Lesotho - the ride that broke me (and my bike...)

[MickeyT]

Momentum!

+100

 

[subie]

Tough ride,good one  :thumleft:

 

[Vlekkie]

Damn MT, klink na n rowwe een!  Los handlebars (dit sou my vrek nervous gemaak het), digte mis en n uitdagende pad.  Jy is gelukkig jy is nie die berg af nie!

 

[Dwerg]

Vir wie raak jy so kwaad?  eepwall:

 

[MickeyT]

Dwerg - vir myself. Haat dit om te sukkel en nog minder om my fiets te sien skade optel bloot omdat ek nie crashbars opgesit het nie.

 

[ClimbingTurtle]

Jirre..... Cross...!

But I understand the frustration - been there!
In hindsight, for me it's always an energy issue - I have learned to grab a few bites of a powerbar at these times - balances the sugar levels again.......

Great RR - kudo's for taking that on!

Can't wait for the rest!

 

[Kelevra]

Aah this brings back memories. Did that pass end of September very nice! You have to charge that hill with a bit of aggresion..sounds like you had a bit of that  :biggrin:

 

[throttle jockey]

Fuck I love that country. Just sad that its fast becoming a Chinese influenced highway so while we still have those amazing DS roads to ride I urge everyone to go. O and never loose your sense of humour.  :imaposer: Eventually the smallest stone will become a mountain.

 

[MickeyT]

Fuck I love that country. Just sad that its fast becoming a Chinese influenced highway so while we still have those amazing DS roads to ride I urge everyone to go. O and never loose your sense of humour.  :imaposer: Eventually the smallest stone will become a mountain.

So true. Going over the footage and hours of video clips, I realised again what n beautiful place this was. I have learnt a hell of a lot doing this trip.

 

[throttle jockey]

Fuck I love that country. Just sad that its fast becoming a Chinese influenced highway so while we still have those amazing DS roads to ride I urge everyone to go. O and never loose your sense of humour.  :imaposer: Eventually the smallest stone will become a mountain.

So true. Going over the footage and hours of video clips, I realised again what n beautiful place this was. I have learnt a hell of a lot doing this trip.

I bet the first this is how isolated and alone you are. And how if things go pear shaped there its a long road out.

 

[Slainte Mhaith]

Only after 10 minutes back in the saddle did I realize that the handlebars were loose.  This became a huge problem, as I have fitted after-market handlebar raisers that needs Allen-keys to tighten instead of the BMW starpoint tool.

The torx key also work on allen bolts....

 

[Carrots]

Vir wie raak jy so kwaad?  eepwall:

:imaposer: :imaposer: :imaposer:....ons was seker almal op 'n staduim so kwaad as jy neer donner!!  :imaposer:

Gooi nog MT!!

 

[MickeyT]

Fuck I love that country. Just sad that its fast becoming a Chinese influenced highway so while we still have those amazing DS roads to ride I urge everyone to go. O and never loose your sense of humour.  :imaposer: Eventually the smallest stone will become a mountain.

So true. Going over the footage and hours of video clips, I realised again what n beautiful place this was. I have learnt a hell of a lot doing this trip.

I bet the first this is how isolated and alone you are. And how if things go pear shaped there its a long road out.

+100!!

 

[westfrogger]

:lol8:

 

[MickeyT]

So - I was bone tired, gatvol gesukkel and every time you think that you arrived at your destination, another hill looms, and another, and another.  At that stage all we wanted was to park the bikes and kick of our boots.  And a beer!  Just before Sehlabatebe we stopped at a shebeen and got ourselves a couple of Maluti's.  The last 30min we did in heavy mist and darkness (although it doesn't look that way in the pics!)  Also that last 10km was by far the trickiest - hard road surface with loose stones recently dumped over it.  A pleasure for a vehicle, but kark for a bike. All 3 almost went down a couple of times on that stretch!

We arrived at the house in the reserve after 11 hours in the saddle.  Cold, wet and thirsty.  A lady came to open up the place, lighted all the gas lamps in the house, and got a nice anthracite fire going inside.  It is a HUGE place - very clean, with bedding, kitchen and hot water, all running on gas.

We took out our braai packs and I fired up the gas stove and we ate around the fire place.  For R150 p/p this accommodation is really worth staying at least a couple of days!

 

[Justin]

Lyk so lekker!

 

[Pieter Willering]

Mooi

 

[Kelevra]

Mickey, not trying to hijack your RR, what time were you guys there.. This pic was taken 23 Sept. Very nice place that and a nice ride to there as well! We did the Matabeng pass from this side to Thaba Tseka.

 

[subie]

Are we having fun or what  :lol8:
Check the smiles  :ricky:

 

[Vis Arend]

Are we having fun or what  :lol8:
Check the smiles  :ricky:

M@%rtoe,  :biggrin:

Lekka ride, keep it coming.  :thumleft: