots to keep you honest

 

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Big sigh of relief as I made to what I believed to be the top of the climb. I would soon find out that this was only the beginning.

 

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Henry wanted to support the locals financially so created a few scenarios where he could hand them money in exchange for pushing and picking up his 990

 

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