Malibu
Bachelor Dog
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- Aug 23, 2007
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I usually spend time riding with Mark when I ride, with the odd occasional ride with some good buddies around Gauteng doing stupid stuff, but when asked if I'd like to join for LDBA it was a YES!
Mark was "working" doing puncture repair duties for MEFO, and for all the rest of the guys with flats, but I was given a total off weekend to just enjoy, oh, and the 690 to play on.
So, what to do... with the little riding we have been doing lately, I feel really rusty, so ummmed and aaahed about green or red routes. Mark Taylor walked past and just stated that I'm riding BLACK. Really? Seriously? These are Mark Taylor routes.
What the heng! JUST DO IT!
Friday started with just Mark Hardy (Hubby) and I riding Black. We caught up with guys, passed some, gave dust-breaks to others, rode with some serious legends, had a few stops to watch some really sweet river crossings and the ensuing carnage. I have to say that the day was an absolute pleasure. Hell I enjoyed the riding. So about 3 kays from the end of the route, I had a stupid off, so annoying, really banged my shoulder. Still had to get over the last river crossing which was apparently "interesting"...
Fortunately, there was a really delightful shabeen on the other side, beckoning...
which was to be the start of a rather good party!
Saturday, with a hectically strapped shoulder, I resigned myself to having to ride Red! Mark, with an insolent wave buggered off on the black route much to my disgust. Anyway, after hooking up with Mooch and Smokes and Ken and Dieter and a few others, we had a blast, hitting the lunch spot a 10.30 and back to base by the real lunch time, allowing us enough time to re-hydrate properly before the skills challenge. (evil grin)
And the next party started.
I met a bunch of new guys and girls, hung with a lot of old buddies, had a ton of fun and really jelled with that sponsored Mefo bike. Now to wangle to ride it more often!
Mark was "working" doing puncture repair duties for MEFO, and for all the rest of the guys with flats, but I was given a total off weekend to just enjoy, oh, and the 690 to play on.
So, what to do... with the little riding we have been doing lately, I feel really rusty, so ummmed and aaahed about green or red routes. Mark Taylor walked past and just stated that I'm riding BLACK. Really? Seriously? These are Mark Taylor routes.
What the heng! JUST DO IT!
Friday started with just Mark Hardy (Hubby) and I riding Black. We caught up with guys, passed some, gave dust-breaks to others, rode with some serious legends, had a few stops to watch some really sweet river crossings and the ensuing carnage. I have to say that the day was an absolute pleasure. Hell I enjoyed the riding. So about 3 kays from the end of the route, I had a stupid off, so annoying, really banged my shoulder. Still had to get over the last river crossing which was apparently "interesting"...
Fortunately, there was a really delightful shabeen on the other side, beckoning...
which was to be the start of a rather good party!Saturday, with a hectically strapped shoulder, I resigned myself to having to ride Red! Mark, with an insolent wave buggered off on the black route much to my disgust. Anyway, after hooking up with Mooch and Smokes and Ken and Dieter and a few others, we had a blast, hitting the lunch spot a 10.30 and back to base by the real lunch time, allowing us enough time to re-hydrate properly before the skills challenge. (evil grin)
And the next party started.
I met a bunch of new guys and girls, hung with a lot of old buddies, had a ton of fun and really jelled with that sponsored Mefo bike. Now to wangle to ride it more often!
